ThePursuitoftheWind（AStoryofLeavesandTheirDeparture）

摘要： Foreword:Leaveswerefallingfromthetrees,swirlingintheairastheywerecarriedawaybythewind....

Foreword:

Leaveswerefallingfromthetrees,swirlingintheairastheywerecarriedawaybythewind.Thescenerywasbeautiful,butitalsomeantthatautumnwasdrawingtoaclose.Formany,itwasatimeofsadness,forthetreeswerelosingtheirvibrantcolorsandpreparingforthewinterahead.Butforoneleafinparticular,itwasatimeofexcitement,foritwasabouttoembarkonajourneylikenoother.

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Theleafinquestionwasabrightorangeone,withdelicateveinsthatranthroughitssurface.Ithadbeenbornonatreeintheheartoftheforest,surroundedbythelushgreenerythatmarkeditshome.Forweeks,ithadbaskedinthewarmsunlightandbeennourishedbytherainthatfellfromthesky.Butnow,asautumndrewtoaclose,itknewthatitstimeintheforestwascomingtoanend.

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Asitlayontheground,waitingtobecarriedawaybythewind,theleafthoughtaboutwhatlayahead.Itknewthatitwouldsoonbepickedupbyagustofwindandtakenonajourneyacrosstheland.Itwouldbesweptupintotheair,soaringhighabovemountainsandvalleys,oceansandrivers.Itwouldseethingsthatnootherleafhadeverseenbefore.

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Andsoithappened.Oneday,astrongwindblewthroughtheforest,liftingtheleafhighintothesky.Itswirledandspun,carriedawaybytheforceofthewind.Itfeltfreeandexhilarated,asifnothingcouldstopitfromexploringtheworldaroundit.

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Asitsoaredhigherandhigher,itsawnewlandscapesunfoldbeforeitseyes.Itsawthetoweringpeaksofthemountains,thedeepvalleysthatlaynestledbetweenthem,andthevastexpansesoftheocean.Itsawcitiesandtowns,withpeoplegoingabouttheirdailylives,anditsawwildlife,bothfamiliarandstrange.

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Theleaf'sjourneycontinuedfordaysandnights,eachonemoreexcitingthanthelast.Itsawforestsanddeserts,riversandlakes,anditfeltthewindchangedirectionasitcarrieditfromoneplacetoanother.Itwasathrillridelikenoother.

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Butthensomethingunexpectedhappened.Oneday,thewindsuddenlystoppedblowing.Theleafwasnolongerbeingcarriedalongbyitsforce,anditfounditselfdriftingaimlesslyintheair.Itfeltamomentofpanic,asitrealizedthatithadnocontroloverwhereitwasgoing.

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Itfloateddowntotheground,landingonasmallpatchofgrass.Itfeltasenseofsadnesswashoverit,forithadgrownaccustomedtothefreedomofthewind.Ithadseensomuchandhadexperiencedthingsthatnootherleafcouldeverhopetosee.

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Butthensomethingmiraculoushappened.Agentlebreezebegantoblow,liftingtheleafonceagainintotheair.Itfeltasenseofrelief,foritknewthatitwouldnotbestuckinoneplaceforever.

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Thebreezecarriedtheleafacrossafield,whereitsawagroupofchildrenplaying.Theywererunningandlaughing,chasingeachotheraroundincircles.Theleaffeltasenseofjoy,foritknewthatithadbroughthappinesstothesechildren.

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Itcontinuedonitsjourney,feelinggratefulforthewindthatcarrieditalong.Itsawmorewondroussightsandmetmoreinterestingpeopleandcreaturesthanitevercouldhaveimagined.

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Buteventually,itsjourneycametoanend.Thewindthathadbeencarryingitalongbegantoweaken,andtheleafslowlydescendedtothegroundonceagain.Itlandedsoftlyonabedoffallenleaves,surroundedbythefamiliarsurroundingsofitshomeforest.

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Itfeltasenseofnostalgiaasitlookedaround,foritknewthatitsjourneywasover.Ithadseensomuchandhadexperiencedthingsthatnootherleafcouldeverhopetosee.Butnowitwastimetosaygoodbyetothewindandtotheworldoutsideoftheforest.

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Asthewinddieddowncompletely,theleafrealizedthatitwastimetoletgo.Itknewthatitcouldnolongerholdontothememoriesofitsjourney,fortheywouldweighitdownandpreventitfrommovingon.

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Andsoitletgo,allowingitselftobecarriedawaybythewindonelasttime.Itsoaredintotheair,carriedawaybyagentlebreeze,anddisappearedfromsight.

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Theforestwassilentforamoment,asifinmourningforthelossoftheleaf.Butthenanewgustofwindblewthroughthetrees,rustlingtheirbranchesandstirringupnewleaves.Itwasareminderthatlifegoeson,evenafterthedepartureofsomethingthatwasonceapartofit.

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Thewindcontinuedblowingthroughtheforest,carryingnewleavesalongwithit.Theywerebornfromthesametreesthattheorangeleafhadcomefrom,buttheyweredifferentintheirownway.Theywereuniqueandspecial,eachonewithitsownstorytotell.

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Andsolifecontinuedintheforest,astheseasonschangedandnewleaveswerebornandoldleavesdeparted.Butforthosewhorememberedtheorangeleaf,itwouldalwaysberememberedasasymbolofthepursuitofthewind.

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Itwasareminderthatlifeisfullofadventureandexcitement,andthatevensomethingassmalleafcanexperiencethewondersoftheworldifitiscarriedalongbythewind.

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Itwasareminderthatweshouldalwaysbeopentonewexperiencesandbewillingtoexploretheworldaroundus.

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Anditwasareminderthat,nomatterhowfarwetravelorhowmanyexperienceswehave,weshouldneverforgetwherewecamefromandtheplacethatwillalwaysbeourhome.

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Fortheorangeleaf,itsjourneymayhavecometoanend,butithadleftbehindalegacythatwouldneverbeforgotten.

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Andforthosewhorememberedit,itwouldalwaysbeasymbolofthepowerofthewind,thebeautyofnature,andtheimportanceofembracinglifetothefullest.