A little boy invited his mother to attend his elementary school’s first teacher-parent conference. To the little boy’s dismay， she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman， there was a severe scar that covered nearly the entire right side of her face. And the boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
　　At the conference， the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother despite the scar， but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. He did， however， get within earshot of a conversation between his mother and his teacher， and heard them speaking.
　　“How did you get the scar on your face？” the teacher asked.
　　The mother replied， “When my son was a baby， he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control， so I went in. As I was running toward his crib， I saw a beam coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked unconscious but fortunately， a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face and said， “This scar will be permanent， but to this day， I have never regretted doing what I did.”
　　At this point， the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt an overwhelming sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
　　有个小男孩邀请他的妈妈去参加学校举办的第一次家长会。令他沮丧的是，妈妈竟然答应要去。这将是同学们和老师第一次见到他的妈妈，但她的相貌令他感到难堪。虽然她非常漂亮，但她整个右脸几乎被一块严重的伤疤覆盖了。而小男孩从来不曾想过要问问妈妈伤疤的来历。
　　家长会上，小男孩妈妈的善良和蔼以及天生丽质给人们留下了深刻的印象，没有人在意她脸上的那块伤疤。但是小男孩仍觉得难堪，他藏起来不与任何人打照面。尽管如此，他还是听到了妈妈和老师的谈话，听见了他们谈话的内容。
　　“您脸上的伤疤是怎么来的？”老师问道。
　　小男孩的妈妈答道：“儿子很小的时候，他的房间突然着火了。大家都不敢进去，因为火势失控了，所以我进去了。就在我跑向他睡的婴儿床时，我看到一根房梁摇摇欲坠，我扑到他的身上，想护住他。房梁把我砸晕了，但幸运的是，一个消防员冲了进来，救出了我们。”她摸着脸被烧伤的一侧，说：“这块伤疤会永远留在脸上，但是直到今天，我从没为我做的事后悔过。”
　　听到这里，小男孩跑了出来，满含热泪奔向妈妈。他拥抱着妈妈，对妈妈为他作出的牺牲感到激动无比。那一整天，小男孩都紧抓着妈妈的手，不曾松开。