Now you see it

Have you ever missed someone in midnight? Is the person near you or far from you? Would you believe ‘out of sight, out of mind’ or ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’? If you usually miss people who are far from you instead of being near you, you are the same side as me. After I reflected how I would be with people, I find that I would miss people who are far from me more. Therefore, I believe that ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder.’

Those who influence on one would make one miss then more. I was not fond of learning English at all and was not mature enough at that time until Mrs. Ho who had been my English teacher in senior high for three years made a difference on me. She always taught English step by step and never hurried to end her English courses. By learning in this way, I gradually loved to learn English and made big progress that I was in the second place in terms of English grades. Besides, Mrs. Ho would shape our heart with her action and experience. I remembered one time when she saw a litter on the ground she unhesitatingly picked it up. Or she would teach us how to react to the love that our parents gave us. Though she is not by my side anyone, I would miss her as I put her teaching into practice.

People miss friends more once they are farther from each other. I have been a volunteer in NCHU in Taiwan to help newly-arrived exchange students to adjust themselves into Taiwanese life. Last year I made a lot of friends who are easygoing and nice people. During the process, we almost talked about everything such as our family, ideal career, dream, and ambition. One year passed, and he is back in Poland now. However, I indeed miss him more than any other exchange student this year. Though they are good with me and close to me, I have no choice but to reminisce about him without noticing. Furthermore, we chat more often than before through the Internet because the distance makes the friendship more stable. With the convenience of electrical communication tools such MSN and cell phones, we can talk to each other and see each other. Recently, I also received a postcard and a small present from Poland. I appreciated what he did and happy to make a good friend like him. I compared the foreign friends that I made last year with foreign friends that I make this year, and I find that I miss friends that I made last year more because they are much farther from me.

People miss their parents more as long as they leave home. I didn’t realize how great home is until I started to leave home for studying. Before I was still a senor high student, I always took parents’ love and care for granted. Every time I caught a cold, would take care of me carefully, especially a serious bout of fever at my seven years. My fever was very serious, and my body temperature almost turned into forty degrees Celsius. It was just as well that my mother put a wet towel on my head one after another. Besides, she sat next to me day and night with the same movement that kept my body temperature from going up. However, I need to cope with any difficulty alone in my daily life now such illness and house chores. Recently, I lost my wallet while I was playing basketball. Without paying attention to the wallet, I was losing not only money in the wallet but also many certificates and an ID card. I was in a panic at that time and shed tears over my loss. Therefore, I indeed missed that parents’ warm voice consoled my fidgeting feeling.

In sum, I am convinced that absence makes heart grow fonder according to my personal experience. People who are not by my side always make me miss them more. Also, I think I can’t understand how good the present situation is until I can’t have it or see it. There, the distance would make us miss each other more.