"I know, it's just that they're better than you in some part of life." Yu Qiuping didn't mind Yu Qiuping's retort at all, but said step by step: "For example, wrestling, such as writing, in these overlapping events that everyone has, they are better than you." ”

"But life is not made up of exactly the same events for everyone, and it is full of countless events that are different from each other." Yu Qiuping's speed of speech gradually slowed down, and he began to think about the past: "For example, the kid who beat you today is better than you in wrestling, but his life may not be better than yours. ”

"He is the child of a small wealthy family, his mother has passed away a long time ago, and his father does not love him. And you are different, you have this mother and father who love you, and there are so many people who care. At this point, you are better than him. ”

"Let's take Daddy, for example. Dad, because I am the general of the Imagawa family, I have always been unpopular in the Oda family. According to you, if I had been born in Owari and the first family to be born in Owari, my life would have been better than it is now. My lord trusts me more, and my colleagues treat me better. ”

But my father never regretted his time in the Imagawa family, but cherished it very much. Because if I hadn't spent time in the Imagawa family, I wouldn't have met your mother, I wouldn't have met so many good brothers, and I wouldn't have met His Royal Highness the Governor and His Royal Highness Sena, who treated me like a mountain. Yuqiu paused and continued: "You may say that even in the Oda family, I will meet my wife, I will meet my good brothers, and I will meet noble people who treat me like a mountain. But they are different, they are not your mother, they are not His Royal Highness Sena and His Royal Highness the Governor, they cannot be compared, because this is a completely different life event! It's my life like no other. ”

"You know what." Yu Qiuping put his hands behind his back, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and his thoughts suddenly drifted far away, "In my father's hometown, there is a system called the college entrance examination. All ronins have to take that exam. The results of the exams determine their future. Those who do well in the exam can go to a better private school or dojo, and they can also work for a stronger family in the future. Those who do not do well in the exam can only go to a dilapidated private school or a desolate dojo, and may not get the opportunity to become a professional in the future. ”

"Those who fail to do well in the college entrance examination, no matter how hard they work in the future, may not be able to catch up with those who are from famous families. The most regrettable thing is that some people, they are actually very good, just because of a failure in an exam, and then they will be a grade worse than the people who originally opened with him. Once the test is set for life, a person's life is doomed to fail early on, how ironic. Just like you were born without a right hand, isn't this also a lifelong thing? ”

Yu Qiuyan listened to his father say contradictory words, and looked at him with some puzzled eyes. However, the father did not look back, but continued to look at Mingyue, muttering, "However, I think that this is not the case. There is nothing wrong with the phrase "one test for life" in itself. What is wrong is everyone's understanding of it. The college entrance examination cannot determine the quality of life, but only leads life to different paths. Some people have the title of the gold list, but they have to go to a city thousands of miles away from their hometown, and they have a lot of time to enjoy family fun with their parents. Some people regret that they missed, but they made friends who could live in a small gym. Can you tell which is better and which is not? No. These are two completely different lives, in different places, meeting different people, and having different lives. ”

"So are you, Mourner." Yu Qiuping turned his head and looked at Yu Qiuping, "If you hadn't been reincarnated in our family, but in someone else's family, you might not have lost a hand." But in that case, you won't meet your father and me, you won't meet your mother, you won't meet your brother, you won't meet Chengyuanmaru, you won't meet your teacher... All the people in your life right now, you won't meet, they are all strangers. ”

"I ask you, if you had to choose to do it all over again. I will give you the right hand, give you a fair life, so that you can be as strong as other children as long as you put in the effort. But in exchange, you will never see your current parents, brother, Narumu, Takenaka-sensei, and all the people you have met in your life, would you like to? ”

Hearing this, Yu Qiuyan suddenly froze in place, and his footsteps stopped. Yu Qiuping didn't urge him, just turned around silently, looked at him calmly, and waited for his reply.

After a while, Yu Qiuyan shook his head slightly, and then lowered his head.

