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IrememberwhenIwasalittlegirl,Ioftenstoodonmytoes,tryingtofindmyfaceinthemirrorofthedressingtable,whichwasnearlyashighasIwas.
NowIstillliketolookintothemirror.
Onlynow,thedressingtableistoolowforme.
AsIbenddown,Iseethefaceofayoungwoman,glowingwithmaturity,confidentinherfutureandfascinatedwithherownreflection.
ThefactthatIliketolookintothemirrorhastodowithmygrannywithwhomIspentmostofmychildhood.
IrememberclearlythatonenightIheardhermurmuring,Womencantbeseen.
Womencantbeseen.
IwassoconfusedastolookintothemirrorthenextmorningtocheckifIcouldindeedseemyself.
Onlynowasayoungwomanmyself,canIunderstandthatitwasnotphysicalvisibilitythatgrannyhadonhermind.
Grannyspentallherlifetakingcareofthefamily,dayinanddayout.
Shecookedforherhusbandand10children.
Butwheneverguestscame,sheandotherfemalefamilymembershadtoeatbythestoveinthesmallkitchen.
Atfamilydiscussions,shewasneveraskedforheropinion.
Aftergrandpapassedaway,shehadtolistentomyuncle,hereldestson,fulfilledherdutyasdaughter,wife,andmother;yetasaperson,sheremainedlittlenoticed.
Eventhoughshecouldseeherselfinthemirrorofthedressingtable,shewasnevervisibleinthemirrorofsociety.
Ihavebeenlivingadifferentlife.
Athome,Imakedecisionstogetherwiththerestofthefamily.
Inschool,Ioftentakechargeofvariousactivitiesthesameasotherboysandgirls.
Notonlythat,Icanseesomethinggrannycouldnothavedreamedof─makingdecisionsformyownfuture.
Mylifehasbeenaseriesofdecisions.
IcouldchoosefromseveraluniversitiesasIcameoutofhighschool.
Atuniversity,IcouldchoosefromarangeofsubjectsfromEnglishliteraturetobusinesslaw.
Andnowupongraduation,Iamagainfacedwithdecisions─tofurthermystudyortogotowork;tostayinChinaortogoabroad;togetmarriedrightawayortoremainsingleforabitlonger.
ItdoesnotmatterwhetherornotIwillbecomefamousorrich,butIwilltreasurethechancetodemonstratemypotentialandtohelpotherwomendemonstratetheirsasfullmembersofsociety,fullyvisibleinthemirrorofhistory.