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　　On the first day of school we were challenged to get to know a new classmate．I was looking around, when a gentle hand touched my shoulder．I found a little old lady with a warm smile．

　　She said, “Hi, handsome! I'm Rose．I'm 87 years old．Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?” I laughed and heartily responded, “Of course!”

　　“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent(天真的)age?” I asked．

　　She jokingly replied, “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then travel around．”

　　“No, seriously,” I asked．I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age．

　　“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!” She told me．We became instant friends．

　　Over the year, Rose became a campus icon(偶像)and she easily made friends wherever she went．She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students．She was living it up．

　　At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet．I'll never forget what she taught us．

　　“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing．Here are the secrets to staying young．You have to laugh and find humor every day．You've got to have a dream．When you lose your dreams, you die．We have many people walking around who are dead, and they don't even know it!” she said．

　　“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up．Anybody can grow older．That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added．“But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change．The elderly usually don't have regrets for what they did, but rather for things they did not do．”

　　One week after graduation that year, Rose died peacefully in her sleep．She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be．

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　　Fifty years ago, the stereotypical(老套的)father was a distant, strict figure whose value lay squarely in the size of his pay packet．

　　But a new survey published yesterday Father's Day reveals 21st-Century Dad wants a closer relationship with his children, and is even prepared to put his career on hold so he can play with his kids．

　　“As soon as my first child was born, I moved jobs to one that offered flexi-time(弹性上班)rather than a high salary or great promotion prospects,” said Stephen Derrick, a community development worker in Leeds, northern England．

　　“My father walked away from his role as a caring father and I'm having to create that role for myself,” he added．“It's harder than I thought but I'm determined to give my children a different experience of fatherhood to my one．”

　　A study of 12,000 new fathers and 9,200 new mothers by the UK's Equal Opportunities Commission found eight out of 10 fathers would take three months' leave from work after the birth of their child, if it was possible．

　　Despite enormous shifts in attitude, however, new fathers admitted barriers(障碍)still stop them escaping work to spend time with their children．

　　“The dilemma(进退两难)of the modern father is how to square up the pressure of work and the quality of the time they spend with their children,” said Derrick．

　　“Even with the career sacrifices I've made, I'm still struggling to achieve that balance．”

　　Whatever the situation of 21st-Century Dad, however, the overwhelming message is that today's fathers are more closely involved in their children's lives than ever before, with 87 per cent saying they felt as confident when caring for their baby as their partner．

　　“My role is very much the same as my wife's．It's sharing the childcare and ensuring our son is brought up in a safe and loving environment,” said Jon Bernstein, a multimedia editor for a large city firm in London．

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　　Shi Fang spends more than 4,000 yuan a month shopping, but she rarely goes to the shopping mall．"Why need a shopping mall if you have Taobao? I am a Taobaoer," says Shi, 28, a writer in Beijing．

　　A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Shi have discovered the joys of online shopping．The China Internet Network Information Center(CNNIC)announced in December that more than 87 million Chinese made purchases on the Internet in the first half year, which means one out of four Chinese netizens have online shopping experience．

　　It is estimated that the consumption from online shopping will reach more than 250 billion yuan this year, and 80 percent of this is carried out through Taobao．com, China's fast-growing e-commerce hub(枢纽)set up in 2003．

　　The biggest attraction for Shi Fang is the relatively low price for online goods, compared with those in stores in bricks．Her favorite facial cream costs 1,680 yuan for a 30 ml bottle in the local shop, but a 10 ml sample of the same brand only costs 68 yuan online．

　　The Taobao instant messenger, a communication channel for buyers and sellers, also makes onlrne shopping easier and ensures the overall experience for both parties Shi Fang regards it as a platform to promote trust and keep contact．

　　"You can check the information easily．It is sweet that the owner will remember you once you have regular chat with him or her through the messenger．You may receive some personalized service such as getting more samples or certain discount," said Shi While some may question the security of online purchases, Yang Fei, another Taobaoer, gave a thumb-up for Alipay, the Taobao payment method started by Alibaba Group in 2004 in partnership with leading banks in China．It enabled her to make a lot of purchases online．

　　"It's very safe and convenient．Unless you confirm the arrival and satisfaction about the purchase, the shop owner will not get the money．You can also get the refund (退款)if you want to return the purchase," she added．

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