Page 14 - 張正成長老紀念冊

"QIOJKQ+Calibri",#000000,12,78.2306,35.3912,80.9426,35.3912,80.9426,50.0432,78.2306,50.0432," "
"QIOJKQ+Calibri",#000000,12,285.5906,35.3912,313.2314,35.3912,313.2314,50.0432,285.5906,50.0432,"- 14 - "
"VMMANR+STFangsong",#000000,12,420.0563,742.0592,456.0563,742.0592,456.0563,754.0592,420.0563,754.0592,"小女兒"
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,456.0563,741.0752,458.6963,741.0752,458.6963,755.1392,456.0563,755.1392," "
"VMMANR+STFangsong",#000000,12,458.6963,742.0592,494.6963,742.0592,494.6963,754.0592,458.6963,754.0592,"張立淳"
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,494.6963,741.0752,520.7723,741.0752,520.7723,755.1392,494.6963,755.1392," Lisa "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,114.2306,712.5152,503.3306,712.5152,503.3306,726.5792,114.2306,726.5792,"My earliest memories of you came from the days when I would run towards "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,698.3552,506.5586,698.3552,506.5586,712.4192,78.2306,712.4192,"you after you returned home from a long day of work. I would jump into your arms, "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,684.4352,510.8942,684.4352,510.8942,698.4992,78.2306,698.4992,"and you would tickle and scratch my hand with your stubble, all while making a silly "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,670.2752,520.2146,670.2752,520.2146,684.3392,78.2306,684.3392,"face and laughing as I squirmed. Day after day, I would still run into your arms, and no "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,656.3552,516.4346,656.3552,516.4346,670.4192,78.2306,670.4192,"matter how exhausted or how stressed you were from the day’s work, you would still "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,642.1952,517.2626,642.1952,517.2626,656.2592,78.2306,656.2592,"do the same thing – tickle and giggle. From you, I indirectly understood what it meant "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,628.0352,519.8906,628.0352,519.8906,642.0992,78.2306,642.0992,"when parents would remark how seeing their children’s faces after a long day of work "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,614.1152,218.5106,614.1152,218.5106,628.1792,78.2306,628.1792,"makes everything worth it. "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,114.2306,586.0352,518.6834,586.0352,518.6834,600.0992,114.2306,600.0992,"I haven’t had that experience firsthand, as I am not yet married. The thought of "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,571.8752,508.2026,571.8752,508.2026,585.9392,78.2306,585.9392,"marrying someone now is bittersweet, because I know you will not be there to walk "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,557.9552,508.2026,557.9552,508.2026,572.0192,78.2306,572.0192,"me down the aisle. I used to comfort myself by thinking that I would be fine without "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,543.7952,485.0906,543.7952,485.0906,557.8592,78.2306,557.8592,"this patriarchal tradition. But at the end of it all, though, there is still something "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,529.6352,483.4826,529.6352,483.4826,543.6992,78.2306,543.6992,"precious about a physical representation of a father walking side by side to her "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,515.7152,488.5226,515.7152,488.5226,529.7792,78.2306,529.7792,"daughter, releasing his grip and control over the child whose hand he held as he "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,501.5552,265.7426,501.5552,265.7426,515.6192,78.2306,515.6192,"taught her to walk, to dance, to bike. "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,114.2306,472.5152,338.0378,472.5152,338.0378,486.5792,114.2306,486.5792,"One of the last things you tried to teach me, "
"VMMANR+STFangsong",#000000,12,338.0426,473.4992,362.0426,473.4992,362.0426,485.4992,338.0426,485.4992,"爸爸"
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,362.0426,472.5152,505.1054,472.5152,505.1054,486.5792,362.0426,486.5792,", was how to parallel park. I "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,457.8752,518.5346,457.8752,518.5346,471.9392,78.2306,471.9392,"had gotten my driver’s license in Taiwan and needed some more practice to perfect it. "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,442.7552,502.7066,442.7552,502.7066,456.8192,78.2306,456.8192,"To be honest, you did a terrible job parallel parking yourself. “It’s far from straight, "
"VMMANR+STFangsong",#000000,12,502.7066,443.7392,514.7066,443.7392,514.7066,455.7392,502.7066,455.7392,"爸"
"VMMANR+STFangsong",#000000,12,78.2306,428.1392,90.2306,428.1392,90.2306,440.1392,78.2306,440.1392,"爸"
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,90.2306,427.1552,506.7626,427.1552,506.7626,441.2192,90.2306,441.2192,"” I told you without hesitation. “It’s okay!” you responded. As someone who takes "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,412.5152,475.5974,412.5152,475.5974,426.5792,78.2306,426.5792,"such detailed care over his work, you were surprisingly okay with not getting "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,398.5952,501.0146,398.5952,501.0146,412.6592,78.2306,412.6592,"something perfectly right. Now that I live in Philadelphia, where parking is hard to "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,384.4352,479.5586,384.4352,479.5586,398.4992,78.2306,398.4992,"find, I parallel park all the time. “Whatever,” I’d often mutter under my breath, "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,370.5152,519.9986,370.5152,519.9986,384.5792,78.2306,384.5792,"realizing that my wheels were crooked. They say that I resemble you the most, both in "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,356.3552,516.4706,356.3552,516.4706,370.4192,78.2306,370.4192,"appearance and sometimes in personality. I guess my nonchalance towards parking – "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,342.1952,356.7866,342.1952,356.7866,356.2592,78.2306,356.2592,"to not sweat over the small stuff – came from you, too. "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,114.2306,314.1152,354.8546,314.1152,354.8546,328.1792,114.2306,328.1792,"Even though you will never be able to walk me "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,300.1952,365.4626,300.1952,365.4626,314.2592,78.2306,314.2592,"down the aisle, Dad, I know that you have long mentally "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,286.0352,349.1306,286.0352,349.1306,300.0992,78.2306,300.0992,"released your grip and control over me. Perhaps you "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,272.1152,350.5586,272.1152,350.5586,286.1792,78.2306,286.1792,"were forced to release it prematurely when I was 10, "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,257.9552,353.5658,257.9552,353.5658,272.0192,78.2306,272.0192,"when your family immigrated to the US as you stayed "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,243.7952,353.9186,243.7952,353.9186,257.8592,78.2306,257.8592,"behind so that they could continue living comfortably "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,229.8752,359.6282,229.8752,359.6282,243.9392,78.2306,243.9392,"abroad. Just as how a father chooses to release his grip "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,215.7152,364.1786,215.7152,364.1786,229.7792,78.2306,229.7792,"over his own daughter eventually, a daughter must also "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,201.5552,219.8906,201.5552,219.8906,215.6192,78.2306,215.6192,"decide to release hers from "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,187.6352,197.2298,187.6352,197.2298,201.6992,78.2306,201.6992,"her own father. I know "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,173.4752,214.661,173.4752,214.661,187.5392,78.2306,187.5392,"you’re at a better place, so "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,159.5552,211.0826,159.5552,211.0826,173.6192,78.2306,173.6192,"how can I not release you "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,145.3952,180.4538,145.3952,180.4538,159.4592,78.2306,159.4592,"towards that better "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,131.2352,206.285,131.2352,206.285,145.2992,78.2306,145.2992,"eternity? You are now in "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,117.3152,207.383,117.3152,207.383,131.3792,78.2306,131.3792,"the Father’s arms – what "
"GITMAR+CambriaMath",#000000,12,78.2306,103.1552,201.0866,103.1552,201.0866,117.2192,78.2306,117.2192,"does his tickle feel like? "