每当 Final test 期间，老顽童总是意不适一番。
找他帮忙的华裔人家甚多，有时忙到几乎无眠。
(苏老东坡词有“照无眠”之说，大家可以考证。)
老顽童感到欣慰的是，许多他帮助过的学生已在全美一流大学大放光彩。
老顽童的观点是：他(她)们本来就是好料，是我沾了他(她)们的光。

意不适之后，没有驱车古原，而是驱车医院，弄回一点无限好的东西。
然后，从床上爬起来，擦干净脸上的药粉，又继续逗起来了。

下面这首英文诗，只是赠予参赛《新春乐》的小水滴、 I'magirl 以及各位网友的礼品之一。

请小水滴、 I'magirl留存作为纪念，请各位有兴趣者留存作为纪念。

这是礼品的一部份，按实际情况，以后只能是分次发放了。请大家原谅。

One Step at a Time

Anon.

One step at a time, and that well placed,
We reach the grandest height;
One stroke at a time, earth's hidden stores
Will slowly come to light;
One seed at a time, and the forest grows;
One drop at a time, and the river flows,
Into the boundless sea,

One word at a time, and the greatest book
Is written and is read;
One stone at a time, and the palace rears
Aloft its stately head;
One blow at a time, and the tree's cleft through,
And a city will stand where the forest, grew
A few short years before.

One foe at a time, and be subdued,
And the conflict will be won;

One grain at a time, and the sands of life
Will slowly all be run;
One minute, another, the hours thus fly;
One day at a time, and our lives speed by
Into eternity!

One grair of knowledge, and that well stored,
Another and more on them;
As time rolls on your mind will shine
With many a garnered gem
Of thought and wisdom. And time will tell
"One thing at a time, and that done well,"
Is wisdom's proven rule.

老顽童童心忽起翻译第一小段，敬请才子才女多多指教。
抛砖之意在引玉，恭请千万只香脚踏上来。

老顽童原稿为

一步一步又一步，
踏上山岭最高处；
一锤一锤又一锤，
大地宝藏现光辉；
一粒一粒又一粒，
明日森林覆大地；
一滴一滴又一滴，
小水滴汇成江河直奔海洋妈妈怀抱里。