People seem to promise more and more as they grow up. Some people promise politely, promise to make others happy and promise because at that time emotions are rising like gold prices. Every wedding has a hundred-year promise. Every class has hard-working promises from the beginning of the semester. And every Monday morning there are promises to start a new life. But then time passes, the promise lies somewhere in the drawer of memories along with phone chargers that no longer know which phone to use.
Therefore, the longer he lives, the more he likes people who promise less. They don't say "let me handle it" or "just trust me". They also don't make grandiose statements like in movies, just do it quietly.
She belongs to this group. She is so taciturn that many people think she is cold. Ten years ago, at a university farewell party, the whole group sat drinking iced tea under the phoenix tree. One guy joked: "Later, if you marry someone far away, remember to come to the class reunion". Everyone laughed loudly. The other girl only said one word "OK". Then life swept everyone in one direction. Some people went to live in distant Europe, some went to the South, some lost contact. Ten years later, a class monitor married an English husband, the whole class organized a meeting. She was living in an Asian country when she suddenly appeared, making everyone surprised. "Oh my god, do you really remember?". She laughed: "Just remember when you promised". The answer was so simple that everyone was silent.
He suddenly realized that the problem is not whether the promise is much or little. The problem is how much weight the promise weighs. Some people see the promise as light as cigarette smoke, just said it and it melts. Some people see the promise as a debt, even though years have covered it with dust, they still carry it in their hearts. So now, whenever he intends to promise something, he often thinks a little more carefully. Because this life is not without good promises. The rarer thing is people who can make others feel secure waiting. If you are not sure you can do it, perhaps just honestly say "I will try". And when you have said the word "promise", consider it as a seed sown on the ground. Some seeds germinate after a few days, some seeds after a few years. Even some promises have to wait for decades to bloom.
But on that day, people don't remember how well you said. They only remember that, in a world full of overdue promises, there is still someone who silently keeps his word. And sometimes, just that alone is enough to make others think that there are still many things to hope for, to believe in in this life.
