書中自有顏如玉--one more random thought

很久以前看過一部郭凱敏和張芝華主演的沒什麽名氣的電影，所有情節我現在全忘了，唯獨記得故事裏張芝華的鄉下地主老爹的一句話：“女孩子讀了書，就是一份最好的嫁妝。” 我那時候覺得這老爺子真TNND俗氣！直到前些日子收拾自家書櫃，看到那些我們一次次搬家，從東到西，一直象老鼠搬家一樣不舍得扔掉的那些書，才終於理解了這位“老地主”-- 也可能是如今我自己也老成了俗人一個。:-) 喔，不要忘了吹了，很小的時候祖母就給俺講過這個“顏如玉”的道理，隻是她說的可不是什麽嫁妝！

都怪奶奶！沒辦法，咱們愛讀書，更愛煙如玉。今天看美壇的真人秀，就不禁有神清氣爽之感。咱們這個nerdy壇，好象人長得都一點都不nerdy嘛！你們說，到底是長得好的人都愛讀書呢，還是愛讀書的人都長得好？！

When I was little, Grandma told me that if I did my school work well and read a lot, I would be able to floor a handsome young man when I grew up -- which was her interpretation of "there is a Song Yu in books" (書中自有顏如玉). I trusted my grandmother, for I knew she would never fail me! I did my best at school besides reading quite a lot books that wouldn't have helped me with the college entrance exam. And I ended up marrying a guy who is decent looking, though far from even comparable to Song Yu, but has read a wider range of books than I.

Today, when I saw the pictures of friends in MYSJ forum, I recalled that old saying Grandma had taught me again. And I can't help wondering: is it that all the bookworms are good looking, or that all the good looking people love books?

-- End of the story. I'd deeply appreciate it if you can proof read it and give me your feedback. Thanks.