At the crossroads of youth, there was once a faintly visible path that seemed to be calling me.
My mother blocked my way: "You can't take that path."
I didn't believe her.
"I came from that very path, so why don't you believe me?"
"If you could walk that path, why can't I?"
"I don't want you to take a detour."
"But I like it, and I'm not afraid."
My mother looked at me with concern for a long time, then sighed: "Okay, you stubborn child. That path is difficult to walk. Be careful on your way!"
After setting out, I realized my mother hadn't lied to me. It truly was a detour. I hit walls, sometimes even getting bloody heads, but I never stopped walking, and eventually, I made it through.
As I sat down to catch my breath, I saw a young friend standing at the same crossroads I had once faced. I couldn't help but shout: "You can't take that path." She didn't believe me either.
"My mother walked that path, and so did I."
"If both of you could walk that path, why can't I?"
"I don't want you to take the same detour I did."
"But I like it."
I looked at her, then looked at myself, and then smiled: "Be careful on your way."
I was grateful to her because she made me realize that I was no longer young, that I had started playing the role of a "veteran," and that I had even developed the "road-blocking habit" common to those who have been through it all.
On the path of life, there is one road everyone must walk: the detours of youth. How can one forge a body of steel and iron without stumbling, hitting walls, and getting bloody heads? How can one truly grow up?
Life Lesson: "The sun is always after the rain; without experiencing wind and rain, how can one see the rainbow?" In the process of growing up, parents, teachers, or other elders always remind us: that path is impassable, you should take this side. But "the young bull doesn't fear the tiger"; we always believe that more surprises await us ahead. Therefore, the footsteps of youth do not stop due to obstacles. Even if there are no flowers and applause on the way, we are still willing to move forward with persistence.
