I really like it and would send it to my son who is a would-be college graduate this May. He speaks Chinese but can not read it, funny, isn't it? I really want to share the words with him before he begins his own life.
Here I spent some time and translated it into English. With my half-way English (another half has been dedicated to Chinese already), you might erupt into a laugh(with tear?), sorry. Please feel free to modify it like people do for Wikipedia.
Son,
This is a father's words for his son. When his son grows up and was going to have his own life, the father advised the son how he would handle everything he is going to be faced.
Try to read it although I knew you don't know the Chinese and remember the words-it also represents my point of view.
一个父亲告诉子女受用一生的九句话
（一）对你不好的人，你不要太介怀，在你一生中，没有人有义务要对你好，除了我和你妈妈。对你好的人，你一定要珍惜、感恩。
（二）没有人是不可代替，没有东西是必须拥有。看透了这一点，将来就算你失去了世间最爱的一切时，也应该明白，这并不是什么大不了的事。
（三）生命是短暂的，今天或许还在浪费着生命，明日会发觉生命已远离你了。因此，愈早珍惜生命，你享受生命的日子也愈多，预期盼望长寿，倒不如早点享受。
（四）爱情只是一种感觉，而这感觉会随时日、心境而改变。如果你的所谓最爱离开你，请你耐心地等候一下，让时日慢慢冲洗，让心灵慢慢沉淀，你的苦就会慢慢淡化。不要过分憧憬爱情的美，不要过分夸大失恋的悲。
（五）虽然，很多有成就的人士都没有受过很多教育，但并不等于不用功读书，就一定可以成功。你学到的知识，就是你拥有的武器。人，可以白手起家，但不可以手无寸铁，紧记！
（六）我不会要求你供养我下半辈子，同样地我也不会供养你的下半辈子，当你长大到可以独立的时候，我的责任已经完结。以后，你要坐巴士还是奔驰，吃鱼翅还是粉丝，都要自己负责。
（七）你可以要求自己守信，但不能要求别人守信，你可以要求自己对人好，但不能期待人家对你好。你怎样对人，并不代表人家就会怎样对你，如果看不透这一点，你只会徒添不必要的烦恼。
（八）我买了二十六年的六合彩，还是一穷二白，连三等奖也没有中，这证明人要发达，还是要努力工作才可以，世界上并没有免费的午餐。
（九）亲人只有一次的缘分，无论这辈子我和你会相处多久，也请好好珍惜共聚的时光，下辈子，无论爱与不爱，都不会再见。
Here I spent a fair amount of time to do a translation. Sorry for my poor English. You won't have the same problem, but you don't know the Chinese!
With your whole life to remember those words
1). You should not much care about persons who treat you not good. In your whole life, no body has obligations to show you kindness-except me and your mother. However, for people who are nice to you, you should feel the kindness as precious and thankful.
2). Neither one is not replaceable, nor is nothing a must have. If you keep it in mind, you would know that even if you lose every thing you love in the world, it is not a big deal.
3). Life is short. Today you may feel you are wasting your life, maybe tomorrow the life is away from you. Hence, Enjoy your life and love everyday. Might not expect to long live, get hold of minutes and seconds in your hands.
4). Love is a feeling. And the feeling would change with time and mode. If your so called "most loved" is away from you, please be patient and wait. Let time heal wound. Let your heart slowly calm down. Neither overwhelmed by the beauty of love, nor overcome by sufferings of cruelty.
5). Although a lot of successful tycoons were less educated, it doesn't implies that you would be in success without education. The knowledge you learned is the arsenal. One could create his kingdom with his hands, but do it with tools. Member it.
6). I would not ask you to accompany the rest of my life. Same thing is true that I would not escort your future. When you grow up and leave us, my duty is over. After that, you are responsible yourself for taking bus or drive Mercedes-Menzi.
7). you may be faithful to people. Do not mandate others do so to you. You may be kind of people, but don't require others do so of you. Whatever you do for people may not be the same thing you get from the rest. If you don't understand this, you would be bothered by unnecessity.
8). I have bought lottery for 26 years. I am still unlucky, even not awarded by a 3 tired reward. It proves that if you are to become rich, the only way to reach that is to work hard. There is no free dinner in the world.
9). Being a father and being a son is one time event. no matter how long we ever lived under a roof, please enjoy the time we spent together. If there would be a reborn life for us, whether with love or no-love, for sure the chance of crossover is zero. |
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发表于 2011-4-20 14:09:59
