Thirty Years Passed

Thirty years passed
March 2, I was invited to join a tea party, getting a big cheers from guests. In spite of passing over thirty years , their smiles are similar to me . They were my students from 1979-1982. Time flys, they show me a picture which was taken in the school sports, teen-age girls with happy smiles and two kids with a young teacher and mother in them.
In that time, Taoyuan County was changing rapidly from agricultural society into industrial and commercial society.The Provincial Chung-Li Commercial High School was famous in vocational education of Northern Taiwan ,becoming the first choice for students who wanted to get a good job soon.
My students almost came from farmer,labor or solder's families.They were hardworking students,always having some warm heart assistants in them to help reading and learning every course.They cut hair with each other every month to save money.When performed a play ,they made costumes or decorations by themselves.
After graduation from high school ,they went to college with part work ,part study. Then one by one , they became a wife, a mother, a worker as busy as bees and had no time to think about themselves. Someday ,somebody called back to say " Hello ! " thirty years passed.
They are responsible and important role in their families and the society, even now you never heard their names.
三十年過去了
三月二日，我受邀參加一個茶會，賓客中爆出熱烈的歡呼。雖然睽違三十多年，她們的笑容依然熟悉。她們是我1979-1982年的學生。時光飛逝，她們拿出一張運動會拍的照片，裡面有一群十幾歲開心的女孩和兩個小孩，一個年輕的老師和母親。
在那個年代，桃園縣正快速起飛，從農業社會進入工商社會。省立中壢高商在北台灣以職業教育著名，成為想很快就業的學生第一選擇。
我的學生大多來自農家，勞工和軍人家庭，他們勤奮好學，每一科目，班上總會有一些熱心的小老師自動幫忙同學學習解惑。每個月為了省錢互相剪頭髮。表演時服裝道具裝飾全部自己動手完成。
高商畢業後，他們半工半讀上大專。然後一個個成為妻子，母親，職業婦女，忙得像蜜蜂，沒時間想到自己。有一天有人打電話約見個面，已經過了三十年。
他們在家庭，在社會都是有責任感的重要角色，即使直到現在你不曾聽過他們的名字。