I work because I love to work田里劳作生欢喜

周俊芳

真體验，真实践。快乐劳动，汗水间厚植情怀。

I live in Tanzhou of Zhongshan， a town lying in the south of the Pearl River Delta. Al-most every household shares a plantation which produces seasonal fruits such as guavas （番石榴） and pineapples， my family being no exception. When they begin to ripen， fruits of every description perfume the air. That is when I offer my help.

Last Sunday， my parents had left early to work on the plantation before I could stagger out of bed. I was torn between the de-sire to sink back to the soft warm dreams and the desire to leap from my bed to do the chores for my family. The latter proved stronger. After a hasty breakfast， I made a rush up to my parents， whose clothes had been soaked in sweat. I helped envelop every branch of guavas in a sack of plastic bags to protect them against the damage from birds. Since I stayed in this position for a long time， my waist ached and salty sweat rolled into my eyes. I paused and looked around， only to find the sky and extensive fields seemingly melting into each other. My heart danced in the breeze.

Around noon， we dragged our heavy legs back home. I， exhausted from the day's hard work， fell into a fast and profound sleep. What a tough but rewarding day！9280E7B5-09A7-4A37-9ABC-D8E5AA561F55