A girl from London

I had dinner with a girl I met at church tonight and she was born in London. We talked a lot from the God's love to the art & literature. She is not able to speak in a normal speed due to a traffic accident. Although she can think about what she wants to say immediately, the words may be jammed before she speaks it out. However, she can still take an optimistic view of life. She told me that she was attacked by the failure of a certified exam. Being a teacher has been a dream to her for a very long time, however, 'coz of her speaking barrier, she could not figure it out. Her heart was nearly broken by the teacher's cruel evaluation. I comforted her to try again and I said I would like to help her find a way to be improved. I could pretend to be a student and raise up some questions to practise her reaction. What a cruel fact it is for her, but she can still stand up firmly without much complaining. Her faithful heart impressed me a lot and she said she believed the God's arrangement was always the best. Compared with her experience, what I am facing is nothing at all. May God bless her!

After dinner, she showed me some postcards from the National Gallery in London and shared her favourite artists with me. I also learnt a lot about each painting's background and the painting styles from her. We also discussed that we could start learning oil painting together from next week.

Before I knowing her story, I felt quite weird that why for a native speaker she could not speak English very fluently. Now, I got to know the reason and felt a little guilty for my impatience when I talked with her via phone. I guess what I can help her now is to listen to her carefully and help her to rebuild up the confidence. She is a lovely girl with a purified heart, even though she doesn't own pretty appearance. She said when she saw me for the first time, she was very shocked that I was very like one of her friends, a popular girl with a cute face. She said she admired me 'coz I always show a smilling face to all and wouldn't feel lonely at all. However, who knows, for me, it's hard to find the true love. I guess it's also the God's arrangement to refine my heart before the true love.