The garden in heaven

“…第一次迎接秋天的感覺如何？…” CA問。我的第一個念頭覺得是… 很冷！前幾晚低温度约40F（4C）。

我是很怕冷的，在未到美國前，我认為需要面對冬季是很大的挑戰。我還不知道冬天的感覺如何…

現在再想，第一次迎接秋天的感覺如何？大地自然界進入秋天，似乎像一天中的夕陽時刻，會让人感怀…夕陽無限好，只是近黃昏。一行樹各有不同顏色的樹葉，五顏六色，秋天的樹確實很美，看着它們，會令人感覺心曠神怡…

“生活在美國的感覺如何？” 有人問。記得有幾位朋友去了印度旅遊，回馬來西亞后的感覺是﹕馬來西亞是天堂！美國中部的人和、地理環境安宁悠靜，我想住在這里的感覺应该是…天堂里的花園吧！對我來说，馬來西亞可能只是天堂里的厨房（食物）！啊...我現在能理解為何很多馬來西亞人到外國讀書、工作后，就不想回國報國恩…

“…How do you feel welcoming the first fall?...” CA asked. My first thought was… Very cold! The last few nights the low temperature was around 40F (4C).

I am afraid of the cold. Before I moved to the USA, I knew winter would be a big challenge for me. I still don’t know about the feeling in winter yet…

Now I think again, how do you feel welcoming the first fall? Nature going into fall is like a day around the setting sun. It makes you feel…the setting sun is wonderful, however it is dusk. The trees with various colors of leaves are beautiful in the fall. Viewing them, they bring you a feeling of being completely relaxed, free mind and joyful…

“How do you feel living in the USA?” someone asked. I remember a couple of friends who have traveled to India, and after they came back home to Malaysia their thought was: Malaysia is a heaven! In the central part of the USA there are gentle and kind people, with a quiet and safe environment. I think living here should be like… the garden in heaven! For me, Malaysia might only be like the kitchen (food) in heaven! Ah…now I can understand why those Malaysians who studied and worked overseas don’t want to come back and contribute or return to their mother country…