It’s been a year since I read Zilong’s Blog—a high school
friend from Shanghai. Quite surprisingly, except for several classics that I
have read before, his blogs are those words that impressed me the most and
influenced me the deepest. His blogs are so powerful that can cloud me instantly
after I have just skimmed over several lines. We barely met before, but his
words are like from an old friend and a respectful teacher.
His wisdom does go beyond the people at his age. I heard
several friends taking about him as a class leader in our high
school—charismatic, respectful are the most words they use to describe him. But in the
Chinese education system, where exam performance is the most valued
measurement of a talented student, him wisdom is sometimes concealed by some
exam killers. Until he came to United States, I did not realize just how
important he is as a high alumnus of mine!
Reading a book can go deep, but cannot go too deep. So do his
blogs! For the fact that I admire him so much, sometimes I may mismatch
myself between the one I imagined and the one I am. Reading his blogs will
inevitably influence my thoughts and behaviors, which may ultimately cause
losing myself in it. But I am who I am. There is a subtle balance between
reading great works and learning from great works. The art in keeping this
balance is by applying those great philosophies to my own situation. As an old
Chinese saying goes, “学为己用”.
I am not shy for showing admiration to people, especially for
those peer friends around me. In fact, learning from these people served as a
great way for me to grow mature. I am excited to find more of these kinds of people, and grow
with them together to become the next generation of the world's leaders!
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