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I Will Get Better, Little by Little

A girl still at school writes to her uncle about her grades, family arguments and mistakes she has made. It is almost a letter of self-criticism. She keeps returning to “understanding myself,” “correcting mistakes” and “learning lessons,” but this is no formal report: it holds a young person’s hurt, guilt and stubbornness. Across two pages of “I’m sorry,” she quietly writes about growing up as well.

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亲爱的叔叔:   您好!您的信已收到。我知道您和婶婶都很关心我,我衷心的感谢。对于这【字迹不清】,其实并不是这样,我的心情都很矛盾,因为我没有履行自己的诺言,请原谅。   自从【字迹不清】以来,我【字迹不清】有很多次受打击的事,有时令我透不过气来,有时也打了心里的问号,是否自己做错了什么,又找不出原因。有一次我甚至自己【字迹不清】,把不愉快的事抛弃。对于【字迹不清】,我过去【字迹不清】,但是【字迹不清】,我已经【字迹不清】。   【中间数行字迹较淡、连笔严重】……已经收到我的很大鼓励,我已经回到家。再者,在这几个月来,我【字迹不清】。我知道以后一定【字迹不清】,把那学校的差距追上去。对于这两件事,我再不需要【字迹不清】。我还要感谢您,使我认识了自己,认识自己以前有很多地方的不对,比如和弟妹吵架,和妈妈顶嘴等等!   我以后一定会改正自己的错误。在这儿我才认识到自己的错误是那样严重,自己是很需要【字迹不清】的。对于婶婶的问题,我是【字迹不清】的。我并没有什么【字迹不清】,我知道【字迹不清】婶婶再也不关心我,我确实苦恼了。我只希望第二次再犯的错误根本不再出现在我身上,我已经吸取教训。   我很要谢谢您,对我的学习关心和鼓励。我一定尽力而为。我祝您在新的一年里工作顺利,一帆风顺。【涂改处】在自己的信上的时间是打扰了,有地方不对的,请批评。   再见!                 此致 敬礼                 侄女:**                 1987年
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