督促小兒完成學校為紀念馬丁路德-金布置的作文。如往常一樣，在我不斷催促，他心不在焉的情形下，塗鴉而就。檢查時，發現他許多句子仍有缺胳膊少腿的“殘疾”。 看到我的臉色開始轉陰，他把筆一扔，長長地舒了口氣，正色道：“Mom, I have a dream.”
“噢？” 金前輩的夢不知引出了他什麼白日夢，激起了我無窮的好奇心，“說來聽聽，媽沒準還可以幫你圓夢呢。”
“My dream is----” 他眯細着眼，沉浸在無限美好的嚮往中，“Tomorrow will be the last day of the school. Then the day after tomorrow, the long, long, never-ending Summer Break will begin. I can play whatever I like and never ever need to do homework again.”
原來這小子思維奔騰，跳過春夢，直衝夏夢而去了，而且還美得想長夢不醒呢。在我們家，適當的臭美還是允許的，於是我也裝着與他同憧憬那個美好景象，摟着他道， “What a beautiful dream! I am so so… happy for you.” 停頓一下後，又說， “Baby, Mom has a dream too，and this dream I am sure you can help me to make it come true.”
“Really? What is it?” 他兩眼發亮。
“My dream is someday you finally can remember that after each sentence, there should have a little period. I have been nagging you daily just for that tiny black dot. You know I have been praying many years for that. Please make my dream come true. Please----.” 我故作可憐地求他。
他看我那樣，樂了：“No problem at all. When my dream comes true --- no school, no homework, and there will be no need for period. Then your dream will come true too. Both our dreams will come true at the same time. What a wonderful world that will be!” 他的兩眼又幸福地眯細上了。
