thesubjectis:NoExcuseAgain

　　Thereisamottohangingonthewallofmychamber:‘Alifeislikeafieldofnewlyfallensnow.WhereIchoosetowalk,thestepswillshow’,whichwasgivenbymyfather.EverytimeIstandinfrontofit,Ican’thelprecallingwhathappenedthreeyearsago.

　　AtthattimeIwasanactivecellinPuTianMiddleSchool.AsamemberoftheStudents’UnionIoftenhelpedthemtodosomecorrespondence.Onedaybeforethefinalexams,theUnionsuddenlywantedsomepeopletowritesomearticlesforthem.Buteveryonewassobusilyengagedinpreparingfortheexamsthathardlycouldanyonebewillingtowasteaminutetodosuchajob.Butwhenthepresidentaskedmetodoitasarookie,I,inordertogivehimagoodimpression,promisedwithouthesitation.

　　Thefollowingdays,Iwasburiedinstakesofbooks,totallyimmersedinhillsofpapersuntilthedaythepresidentaskedmeforthearticle---whichwasstillcastleintheair.

　　Iwasverysurprised"Sosoon?Ihaven’tputdownaword.”

　　“Ihavegivenyoutwoweeks,andhowcanyousaysoquickly!”

　　“But,please¬¬¬----’’

　　“Butwebadlyneedit.AllrightIwillgiveyouanotherdayandIhopeIcanseeitonmytabletomorrowmorning”

　　Undoubtedly,Itisimpossibleformetofinishitinsoshortaday;andthearticlewassoclumsythatthenextday,thepresidenttoldmeIwasfiredbytheUnion.

　　WeekendscameandIwentbackdisappointed.myfathernoticedthedarkfeelingonmyfaceandaskedmewhy.Itoldhimwhathadoccurredtome.

　　“Howcantheydosuchthingsonme?”Icomplainedangrily.Pattingonmyshouldertoconsoleme,heasked“whyyoudidn’twriteitimmediatelyafteryoupromisedit.

　　“BecauseIwassobusyatthattimeandwhat’smore---”Iwastryingtofindmorereasons

　　“Lin,youhavetorememberthateverytimeyouareintroubledon’trescueyourselfwithexcuses.Excuseisthehotbedoflazinessandtimidity.Everyonewhowantstobesuccessfulhastobebraveenoughtofacehisownfault.”

　　“Well---Ididn’tmakethebusinessseriously.Infact---Icoulddobetter--”Icastmyeyesonmyfeet.

　　Thatnightmyfatherwrotethatmottoandhadithangedinmychamber.ForthepastthreeyearseverytimeIcamebackfromschoolIwouldstandbeforeittothinkoverwhatIhavedoneinthepastdays:HadIweavedexcusesformyself?HadIblamedmyownfaultonothers?

　　AndIthoughtthatallthetimesI’dbeenlateandblamedtrafficratherthansaying“Ishouldhaveleftearlier.”Inaddition,IrealizedI’vebeenblaminganyoneelse,anythingelsebutmyselfandwhat’smore,Iwasn’talone.I’veneverseenanyonearrivinglatewithoutexplainingthatthedelaywassomeoneelse’sfault.

　　Ibegantonoticehowpervasiveblameshiftingwasthatithadwovenfirmlyintothefabricofoursociety:(asTylerdescribedinhisessay)Drunksaren’tjustdrunks,they’resufferingfromalcoholism;criminalsarenotjustcreeps;theyarethesacrificesofsociety;kidswhoarevictimsofdysfunctionalfamiliesareunderdogswhowereprogrammedtofail.

　　Nowadays,hardlyevercansomeoneletgoofitandgoovertofacetheirownfault;hardlyevercansomeonebebraveenoughtodeclareasGermanprimeministerKauleversaid“Thebuckstopshere?”Butwehavetoremember“‘AlifeislikeafieldofnewlyfallensnowwhereIchoosetowalk,thestepswillshow.”

　　Theotherday,mybookwasstoleninthec