My English teacher kicked off(开球,开始)the first class by asking us “How are you?” “Fine!” the whole class responded, without hesitation. That conversation was repeated every class after that.
Then, one day, a guy in my group said, “I can’t come up with an answer other than ‘fine’!” All of us said we couldn’t agree with him more, which then drove us to wrestle with (深思) this greeting confusion. Is that because our vocabulary isn’t large enough? That’s partly true. But what’s more important, I suppose, is that we’re not used to reflecting on how we’re doing.
When asked, “How are you,” I always struggled to recall what I had done the day before. I would be making a mad dash to class from time to time because it was hard to get up on time. When exams were coming, I would be staying up late to prepare. The scores might be high sometimes, but what I actually learnt would generally be lost to me. Such was life since primary school. I was not very much convinced that I was doing “fine”.
I finally realized I should start caring about the quality of my life. So, I decided to make a change by asking myself “How are you” every day and trying my best to be able to respond delightfully with “I’m doing just great”.