The Road Home Page #4

He taught here for so many years.

He spent more time here than at home.

Changyu, can you hear me?

The mayor will rebuild the school.

They'll build a tall and wonderful school...

...just as you wished.

A great school.

Your wish will be fulfilled.

They will start building next spring.

You won't have to worry anymore.

When the school is completed...

...I will hang a Lucky Red Banner there.

You may rest in peace now.

You know your father.

He was a sincere man.

He always wanted you

to become a teacher...

...to take over for him.

You went to a teachers' college...

...but you never taught a day of class.

If you could have taught,

even for one day...

...you could have fulfilled his dream.

Then you could have gone back to your life.

There's no teacher now...

...no sound of children reading aloud.

The mayor said a new teacher

was on the way.

No other teacher's voice is

as good as your father's.

His voice was so crisp.

After 40 years,

I still can't get enough of that voice.

I can still hear it.

Mother, I've made up my mind.

You should come to the city with me.

No, thank you.

I won't leave your father.

I don't want to leave you here by yourself.

Don't worry about me.

I can take care of myself.

- How are you doing in the city?

- Very well.

Don't worry about me.

Do you have girlfriend?

Let's not talk about it.

You're not young anymore.

Don't be so picky.

Listen to me. Find yourself a nice girl...

...and bring her home to meet me.

Your father's gone.

He was worried about you.

Children leave home eventually.

We couldn't keep you here forever.

As parents...

...we never stopped worrying.

Your father missed you so much.

You were always in his thoughts.

Please don't cry.

It's not good for your health.

With your father gone,

it's hard not to feel lonely.

I know.

You must work hard

and make a good life for yourself.

"One must respect social norms.

"Have respect for your elders.

"In life, one must have a goal.

"One must learn to read and write.

"Writing and counting benefit one's life.

"Keep a journal faithfully.

"Know the present, know the past.

"Spring, summer, fall and winter...

"...east, west, south, north...

"...in everything there is a purpose."

I gathered the students early that morning.

I said I would teach them for one day.

The mayor asked me why.

I said it was for my mother

as well as for my father.

I stood in my father's place...

...where he stood for so many years.

I felt sure he could hear my voice

and those of the students.

The book I am using

is the same one he used that first day.

It is not the official textbook.

It is a book he wrote himself.

"One must learn to read and write.

"Keep a journal faithfully.

"Know the present, know the past.

"Spring, summer, fall, winter...

"...east, west, south, north...

"...in everything there is a purpose.

"Have respect for your elders."

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