I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.
Prayer for My Mother
Dear God，
Now that I am no longer young， I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them.
I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not change， but I do.
我祈祷在孩子的眼里我会如同母亲在我眼里一般好。
为母亲祈祷
亲爱的上帝：
如今我不再年轻，一些朋友的母亲已离开人世了。我曾听他们说过，从未向自己的母亲充分表达过感恩之心，而等到要告诉时却已晚了。
幸运的是，我慈爱的母亲依然健在。我越来越感激母亲。母亲未变，而我变了。
As I grow older and wiser， I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence， but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself？ For the love， patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child？ For running after a toddlertoddler n.初学走路的孩子， for understanding a moodymoody adj.喜怒无常的， 忧郁的 teenager， for tolerating a college student who knows everything？ For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes her mother really is？
How does a grown woman thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother？ For being ready with advice (when asked) or remaining silent when it is most appreciated？ For not saying： “I told you so，” when she could have utteredutter vt.发出， 做声， 发表， 发射， 流通 these words dozens of times？ For being essentially herself—loving， thoughtful， patient， and forgiving？
随着年龄的增长，我变得更加懂事，我认识到母亲是个不平凡的人。这些话在她面前我难以说出口，但却可以轻松地流露于笔端，为此我感到很难过。
女儿怎样感谢母亲所给予的生命？感谢她在养育孩子时所献出的爱、耐心还有无私的辛勤劳动？感谢她跟在初学走路的孩子身后奔跑，对情绪异常的少女的理解以及对一个自以为是的大学生的宽容？感谢她等待女儿意识到她真是一位好母亲的那一天？
一个成年女子怎样感谢母亲依然如故的角色？感谢她会及时提出建议（在被问及时），而在最感激她的时候，她会保持沉默？感谢她没有说：“我告诉过你，”而她本来可以说上很多次？感谢她始终如一的爱心、体贴周到、耐心与宽容大度？
I dont know how， dear God， except to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.
我不知该怎么表达，亲爱的上帝，除了请求你好好地保佑她——她应该得到的——帮助我以她为自己的榜样。我祈祷在孩子的眼里我会如同母亲在我眼里一般好。
母亲是我们的良师益友，从小到大，我们都得到了母亲无微不至的关怀。可是，反过来，我们为母亲做了些什么？我们是否连最简单的口头表示都感到难以启齿？如果是这样，那就鼓足勇气，把你的爱和感谢说出来吧。说出你的爱，其实母亲并不奢求什么，只希望我们能多陪陪她们，她们也就很满足了。
