我的父亲是一个自由的人。我所说的自由，并不是指他生活在一个赋予他种种自由与人权的国家，而是指他在情感上是自由的。当他决定表达自己时，他毫无顾虑，仿佛外界不存在任何阻碍。我记得中学时，我常常参加学校的乐队。因为父亲鼓励我学习古典吉他，所以参加学校乐队自然成了我课外活动的一部分。学校举办音乐会时，父亲总会到场，欣赏同学们出色的才华与能力。有一位表演者的能力非常出众。她在台上演奏到乐曲的高潮时，情感饱满、热情洋溢地展现自我，那是一场令人屏息的才艺展示。父亲站了起来，为她鼓掌喝彩。他是独自一人这样做的，但他毫不在意。他一直站着，继续称赞她的风采与天分。

My father is a free man. What I mean by freedom is not that he lives in a country that gives him his liberties and human rights. Rather, he is emotionally free. When he decides to express himself, he does so without a care in the world. He expresses himself as if there are no external hindrances. I remember when I was in secondary school, I used to play for the school band. Since my father encouraged me to take up classical guitar lessons, attending the school band was a natural consequence of my extracurricular activity. During a school concert, my father would attend and enjoy the amazing talents and abilities of the students. One performance artist had phenomenal abilities. While she was on stage, she reached the climactic point of her performance, emotionally and passionately expressing herself. It was a breath-taking display of talent. My father stood up and gave her an ovation. He did this all alone, but he did not care. He remained standing and continued praising her flair and aptitude.

我们都曾有过这样的反应：面对人类的非凡能力时，我们会情不自禁。当我们看到体育英雄令人惊叹的精湛技艺，当我们目睹伟大的勇气壮举，或当我们聆听一篇激励人心的演讲时，我们便不由自主地想要赞美所经历的一切。我们起身，我们鼓掌，我们向其致以热烈的喝彩。我们为之感动、受到鼓舞、备受激励、欣喜万分，并被深深震撼。这些时刻，我们永远不会忘记。请回想并思考类似的经历，沉浸到当时的感受之中。某种东西触动了你的灵魂，你必须给予应有的赞美。