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1、FirstMeetingsintheEnderverseOrsonScottCardToEugeneEnglandandRichardCracrofttwoshepherdsofLDSliterature,withrespectandgratitude,fromoneofthesheepTHEPOLISHBOYJohnPaulhatedschool.HisMotherdidherbest.buthowcouldshepossiblyteachanythingtohimwhenshehadeightotherchildren-sixofthemtoteach,twoofthemtoten
2、dbecausetheyweremerebabies?WhatJohnPaulhatedmostwasthewayshekeptteachinghimthingshealreadyknew.Shewouldassignhimtomakehisletters,practicingthemoverandoverwhileshetaughtinterestingthingstotheolderkids.SoJohnPauldidhisbesttomakesenseofthejumbleofinformationhecaughtfromherconversationswiththem.Smat
3、teringsofgeography-helearnedthenamesofdozensofnationsandtheircapitalsbutwasn’tquitesurewhatanationwas.Bitsofmathematics-shetaughtpolynomialsoverandovertoAnnabecauseshedidn’tevenseemtotrytounderstand,butitenabledJohnPaultolearntheoperation.Buthelearneditlikeamachine,havingnonotionwhatitactuallyme
4、ant.Norcouldheask.Whenhetried,Motherwouldgetimpatientandtellhimthathewouldlearnthesethingsinduetime,butheshouldconcentrateonhisownlessonsnow.Hisownlessons?Hewasn’tgettinganylessons,justboringtasksthatalmostmadehimcrazywithimpatience.Didn’tsherealizethathecouldalreadyreadandwriteaswellasanyofhiso
5、ldersiblings?Shemadehimrecitefromaprimer,whenhewasperfectlycapableofreadinganybookinthehouse.Hetriedtotellher,“Icanreadthatone,Mother.”Butsheonlyanswered,“JohnPaul,that’splaying.Iwantyoutolearnrealreading.”Maybeifhedidn’tturnthepagesofthegrown-upbookssoquickly,shewouldrealizethathewasactuallyrea
6、ding.Butwhenhewasinterestedinabook,hecouldn’tbeartoslowdownjusttoimpressMother.Whatdidhisreadinghavetodowithher?Itwashisown.Theonlypartofschoolthatheenjoyed.“You’renevergoingtostayupwithyourlessons,”shesaidmorethanonce,“ifyoukeepspendingyourreadingtimewiththesebigbooks.Look,theydon’tevenhavepict
7、ures,whydoyouinsistonplayingwiththem?”“He’snotplaying,”saidAndrew,whowastwelve.“He’sreading.”“Yes,yes,Ishouldbemorepatientandplayalong,”saidMother,“butIdon’thavetimeto…”Andthenoneofthebabiescriedandtheconversationwasover.Out