"yes, you don't. Because it's your unique life. Because of your disability, you will meet different people and experience different things. You may encounter many hardships in life, but the joy when you write your name for the first time through hard work is something that ordinary people can't experience. Because of your disability, your parents and peers may pay extra attention to you, and the pride of proving yourself in front of them is not shared by ordinary people. ”

"Everyone's life is different. We were born in different places, have different relatives and friends, experienced different things, and lived different lives. There is only one life, and we can't do it all over again, but it's different. So, we can't compare lives. There is no such thing as good or bad in life. The things that you feel are bad and bad may be your most precious memories when you look back after a few years. ”

Yu Qiuping turned his head, looked at Yu Qiuping, and walked slowly again, listening to the sound of wooden shoes stepping on the sparse snow. "Dad and Mom have quarreled and even separated from each other. When we first broke up, I regretted it and felt that it was the darkest and worst moment of my life. But now, when I look back on the past, I'm glad I was separated. He made us get to know each other better and allowed us to go on together forever. ”

"This is life, wonderful and full of change. And because of this, there is nothing fair or unfair about it. Everything and everyone will have an impact on your life, and that impact will only happen once, for better or for worse. Your disability will also have a unique impact on your life, and it is also a part of a unique life. ”

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Before they knew it, the two of them had reached the top of the mountain.

Yu Qiuping stopped, turned his head, looked at Yu Qiuping, and re-hung the red leaf pendant around his neck.

"Do you know what this red leaf pendant means?" Yu Qiuping asked with a chuckle.

"Yes." Yu Qiuyan nodded and said in a low voice: "This is a token of love from grandpa to grandma, and it was later passed on to dad; It's also a token of love from my father and mother, so it was passed on to me. ”

"Then you know what autumn leaves mean?" Yu Qiuping smiled again and continued to ask in a low voice.

"Yes." Yu Qiuyan just nodded silently this time and didn't say much.

"Oh?" Yu Qiuping's answer made Yu Qiuping a little surprised, "Did Mom tell you before?" ”

Yu Qiuyan nodded for the third time and spoke in a low voice, repeating her mother's words at the time: "Momiji can only cry, not laugh." Living in a crimson made of blood, just to keep everyone from worrying. Her joys, sorrows, and sorrows arise because of others, bearing all the pain, leaving only smiling faces for others. It's a lifetime... It's all about living for others. ”

"Such a life is a life of tragedy. Remember, don't be someone else's red leaves. Yu Qiuping bent down, put his hands on Yu Qiuyan's shoulders, and said what Imagawa Kaede had said to Yu Qiuyan at that time.

"Don't live for others, don't always compare your life to others." Yu Qiuping persuaded earnestly: "Don't compare with your younger brother, don't compare with other children, don't compare with your parents or other samurai, and don't always take the position of the young head of the Yuqiu family as the object of your life." ”

"It's too tiring to live in comparison with other people's lives, and it's too tiring to live for others and for your family. Perhaps, because of your disability, your path in life is more difficult than others. ”

·

Speaking of this, Yu Qiuping suddenly stopped. His gaze crossed Yu Qiuyan's shoulders and looked at the snow-covered mountains. The white snow is exceptionally crystal clear against the moonlight. The shadows of father and son are also very conspicuous in the snow. His gaze followed the shadows, all the way down the mountain road. After a long time, he suddenly smiled slightly.

Yu Qiuping motioned for Yu Qiuyan to turn around, Yu Qiuyan was stunned for a moment, and slowly turned his head away. I saw that under the moonlight, the footprints left by him and his father on the snow all the way up the mountain continued to spread until the darkness was unclear.

The father's voice also sounded in his ears.

"But this is your unique path in life, no better than others, no worse than others."

"Now that it's already started, don't complain, don't grieve, be brave enough to go on with it."

·

At that moment, Yu Qiuyan suddenly felt that his eyes suddenly opened up, and there was an indescribable thought in his heart, which was gradually taking over his will. That thought, beyond the childish mind and the young age, was detached and somewhat relieved.

He turned his head and removed his father's hand from his shoulder, and no longer looking back at the footprints behind him, he staggered forward step by step in the snow.

It's my life like no other.

Other people's lives can't be compared, and there is no way to compare with others.

Live the way you are, live the way you want to live; Instead of trying hard to live what others expect, and complaining because they can't live.

The mutilation of my right arm made my life the most difficult road.

But it is thanks to its flaws that I can have a more different life.

If you only have one life, why not have one of the most special.