這個夏天,許多城市的學霸都陸續(xù)收到了北大清華的首封錄取通知書。真是他們的高光時刻呀。我從小在一個小鎮(zhèn)長大。我在高中讀書期間,班主任不喜歡我,體育老師為難我,校長當著全校批評我未來會在社會上碰得頭破血流。那年去縣城高考時,我差點連住的地方都沒有。那年高考,我考得很差,整個七月我整天呆在一個小房間內(nèi),內(nèi)心萬分恐懼。我一遍又一遍對自已說:“通向廣場的路不止一條” 。后來我去了一個普通的學校,讀了中文系。我修讀了古代文學、現(xiàn)代文學、當代文學、外國文學。我從《詩經(jīng)》開始學習中國的詩歌,當時很多人對我說,讀中文系未來會找不到工作,但是我非常喜歡文學,我當時還沒有想過未來找工作的事情。
This summer, many high school graduates receive their university admission letters. This is one of their lifetime highlights. I grew up in a small town. During my high school, the head teacher didn’t like me, the P.E teacher had prejudice against me, the principal asserted that my life will be full of obstacles in the future. I even could not find a place to stay overnight when I took the college entrance exam in the downtown. I got an unexpectedly low score in the college entrance exam. I stayed in a cramped room for the whole of July with wholehearted scare and confusion to the future. I encouraged myself with the saying “There are many roads to square” thousands of times. At the end I was admitted to an ordinary university and majored in Chinese language and literature. I studied ancient literature, modern literature, contemporary literature, foreign literature... I studied Chinese poetry from the Classic of Poetry - the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry. Many people advised me majoring in Chinese language and literature will not be as promising as other majors. But I loved literature so much that I even never considered if that could be helpful to my future career.
1997年我到了廣州,2004年我又去了德國。我用英文表達中國文學的方式與這個世界上最偉大的醫(yī)生通信,他們非常驚喜,他們每一個人都愿意幫助我的祖國。這18年來我漫游了全球48個國家,去了全世界很多醫(yī)院。拜訪了很多可以改變這個世界上許多人命運的真正了不起的醫(yī)生。我從來沒有加入任何一個人脈圈子。我每天下班后從不出門,都在房間里讀書。讀自已喜歡的書。我就靠寫信,把信寫好,把信寫美。許多這個世界上著名的人,他們甚至從來沒有見過我,但是他們收到我的郵件,他們就會不顧一切地想幫助中國的醫(yī)院,幫助中國的醫(yī)生。
I started my career in Guangzhou in 1997 and visited Germany for the first time in 2004. I have been writing to the world’s greatest doctors in English but with a core of Chinese literature. Many of them have visited China many times, but cooperating with us leaves a fresh impression of China on them. They feel surprised and they are all willing to help my home country. For the last two decades, I have visited 48 countries, many hospitals worldwide, and many great doctors who can really change others life. I am not that well-connected, I don’t go out after work. Instead, I read my favorite books in my room. I try to write every email perfect and persuasive. Many notable doctors never even met me, but they will try their very best to help the doctors and hospitals in China after receiving my emails.
這么多年過去了,我還是天天讀書,天天寫作。出差在飛機上也帶著書。我知道我沒有讀過名校,也不是學霸,老師也不喜歡我,我常常想:世界如此之大,物質(zhì)如此豐富,我相信一定可以養(yǎng)活一個年輕的女人。最后全世界186位世界著名的大師級專家為我在中國獨家工作,他們信任我。他們只愿意為我一個人工作。流水不爭先,爭的是滔滔不絕。真正的學習其實就是一生之中很享受的事,不是為了去應(yīng)付一場考試,不是為了去賺取金錢。我種了這棵種子,我看見它開花結(jié)果。如果一個人一生都在認真讀書,這才是真正意義上的學習。高考沒考好,沒有好的大學錄取你,真的沒有一丁點關(guān)關(guān)系。僅僅只是一次考試而已。告訴自已:通向廣場的路不止一條。人生實在是如此漫長,長得讓我們許多人都忘記了學習。終身學習會讓你有無限可能。這樣我們才可以過逆風翻盤的人生。
I have been reading and writing every day for all these years, even I am on the flight. I am aware that I was never admitted to a prestigious university and the teachers did not like me. But I am convinced that a young woman can live a decent life in such a great world with so many resources. Currently 186 world-class masters cooperate with us exclusively in China. They trust us and would like to work with us. Streams are running not for fast but for long. Learning should be a lifetime pleasure, not just for an exam or making profit. I planted the seed of lifelong learning, and I have seen the flowers and fruits it bear. The real learning is lifelong learning. It does not matter that you fail in the college entrance exam or are not able to enter a prestigious university. It is just an ordinary exam. Be sure that there are many roads to square. Life is so long that many of us have forgotten to learn ceaselessly. Lifelong learning enables infinity. This is how we can turn the tables.