心怀感恩，所遇皆美好

2021-01-06 徐文杰

Thanksgiving is a special day of the year. It is a time to reflect and appreciate all the things in your life and be thankful for all of the special people in your life. Falling on the last Thursday of the month of November, it is the day that begins the Western winter holiday season, that last until just past the the first day of January and the new year celebrations. In many parts of Europe the season continues until January 6th, which is called “Three Kings Day”.

Each year there are many things to be thankful for, even in this odd year of 2020. Family, friends, opportunities and challenges are just some of the things we can all be thankful for. Take a moment, reflect and think of all the great things in your own life that you can be thankful for.

At the Xiwai International Middle School we celebrate this day in style. We have a very special lunch for our students which includes real Turkey, the traditional meal! It is always very delicious and the students love having this special lunch and being able to learn about the Western traditions. They eat, they laugh, share stories with each other, and it is a great opportunity for the teachers to bond with the students in a relaxed atmosphere. Just as important, they learn why and how Thanksgiving was started and increase their knowledge of Western culture.

This year our teachers and students also made a unique celebration where we were able to combine both Chinese and Western ideas into one special event. We constructed a “Thanksgiving Day Wish Tree”! This combined the concept of a traditional Chinese wish tree and giving thanks for something in your life. Of course the traditional Chinese tree has people hang “wishes” on a tree at the Chinese lunar new year and we at Xiwai are always finding ways to merge East and West! Our global vision combining with national pride.

Overall it was another great day at the Xiwai International Middle School that was enjoyed by teachers, students and the staff and we look forward to next year!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

投我以木桃，报之以琼瑶。在这喧嚣的凡尘，我们需要有合适自己的地方，用来安放灵魂，感恩节旨在感谢生命中遇到的一些人和事，在西方，感恩节的重要性仅次于圣诞节。敬畏生命，必然慈悲。在初中双语部11月26日这天，我们隆重的庆祝了感恩节系列活动。师生共聚一堂，草草杯盘共笑语，星星灯火伴成长。

心怀感恩WINTER 

感恩，对于我们来说，同样也是一个颇为传统又蕴含温度的词语，羞涩的我们经常难以直接地去表达内心的感谢，但有时老师一个鼓励的眼神，同学间的一声问候，却自然地将大家内心的温暖传递送达。感恩的鞠躬，都垫着感激和清醒的谦卑。

有美一朵，向晚生香 

而今年的感恩节比任何时候都值得纪念，这一年我们所有人经历了太多意外和忙碌，忙得与美好事物擦身而过，是时候摒弃浮世纷扰，回归简单纯净的生活状态，从而有时间和心境重新认识生命的价值。中外教老师中午一起进班，和同学们度过了一段难忘的感恩时光。闪光的日子渐渐在我们的怀念中，留下惊鸿一瞥的剪影。在紧张的学习生活之余，日月有期，时光有你。在老师们的心中，和孩子们待在一起的每一天，都实在太有意义了，是被值得感恩和铭记的每一天，有美一朵，向晚生香，感恩各位老师在清淡成长岁月里成为呵护孩子们童心天真的最耀眼的星辰。

涓涓不塞，将为江湖

涓涓不塞，将为江河，凛冬之时，谢谢火焰所给我们的温暖，泰戈尔曾说过：“爱的含义不是奉献自我，而是给他人最好的寓所，让他人在最幽美的心田居住。”

为光芒感恩

感恩节，向身边的人表达感谢吧。人在这一生中，适时表达对周围人的感恩，我们的世界也会更温暖，正如《追风筝的人》里描述的那样：“我望着清晨灰蒙蒙的天空，为空气感恩，为光芒感恩，为仍活着感恩。”

向所有生命经历感恩

感恩节，向所有的生命经历感恩。最重要的不要忘记跟自己说声感恩，感恩这世界独一无二的自己。就像知道感谢每一粒种子，每一缕清风，也知道要早起播种和御风而行。承蒙学校里每一位老师在每一个学科里山河徜徉，让我在这热热闹闹风风火火的人间里逍遥。

感恩是一个人最有人情味最珍贵的修养，在这个越来越淡薄的年代里，要坚持做个懂得感恩的人。时光静好，唤醒感恩。感恩每一次遇见。

心怀感恩，所遇皆是美好

这位同学你所希望的，“无论遇到什么，都能心怀感恩和希望，大部分时间充满干劲，入眼皆是美好的事物，善良和礼貌贯穿在生命里的每一个日子，和这个世界温柔的相处。”；“要常怀感恩，要认真学习，要好好长大。”感恩树上的感恩心愿，感恩父母赐予生命，感恩所有的遇见和宠爱，希望所有的绊脚石都是以后惊喜的铺垫。希望以后的日子里，各位同学眼里是阳光，笑里是坦荡。

人生中的无限可能性全部由你自己来创造，但这个过程却未必总是一帆风顺的。请记得坚持不下去时咬紧牙关的自己，忍受苦痛砥砺前行的自己，瞄准目标坚持到底的自己，谢谢自己一直以来从未向难题投降，坚韧顽强。

生命本是一场漂泊的旅途，遇到谁都是一个美丽的意外。感恩节到来之际，千言万语，汇成一句：谢谢你。

心怀感恩，所遇皆美好。

人生一世，草生一春，来如风雨，去似微尘，时光没有影子，流水一样，心怀感恩，所遇皆美好。