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    My grandpa is seventy-six years old. He often tells me about his old days when he is . Grandpa often says, " is much better today. Now you have lights, but when I was a child, we  candles. Travelling used to be very difficult, but now it's much easier." My grandpa was born in a poor  so he didn't get much However, he never stopped .As a child, Grandpa hardly ever played games with other children. Instead, he read to increase his knowledge. When Grandpa was eighteen years old, he  a job as a postman. No matter it was in or in summer, Grandpa worked ten hours a day. He loved his job very much. In Grandpa's  knowledge is wealth. He often encourages me to read a lot.