Song #3: Catch My Breath Remind Me Can't Hear A Thing

Song #3
Wait a second, let me catch my breath

Remind me how it feel to hear your voice
Your lips are movin' I can't hear a thing
Livin' life as if we had a choice
Anywhere
anytime
I would do anything for you
Anything for you
Yesterday
got away
Melodies stuck inside
your head A song in every breath
Sing me to sleep now
Sing me to sleep
Oh, just sing me to sleep now
Sing me to sleep
(music)
Lost in your mind

I wanna know Am I
losing my mind ?
Never let me go
If this night Is not forever
At least we are together
I know I’m not alone
I know I'm not alone
Anywhere
whenever
A part but still together
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10 Issues in FAMILY
Family Values
I was in the kitchen helping my mother when I heard the crash. I knew at once what had
happened. I turned and started to run toward the room where the guests were, but my mother
stopped me.
“Wait,” she said. ‘Lets return to our guests as if nothing has happened. Do not show how
upset and angry you are.”
But mother, how can you say that? You know what has happened. Our
Family vase has been broken. You heard the crash. This is terrible.”
My mother smiled at me and replied, “Yes I know. The vase that has been in our family
For over two hundred years is broken. But we mustn’t let our guests know how
Priceless it is.”
With that, she pick up the tea, and we returned to our guests. When we entered the room,
I saw at once that my worst fear was right-the priceless vase was in pieces on the floor. And
standing next to the broken vase was the 4-year-old son of Mrs.Kim.
Mrs. Kim had a horrified look on her face. The boy was starting to cry. He looked very
guilty.
“I…I….well, somehow, “Mrs. Kim began to explain my mother quickly said, ”Oh, that’s
all right. It was an old vase. It was not valuable.”
“But the vase just feel off the shelf,” Mrs. Kim replied. “ Oh, don’t worry about it.
Everything is just fine. Would you like some tea? And what about some of
These sweets?”
After our guests had gone, I asked my mother, “Why did you say that the vase was
worthless? You know that it was very valuable.”
“What else could I say? “ my mother replied. “Could I say it was valuable? That the boy
had broken our family’s most precious treasure? Could I say that?”
“Well,” I said, “it’s the truth. We should always tell the truth. “ “Not always.” explain
my mother carefully.” Sometimes we must not tell the truth. Sometimes it is the
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Best to hide our true feelings.” Is there no other way? ” I asked. “Believe me. I know. There is no
other way.”
11 Issues in FAMILY
Taking Care of Mother
Toshi : We have to face the facts. Mother is too old to live alone.
Midori : Yes, you’re probably right. She is getting older, and since your father died,
she seems very forgetful.
Toshi : Mother will need someone to take care of her in the near future.
Midori : Perhaps we could hire a nurse. You know, someone who could come in during the day,
clean the house, cook some meals , make sure she takes her pills.
Toshi : But nurses don’t do all of those things. You’re thinking of a nurse and a housekeeper.
Who would pay for that? It will be very expensive!
Midori : Well, Toshi, what are you thinking?
Toshi : Since I’m the only child, we have to take care of her. She can come to live with us.
Midori : Here ? In this tiny house? There are only two bedrooms. We can’t move our two
daughters_out of their small bedroom.
Toshi : What else can we do? We can’t afford to hire a nurse and a housekeeper. I’m her only
child. Her husband, brother and sister are all dead. We have to take care of her.
Midori : Maybe we could look for a bigger house.
Toshi : In Tokyo? You know that’s impossible, We tried looking last year and everything in this
area of Tokyo is too expensive.
Midori : Let’s move away from the city. Someplace cheap.
Toshi : But then I would be far away from my office. It might take me two or three hours on the
train. I hate to commute . No, the only solution is for Mother to live with us here.
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Lost in your mind

Taking Care of Mother

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