RememberingMyGrandparents翻译

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Whenmemorybeganforme,mygrandfatherwaspastsixty-agreattallmanwiththickhairbecominggray.Hehadblackeyesandastraightnosewhichendedinaslightlyflattenedtip.Onceheexplainedseriouslytomethathegotthatflattenedtipasasmallchildwhenhefelldownandsteppedonhisnose.

Thelittlemarksoflaughteratthecornersofhiseyesweretheprodnctofakindlyandhumorousnature.Theyearsofworkwhichhadbenthisshouldershadneverdulledhishumournorhisloveofajoke.

Everywherehewent,"Gramp"madefriendseasily.Attheendofhalfanhouryoufeltyouhadknownhimallyourlife.Isoonlearnedthathehatedtogiveorders,butthatwhenhehadto,hetriedtomakehisorderssoundlikesuggestions.

OneJulymorning,ashewasleavingtogotothecornfield,hesaid:"Edwin,youcanpickupthepotatoesinthefieldtodayifyouwanttodothat."Thenhedroveawaywithhishorses.

Thedaypassed,andIdidnothaveanydesiretopickuppotatoes.Eveningcameandthepotatoeswerestillinthefield.Gramp,dustyandtired,ledthehorsestogettheirdrink.

"Howmanybagsofpotatoeswerethere?"Grampinquired."Idon'tknow."

"Howmanypotatoesdidyoupickup?"

"Ididn'tpickany.""Notany!Whynot?"

"YousaidIcouldpick,themupifIwantedto.Youdidn'tsayIhadto."

InthenextfewminutesIlearnedalessonIwouldnotforget:whenGrampsaidIcouldifIwantedto,hemeantthatIshouldwantto.

Gramhatedcrueltyandinjustice.Theinjusticesofhistory,eventhoseofathousandyearsbefore,angeredherasmuchastheinjusticesofherownday.

Shealsohadadeeploveofbeauty.Whenshewasalmostseventy-five,andhadgonetolivewithoneofherdaughters,shespentadelightfulmorningwashingdishesbecause,asshesaid,thebeautifulpatternsonthedishesgaveherpleasure.Thebird,theflowers,theclouds-allthatwasbeautifularoundher-pleasedher.ShewaslikethefatheroftheFrenchpainter,Millet,whousedtogathergrassandshowittohisson,saying,"Seehowbeautifulthisis!"

Inapioneersocietyitistheharderqualitiesofmindandcharacterthatareofvalue.Thesoftervirtuesareconsideredunnecessary.Men