9.30 No child should sacrifice their future

9-30麦克风 Last Day of School - based on a true story This is Siew Fang, my eldest daughter. She is very hardworking. She is always on time. My late wife used to say, Siew Fang is different from other children. She always puts her family first. Whenever I see Siew fang, I see the hope of our family. “Actually, I want to start working.” “Work? You’ve not even completed your studies. What can you do? Who would hire you? Do you want to be useless like me?” “But I can work to support the family.” “We don’t need that! Don’t come home if you want to work. Listen up, the both of you. Don’t be like your sister. Such a failure!” …………………….. “I’m sorry. I’ve wronged you. It’s all my fault. I’m useless.” “Don’t be like this, Papa.” “Siew Fang, you’ve always put the family first.” “Don’t worry. Everything will get better.” “No matter what, no child should sacrifice their future.”   学校的最后一天 这就是淑芳，我的大女儿。她非常勤奋，守时。我太太在世时曾对我说淑芳和别的孩子不一样。她处处以家庭为重。每当我看到淑芳，我就看到了我们的希望。 “其实，我想出去做工。” “做工？你书都还没有读完！你能够做什么？谁会雇佣你啊？你是不是想要像爸爸这样子（没有读过书）一无是处？” “可是…我（工作的话）可以帮忙照顾家里。” “家里不需要你照顾。如果你要做工，就不要回家了。你们两个给我听好，不要学姐姐这样没用，书都读不好。” …………………….. “对不起，我错怪你了。是我不好，我没用。” “不要这样子，爸爸。” “淑芳，你真的是为这个家好（以家庭为重）。” “不要担心，一切会好起来的。” “无论如何，都不能牺牲孩子的未来。”