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Iwasfilledwithuncertaintiesandworriesuntilmygrandfathertoldmetostand

tall.

Itwasno36Iwasn’tlookingforwardto（期待）enteringninthgrade.High

schooliswellknownforbeingaplaceforseriouscompetitions,whereeveryone

seemstobe37physicalchangesandloveself-esteem（自尊）.Forme,38was

mygreatestproblem.

Ihadalwaysfeltnoconfidenceandoutofplacesasoneofthetallermembersofmy

class,standingahead39theothergirls.

Mygrandfatherwouldwatchmegrow40uncomfortable,buthedidn’tlaughat

myself-consciousness（不自在）ortrytocomfortme.Instead,hewouldgiveme

advice.

“Standstraightandtall,”he’dsay,41Iunsuccessfully,triedtomakemyselfsmaller

andshorter.Andeachtime,Iwouldcarefully42hiswords.Evenatage15,I

understoodthathisadvicewasaboutmorethanjustinches（英寸）.

MygrandfatherjoinedthearmytofightforhiscountrywhenGermansoldiers

43hishometownofTarnowinPoland.“Standstraight,standtall,”meantsomething

elsebackthen.Afterthewar,heleftforAmerica.44inanewcountry,hewas

frightenedabouthisfuture.WalkingintothecrowdedandnoisystreetsofNew

York,“Standstraight,andstandtall,”hewouldtellhimself.

Thankstothehelpofa45friend,hegotajobinajewelry（珠宝）shoponabusy

street.Withinmonths,mygrandfatherwassellingjewelryasifhe’dbeendoingithis

wholelife.

Iamsoproudtobeoneofthosechildrenwhocarryon46familyname.My

grandfather’sunusualandspecialexperienceshavechangedthewayIthinkaboutm