DearEarth: 　　Hello!AreyouOKnow?Oh,thisisourmistake.Today,I’llsay“sorry”toyou! 　　Iusedtouseyour“hair”tomakechopsticksandletyoubeabald.Alsothebirdsdon’thavetheirhome.You’reangry,soyougiveusstrongwindandsandeveryspring.Ioftenforgettoclosethetap.Letyourthroathusky.Soyouhidethewaterunderthegrounddeeply.Ilitteredtotrashtodirtyyou“face”andtrampledgrass,too… 　　Earth,I’llsay:“Sorry!”Fromnowon,I’llpreserveyou.Letyounotbeangry.Idecidenottolosepaper.Letyouhavenewgreen“longhair”.I’llclosethetap.Letyouhaverichwater.I’llneverlittertrash.I’llpreservetheflowersandgrass. 　　Earth,Iwillworkhard,I’llbecomeyourpreservertoprotectyou.Earth,believeus,please!Wecanletyoubemorebeautiful. 　　HuJingjing 　　Sep.9th2008 　　DearEarth, 　　Wouldyoupleaseslowdownalittlebitinturning,sothatIcouldsleep?YouknowI'llhavemarketingcoursetomorrowmorningandIneedsomeintellegenceinprocessingthosetheories.Ireallydon'tunderstandwhyyouworkdifferentlyinAmericaandIseldomgotgoodsleepatnight. 　　Ilightedupcandlesandwatchedtheshadowsdancingonthewall.Buttheymademeevenmorehomesickbyrecallingthestoryfathertoldmanyyearsagoatacandlenight.IsneakedintothekitchenandtriedtofindsomewinebutsuddenlyrememberedherewasLubbock,adrytown,notmyBeijingapartmentwhereIcouldhaveasipinasleeplessnight.TherewasalsoasmallcoffeebarinthebasementofmyBeijingapartmentbuildingwhereresidentsusuallywent.SometimesImetfrinedsandparticipatedEnglishClubactivitiesthere.OnetimeIcouldn'tgotosleepindeepnight,soIwentdowntheretoorderaadrinkandwatchanancientJapanesemovie.Thesememoriesseemedsofarawayindaytime,butvividnow. 　　ThenIplayedChinesesongswhichwerepopularwhenIleftChina.Mybestfriendcollectedthemandstoredinmycomputer.I'mnotabigfanofthosesongssangbyhandsomeandbeautifulstars.ButtheyreallysoundedgoodinAmericaandbroughupsomanythingsofmysilly&lovelycollegelife,ofmyfriends,andalsoofaflavortheunnecessaryhasslesofmodernChinesesociety.Myeyesbecamemoistforunknownreasons. 　　Myroommatetoldmethatathickmattresswouldhelppeoplesleep.MaybeIshalltryit.Buttobefrank,Idon'tbelieveit'llreallyworkonme. 　　Goodnight,myearth.Tomorrowisanotherdayfullofclasses.