小时候我的心里常常想，什么是真正意义上的长大呢？这个问题随着时光的流逝渐渐淡忘，又因为那件事勾起了我尘封的记忆。
When I was a child, I often thought to myself, what is true growth? This question gradually faded away with the passage of time, and because of that incident, it triggered my dusty memories.
记得有一天妈妈对我说：“你长大了，该自己一个人睡觉了。”我有点犹豫，但还是点了点头。没想到第一次一个人睡的这种感觉真的是恐怖啊。把灯关掉，门关上，整个屋子里黑漆漆的，我不知怎么想起了妈妈讲过的鬼故事，各种妖魔鬼怪好像都出现了，我吓坏了，感觉床下有人，衣柜里有人，窗帘后也有人。我吓得赶紧闭上眼睛，可又感觉面前仍旧有人！我立刻睁开眼，发现其实什么也没有。
I remember one day my mom said to me, 'You're grown up, you should sleep alone.' I hesitated a bit, but still nodded. I didn't expect the feeling of sleeping alone for the first time to be really terrifying. Turn off the lights, close the door, the whole room is pitch black. I don't know how I remembered the ghost stories my mother told me. Various monsters and demons seem to have appeared. I was scared and felt like there was someone under the bed, in the wardrobe, and behind the curtains. I was so scared that I quickly closed my eyes, but I still felt like there was someone in front of me! I immediately opened my eyes and found that there was actually nothing.
我紧紧地抓住被子的一角，真想大声喊妈妈过来，但是我觉得我长大了不该光喊妈妈了，我又想到一句话：“消除恐惧的最好办法就是面对恐惧。”我深深吸了一口气，夜晚静静的，皎洁的月光照在窗帘上，屋子里也有了昏暗却柔和的光。我渐渐不怕了，也感到了一丝困意，不久我就沉沉睡去了。清晨的第一缕阳光叫醒了我，我揉了揉眼睛，这一刻，我感觉自己真的长大了！一个人睡，这是每个人儿时都必须要经历的一件普通的，不能再普通的事，正是这样千千万万的普通事，才使我们成长。长大不仅是身体和年岁上的变化，更是我们内心还有思想上的成长。从懵懂无知到明白事理，这是一个多么漫长的过程啊！年岁增长，不代表长大，个子长高，也不代表长大，这一夜，我学会了勇敢、独立，这才是真正的长大。
I tightly grasped a corner of the blanket and really wanted to shout for my mom to come over, but I felt like I shouldn't just shout for mom when I grew up. Then I thought of another sentence: "The best way to eliminate fear is to face it." I took a deep breath, and the night was quiet. The bright moonlight shone on the curtains, and the room also had a dim but soft light. I gradually became less afraid and felt a hint of drowsiness, and soon I fell into a deep sleep. The first ray of sunshine in the morning woke me up, and I rubbed my eyes. At this moment, I felt like I had truly grown up! Sleeping alone is an ordinary thing that every person must experience, and it cannot be any more ordinary. It is these countless ordinary things that make us grow. Growing up is not only about physical and age changes, but also about our inner and mental growth. What a long process it is to go from ignorance to understanding the truth! As I grow older, it doesn't mean I've grown up. Being taller doesn't mean I've grown up either. That night, I learned to be brave and independent, which is the true way to grow up.