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Bonnie
From the window of my room, I could see a tall cotton-rose hibiscus. In spring, when green foliage was half hidden by mist, the tree looked very enchanting dotted with red blossom. This inspiring neighbor of mine often set my mind working. I gradually regarded it as my best friend.
Nevertheless, when I opened the window one morning, to my amazement, the tree was almost bare beyond recognition as a result of the storm ravages the night before. Struck by the plight, I was seized with a sadness at the thought “all the blossom is doomed to fall”. I could not help sighing with emotion: the course of life never runs smooth, for there are so many ups and downs, twists and turns. The vicissitudes of my life saw my beloved friends parting one after another. Isn't it similar to the tree shedding its flowers in the wind?
This event faded from my memory as time went by. One day after I came home from the countryside, I found the room stuffy and casually opened the window. Something outside caught my eye and dazzled me. It was a plum tree all scarlet with blossom set off beautifully by the sunset. The surprise discovery overwhelmed me with pleasure. I wondered why I had no idea of some unyielding life sprouting over the fallen petals when I was grieving for the hibiscus.
When the last withered petal dropped, all the joyful admiration for the hibiscus sank into oblivion as if nothing was left, until the landscape was again ablaze with the red plum blossom to remind people of life's alternation and continuance. Can't it be said that life is actually a symphony, a harmonious composition of loss and gain.
Standing by the window lost in thought for a long time, I realized that no scenery in the world remains unchanged. As long as you keep your heart basking in the sun, every dawn will present a fine prospect for you to unfold and the world will always be about new hopes.
从我房间的窗户往外看，可以看到一株高大的芙蓉。春天时，绿树在薄雾中若隐若现，点缀着朵朵红花，样子十分迷人。这位邻居总是开启我的灵感，让我思如泉涌。渐渐地，我就把它当成我最好的朋友了。
然而，一天早晨，当我推开窗户时，却惊诧地发现，这株芙蓉已经被前夜的风暴摧残得面目全非，变得叶落枝残。震惊之余，一种“繁花落尽”的悲凉之感在我的心头油然而生。我不禁感慨道：人生从来都不是一帆风顺的，生命中总会有那么多的跌宕起伏、坎坷挫折。我挚爱的朋友一个个离我而去，一切都见证着生命的变化无常。这不正像这随风逝去的花吗？
随着时间的推移，这件事渐渐淡出了我的记忆。一天，当我从郊外回到家后，感觉房间很闷，便推开了窗。就在这一瞬间，窗外一片繁荣的景象让我惊呆了。梅树开满了一簇簇火红的花朵，与落日暮霭相映成趣，格外美丽。这意外的发现让我欣喜不已。我从没想过，当我正因花落叶残而悲伤之时，它竟然还藏着如此顽强的生命。
当芙蓉的最后一片花瓣枯萎凋零时，人们对它的欣喜和赞美也随之飘散，消逝得无影无踪。而现在，梅树却成长起来，那火红的花儿向人们昭示着生命的更迭与延续。谁能否认生命就是一部得失共存的和谐交响曲呢？
我站在窗前沉思良久，突然意识到，世界上没有一成不变的风景。只要你的心中充满阳光，那么每个黎明都会为你展现出一片由你开启的美好前景，整个世界都将充满新的希望。
【名人语库】
As fruit needs not only sunshine but cold nights and chilling showers to ripen it, so character needs not only joy but trial and difficulty to mellow it.
【Hugh Black】
正如水果不仅需要阳光，也需要凉夜一样，寒冷的雨水能使其成熟。人的性格陶冶不仅需要欢乐，也需要考验和困难。
【休·布莱克（美国作家）】