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　　Love, success, happiness, family and freedom－how important are these values to you?Here is one interview which explores the fundamental questions in life．

　　Question ：Could you introduce yourself first?

　　Answer：My name is Misbah, 27years old．I was born in a war-torn area．Right now I'm a web designer．

　　Question：What are your great memories?

　　Answer：My parents used to take us to hunt birds, climb trees, and play in the fields．For me it was like a holiday because we were going to have fun all day long．Those are my great memories．

　　Question：Does your childhood mean a lot to you?

　　Answer：Yes．As life was very hard, I used to work to help bring money in for the family．I spent my childhood working, with responsibilities beyond my age．However, it taught me to deal with problems all alone．I learnt to be independent．

　　Question：What changes would you like to make in your life?

　　Answer：If I could change something in my life, I'd change it so that my childhood could have taken place in another area．I would have loved to live with my family in freedom．Who cares whether we have much money , or whether we have a beautiful house?It doesn't matter as long as I can live with my family and we are safe．

　　Question：How do you get along with your parents?

　　Answer：My parents supported me until I came to age．I want to give back what I have got．That's our way．But I am working in another city．My only contact with my parents now is through the phone, but I hate using it．It filters out your emotion and leaves your voice only．My deepest feelings should be passed through sight, hearing and touch．

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　　We have two daughters：Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four．Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner．I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang．Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom．

　　The guests arrived．I introduced my two daughters to each of them．The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids．

　　Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile．They said she was a remarkable(引人注目的)girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age．

　　I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt．We do it with the best of intentions．

　　But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child．I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being ignored．I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes．I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying．

　　I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"

　　She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I 'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as much?"

　　I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better．

　　Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first．