Life after the Olympics 奧運過後

The Beijing 2008 Olympics has ended for a while and maybe many have already put that far beside, but the excitement and the spirit it brought has ever since been here with us in our family. On the night of the great event's opening ceremony, we went to Shawn and Amei's home to enjoy the show together, even though that day was the ward's camp out...Since we had been waiting for this day for years, and seriously considered going, we could not pass up this once-in-a-life-time celebration with the world. During the following two weeks, we watched the TV everyday to cheer for the different athletes who worked so hard and showed us great attributes of perseverance, hard work, and enduring physically and spiritually. I personally have learned a great deal from them. I feel these athletes have helped motivate me to get past feelings of pain or tiredness when those moments come. All you have to do is think about what they have done.

Virginia's first Olympic's must have impressed her and we could see she has been inspired by this great event as well. She now seems crazy about dancing, gymnastics or that kind of thing. Ever since she saw Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin's performances, she began to bend down her upper body, gracefully stretch out her arms at the end of a dancing in the living room, or stretch her legs on the floor. She also loves to sing a song called "Beijing Welcomes You". She asks us to play the song for her to see and watch over and over every day.

We are looking forward to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver!

Virginia sings "Beijing Welcomes You" along the video.
藹伶隨著影片唱著”北京歡迎你”　的模樣

Virginia's stretching her legs on the floor .
藹伶劈腿跳舞的模樣

　　雖然2008北京奧運已落慕一陣子了,但它所帶給我們的興奮及運動精神仍在我們家餘韻猶存。記得開幕式的當天,我們去Shawn和Amei家一同觀賞,雖然當天是支會的露營日,我們只能錯過與大家一起露營的活動,也不願錯過這難得的盛會,畢竟我們已期待這天可謂有好幾年了。接下來的兩星期,我們每天都守著電視觀看各項競賽,為辛苦的選手們加油,從他們身上我們真的看到許多美德。我個人覺得自已從這學到很多,我發現自己比較有恆心並且更渴望克服個人的弱點。
　　我之所以會對奧運有這麼大的熱忱,真的是受到慕義的影響。他們家很重視奧運,每次奧運時都會很關心賽況,我婆婆在德國住時,亦曾為奧運擔任義工,總之,慕義在父母的影響下,也培養出對奧運更深一層的情感。
　　藹伶人生的第一場奧運想必也令她印象深刻，她也真地受到當中許多絕佳競賽項目的鼓舞，像是看了體操比賽後，現在也學會下腰、劈腿，特別跳完舞後還會作出雙手高舉的姿勢。在那段期間，我們也常播放一些奧運相關的歌曲，其中有一首”北京歡迎妳”，是藹伶的最愛，即使奧運結束後，每天還要聽個好幾次才肯罷休，現在她已到了不只聽，還會跟著唱及作表情的境界了！若妳有機會問她要唱什麼歌，十之八久她會回說”北京”。
　　我們已滿心期待下次的溫哥華冬奧！！