题型：阅读理解 题类：月考试卷 难易度：难
It was the day before the Bolder Boulder (a 10 kilometers race) when I decided to take an easy run on the beautiful path by my home. At 53, I am trying to accept that slowing down is just a part of life. As I rounded the corner and started up one of the many familiar hills, a pretty girl was jogging toward me. It was one of the nicest meetings I have had on the path on over thirty years. "Hi, Mom," she said breathlessly.
My children have watched my husband and me go running most mornings of their lives. It was so predictable that when my daughter was six years old, I said, "you know honey, not all parents go running every morning." "Really Mommy, like who?" she asked.
My only daughter is my youngest child. I always thought how happy I'd be if my children started running. But my daughter never seemed to like it too much when I came in sweaty from a run and was tired. "You smell unpleasant, Mom!" My sons ran the Bolder Boulder once, but after that their running shoes were left to gather dust. Nevertheless, I kept running and racing while my children did not.
But meeting my daughter on the path that morning was a beautiful example of what parenting is all about. It's really so much more about what we do versus what we say. Of course, as a psychologist I always advise people that good parenting should be all about modeling. We now have five pairs of running shoes, since my sons both have also recently found their way to the path. So no matter how fast I run this Memorial, I have already felt the joy of winning. Besides, I am reminded that doing what you love will bring a medal for the whole family.
