"Aya, your high school life won't be easy," Mom said to me. "Your everyday actions are restricted and you'll be trated differently from the other students, so you may have more pain than pleasure. But remember that everyone is living with some sort of difficulty. You'll just have to live facing up to your difficulties. You shouldn't think you're unlucky. It may help you to be patient if you remember that there are people who are unluckier than you are."

I understood what Mom said. I'm sure she's suffering more than I am. She's working hard thinking about those who are in trouble or suffering more than she is. Thinking about her like that, my dissatisfaction easily becomes more tolerable. I've made a resolution to keep up my spirits with hopes for the future - for the sake of my parents, for myself and for society.