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Mobiles and my life
By Samuel

Two years ago I was sick of the idea of having a mobile phone, a small device that could track me down at any time. I promised myself it would be the last thing I would buy, as I fancied enjoying my life without too many possessions.

Now I have bought four mobiles.

Have I gone mobile crazy? Of course not. The truth is that we do not choose mobile phones but they choose us. Over the past two years in the rapidly changing world, the mobile phone has turned into something very important that we cannot live without.

From businessmen to students, nearly every profession has been caught by the craze and you can't just turn off this buzzing thing each time you grow tired of it. However, if you really wanted to freak out your callers, then that would be a different matter.

When I went job hunting a few months ago, a mobile was a must and I had to stick to it all day. Companies would call up totally out of the blue, regardless of whether it was dinner time, nap time or any possible time. And if I was not reachable on the mobile, they probably crossed me off their list and moved on to the next candidate. One company even came up with the brilliant idea of holding a phone interview. They got me on the mobile while I was riding the bus and I had to shout the whole way till the battery died and everyone on the bus showed me their angry face.

My friend once told me, "Don't attempt to dream that you can get rid of the mobile once being hired. Instead you should learn to embrace it." As an employee of Dell, he said he would lose his job if he refused to work with the cellphone. "And don't be too happy to learn that your boss is going to buy you a mobile and cover all the call expenses." He said in such cases employees were most likely to be asked to keep the phone on and with them day and night.

But mobiles are not all bad, not to everyone at least. Last summer I bought two mobiles for my parents. They seemed to be quite ok with this idea since no annoying boss would upset them and no youngsters would be stupid enough to bother them with long SMS chats either. And they surely enjoy the convenience of talking to me on the phone whenever they miss me. Finally, the mobile phone is good for some people.

And that is the mobile phone. Love it or hate it, we have to live with it.

 


青春不会老
洪建福

30岁的某天,我从镜子里发现了有生以来的第一根白发. 我很是认命,哼唱起:"……我的青春小鸟一样不回来……"

35岁时,我教女儿学古诗,自己不觉入迷. 一年下来,我熟背古诗三百多首,连<琵琶行>, <长恨歌>这样的长诗都不在话下.

我的记忆力居然没有减退!惊讶之余,我开始迷惘--美丽的小鸟当真一去无影踪吗？我想:"在单位,上司需要我充满活力,永不生锈,一个劲往前冲,年少的同事们希望我接受他们的新观念、新思维和新时尚；在家里,老母亲眼里的我是永远长不大的,而女儿的心目中,更是期盼我有一颗童心,既是她的父亲,又是她的朋友. "

身边的人都期望我永葆青春. 爱在召唤!我必须拿出行动,找回青春!于是,从36岁起,我又读起久违了14年的英语. 我见缝插针,利用点滴时间背单词、揣摩语法、培养语感. 一年功夫,长进了两千条词汇!最近半年来,我练笔撰文,踊跃向报社投稿. 很荣幸,其中有几篇还被选用登出. 写作既能发挥想像力,锻炼思维,又满足了我的兴趣爱好. 更重要的是,写作使我感觉越来越年轻. 我还积极投身于时尚的学习活动,包括英语沙龙. 这样做既愉悦身心又促进学习.

这两年来,我坚持锻炼身体. 每天步行6公里,每三天跑一个3公里；双休日要么登高望远,要么凭海听涛,亲近自然,陶冶性情,调节自我. 因此才有充沛的精力来从事工作、学习和活动.

今年,38岁的我,除了头上有几根白发以外,绞尽脑汁也找不出任何青春不再的证据了.

我仿佛看到青春的小鸟又飞回来了!甚至,我都觉得自己像一只既幸福又快乐的小鸟. 因为,这38岁的青春被我身边许多人的爱紧紧包围；也因为,我的心中也充满了爱. 爱所有爱我的人,爱知识,爱健康,爱志趣……

爱是不会老的,所以青春也不会老. 愿我的爱推而广之,让所有同龄人都一起青春不老!