This is the second anniversary of my father's death. Looking back on his contacts with us in the past, it is still vivid and unfo
This is the second anniversary of my father's death. Looking back on his contacts with us in the past, it is still vivid and unforgettable.
My father has been very busy since he was a child, but he never misses the opportunity to teach us.
I remember washing dishes at home after lunch one day in high school. Because the tap was turned on too loudly, my father severely reprimanded me, which made me feel wronged and felt that my father made a mountain out of a molehill.
But later, I learned that the amount of water was too large and naturally splashed everywhere. The climate in Taiwan Province Province is humid. If you can't keep it dry, it is easy to breed bacteria because of the humid environment. Of course, from a more basic point of view, water resources should be cherished.
I still remember my father's bludgeoning at that time. Since then, I have developed a life attitude of using it when it should be used and saving it when it should be saved.
As the saying goes, it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. If you can form a good habit of thrift from an early age and encounter difficulties in your life, you can naturally improvise and follow the trend.
In addition, once when I was about to graduate from college, my parents came to see me at school and walked around the campus together. My father suddenly said to me seriously:
You are not an artist, just an ordinary person.
I didn't know much at the time. Later, I came to study in the United States and met many talented students. They have extraordinary talents.
But after in-depth understanding, it was discovered that these spoiled children are idiots in real life. Usually, their personalities are almost persistent perfectionism, which makes their lives more narrow and lonely. In the end, I can only walk into the ivory tower I built. It's really a pity!
Then I remembered the sentence that my father reminded me on campus at that time.
Music art is only a part of life, and there are too many things worth exploring and learning in life. We should look at the world with a broader vision and a broader mind.
In fact, our whole family loves music, which may be related to my father's maternal love and singing skills.
When I was a child, I often saw my father singing against the cupboard in the living room, such as green island serenade and Time Gone for Never.
Sometimes I will hum a few words casually, and at the same time, my father's middle-aged figure in the dormitory of Jiaotong University will faintly appear in my mind. Unfortunately, as the lyrics say: "time is gone forever, and the past can only be recalled!" 」
Although time can't go back, we can still see the spirit of my father never stopping learning from many things.
Many people find it strange that my father went to Britain to study for a doctorate when he was almost 60 years old.
Because my father was an internationally renowned management scholar at that time, he had obtained the qualification of a professor at Jiaotong University. Why cross the ocean at your own expense to study for a doctorate?
The reason is simple, because many hosts like to introduce the title of "Dr. Zeng" to the audience in early speeches, which makes his father feel embarrassed and seems to deceive the audience.
So over time, I took my doctorate as a self-challenging goal. Five years later, my father successfully got a doctorate in Britain.
My father is sixty-five years old, and he is about to retire at Jiaotong University. After my father retired from Jiaotong University, his life seems to be richer than before, except for being the dean of the School of Management for three years.
I still insist on reading, talking, recording, teaching and writing books when I am free. These things never seem to stop because of my father.
"What do people live for?" These profound philosophical questions can always be answered simply and clearly by my father in the most approachable words.
Life is to constantly improve yourself, improve your moral cultivation, and not complain about others. As for the rest, don't worry too much.
I know you burn yourself to keep illuminating others.
Although the family is so sad, when many people have positive changes in their lives because of your teaching, they always feel inexplicably moved and love you more.
I think this may be your purpose of never stopping to improve yourself and obey your own virtues!
You often say that "life is a phased adjustment", and we have been adjusting in the past two years. Life without you is really hard to get used to.
May your spirit accompany you forever, and your past figure, smile and singing will live in my heart forever.
Kindness to Taipei
Beginning in the winter of 2020