女兒感言
From Daughter
同學感言(一)
From Fellows (1)
- Kim Au
- Ena Chiu
- Gail Caldwell
- Peter Yii
- Nina Sugii
- Judy Chan
- Phoebe Chow
- CM & Lorna To
- May Chow
同學感言(二)
From Fellows (2)
- Lydia Luk
- Ken & May Kaan
- Peter Cheong
- Alice & Ronald Siao
- John So
- Doris Yip
- Prudence Yip
- Marian Yip
- Teri Heung
My Father 我的父親
Winnie Liu 劉煒姸
17 years. It has been 17 amazing years of looking up to a great man, of being inspired by his strength and courage, and being educated and enlightened by his knowledge, his wisdom. Since I was young, I had always been asked the question about who my idol was. I would answer, "My father." Although I endured many difficulties through high school, I always seek my father for advice and understanding of life. His patience and openmindedness had helped me develop into a better person and it was through our mutual interest and desire for education that allowed me to understand different aspects of learning. Like him, I too have a philosophical mind and one of my favourite past times was to share and learn various ideas and philosophical views with him. In addition, my father taught me much about Tai Chi, in which I had difficulty remembering all the steps, and the beginning steps of using a broad sword. He loves his children very much, my brother and I, and never stops to teach us a little life lesson each day. I learned to accept the little things in life that goes unnoticed, appreciate them and it truly brings joy to my life. One thing would be the way Dad and I share different genres of music. Being classically trained, I was very biased about world music and lacked the ability to appreciate them. Dad taught me how to "stop and listen to the music". People in our current society are too busy focusing on their goals and what they need to achieve to notice the small things in life. And those are one of the many things I do not want to lose sight of, nor take for granted.
Do I carry a heavy heart because of the loss of a great father? Indeed. Our unforgotten memories are freshly carved upon my skin once more; His smiling figure applauding after a piano piece I play, his focused expression while reading me a book on Socrates, his laughter as he spends time with my brother and I, and his peaceful facial features upon rest. I can speak of this inspiring soul whom have changed my life, but it is not without a hint of melancholy that lies deep within. However, I shall weep no more, for it is never his wish to see me so. Dad, I shall carry your wisdom and courage with me through my life until my last breath, with great compassion and happiness. Rest in peace.
十七年。美妙的十七年，尊崇的父親常以他的毅力、勇氣、知識、智慧啓發和教導我成長。小時候常有人問誰是我的偶像，我總會回答：「我的父親」。讀高中期間雖遇到很多困難，但我時常尋求父親的意見和對生命的指引。他的耐心和開明的輔導，使我更好地成長，通過對教育有共同的興趣和理念，讓我明白不同的學習方向。像他一樣，我也喜歡思考，閑餘我最喜愛的活動之一便是與他分享學習不同的哲理思想和觀點。此外，父親也教導我太極拳，其中我發覺要牢記所有招式和太極刀開首的動作是相當困難。父親十分愛惜他的孩子，他每天總找機會教導我和弟弟一些生命的小功課。我學會領略生活中常被忽略的小事物，當你細心欣賞，它們其中的真意，會為生命帶來喜悅。有一事是父親與我在音樂領域上有不同見解，我接受古典音樂訓練，對現今世界的流行音樂，存有偏見和不太欣賞，父親卻教導我放棄偏見，細心耹聽。現今社會人人過於看重他們自己的目標，而沒有覺察需要留意生活裏其它細小的事物。對我來說, 每樣事物都不應被忽略，或錯過了還視之為理所當然。
若問我有否因失去慈愛的父親而傷心？的確，難忘的回憶時常鮮明地刻在我的心坎裏。他在我彈奏一曲後給我的笑容和喝采、他為我閱讀蘇格拉底著作時那專注的表情、他與我和弟弟共處時發出的笑聲、還有他離世時詳和的面容。可以說，這些都是一個激勵的靈魂，改變着我的生命。雖然內心深處難免仍有一絲的憂傷，然而我不再哭泣，因這並非是他所想看見的。父親，我會繼承你的智慧和勇氣，以慈悲和喜悅的心，走我一生的道路。安息吧！