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2011年8月25日

Dear Kevin, 

 

I am very happy for you to get into one of the best universities in the world, this is not only your achievement, it is also dream come true for your mom and me, I have dreamed to attend the top schools when I came to US for graduate study, I did not reach the best I could have wished. 

You now are on a new stage of your life at the university, soaked in the rich culture, surrounded by the highly intelligent people, learning the knowledge, experiencing one of the best time of your time. This is truly the best time of your life, you enjoy, get mature, enrich yourself, and setup the foundation and spring board for your career, and get ready to fly. I do not want you to waste a minute of it, make a full experience out of it. 

You’ve asked me what advices I might give to you, I like to take this opportunity to say a few words.

 

1，Make friends，Boys and Girls, and have fun!

 

2，Have a big heart, be generous to people and friends, your biggest treasure in the future is the people you’ve met, and they can trust you, love to be with you and willing to help you. Big heart needs be opening minded, be able to learn other’s good traits. Everyone has his/her uniqueness, learn to appreciate. A selfish person cannot go far, has little future.

 

3，Pick up a sport you like and play it regularly. Sports not only help you to build a healthy body, they also excise your mind, your endurance, your balance of attitude, and your competitiveness. Sports help to build a healthy mind and character. 

 

4，Participate the activities that related to your field of study, find chance to talk to your professors, go to conferences, get to know the people in the field, establish network, involve research early, young and active mind has better chance to new discovery.

 

5，Gain knowledge and obtain problem solving skills are the key objectives people have at college, you shall never overlook the power of the way of thinking can result; it separates the good and the great. Learn critical and systematic thinking that reveal the core of a problem rather than just the phenomenon of it. Do not just solve a problem, create opportunities out of it; beneath every unsolved problem, there are truth and treasures, discover them, exploit them, make the best out of it—the problem.

  

6，Achievement comes with dedicated efforts, you have to strive to it, and nothing comes easy. There is an old say: there is nothing more common than unsuccessful talents. You are surrounding by smart people, but at the end, only a few make to the summit, it is an exhausting and lonely journey. You need to try twice harder with endurance, keep on; cockiness and opportunism only lead to disappointment. The formula for success is: have dream, believe it and yourself, and press on. It only comes when you dedicate yourself to it.

 It is also the time in the next four year to establish a lifetime goal, the pursuit of excellence, the pursuit of adventure. Always be curious and interested, have a fulfilled life.  Let your life be meaningful to you and others. Fulfill yourself, contribute to the society.

Wow, there is so much to say, this is a great moment. I believe you already have the personal quality to do well. I envy what you have: starting from high. Enjoy the journey, be meaningful and have fun!

 

Father,

 

August， 25，2011