A boy asked me for help.

He said he had fallen in love with a girl, but didn’t know how to express that.

In fact, he had had that problem for many times, and every time I gave the same answer, “just tell her directly that you love her!”

However, every time that guy said he dared not. Still he troubled me again and again with that question.

I was on the verge of shouting to him “you craven!”

Well, I had to say that I didn’t have any prejudice against him; I had merely the hatred that the iron can not be turned into steel.

I couldn’t imagine how timid he was to speak out the three simple words.

But when I thought of myself, or of somebody related to me, I dropped into silence.

For a long period I had had a similar problem with the boy.

I was always thinking of somebody, willing to talk to him, or to go out with him.

Whereas, I couldn’t be certain that I had fell in love with him. Always being alone, I had no experience of love, and he was the only opposite sex friend of mine at that time, I dared not express anything.

On the other hand, I hated to be regarded to have flattered myself. So I couldn’t make sure whether he loved me, either.

This phenomenon still existed in my life now.

I just didn’t have the right to blame the boy for his cowardice; for I was also a craven. And I think most of you, too, are cravens, with the precondition that you really fall in love with somebody.