2021-04-21 Administrative Professionals Day

【Aiden in English】

〖Please tell us about a book that has influenced you, from any point in your life.〗

        Ever since I discovered the concept of the iPhone, I placed the mastermind behind the technology on a pedestal above everyone else. Steve Jobs, who captured the magic and imbued it in a small rectangular box, was a wizard to a 13-year-old me.

        However, when I cracked open Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, I discovered the many hidden sides of his genius.

        I was shocked to learn about NeXT, a company previously unknown to me, and its underperforming hardware. I was baffled by the bulky and unreliable Apple III disaster. I was most surprised at his methods of success, leaning on LSD and Buddhism to find peace while continuously taking inspiration from overseas. Steve Jobs, a thorough biography emphasizing greatness, revealed personal issues and failures.

        Reading the 600-page biography in a mere week, I concluded that wizards are humans, too. I had always viewed a select group of humans as a tier above others in terms of skill, talent, or success—Steve Jobs being one of them. Yet, journeying through the tech genius's story, I realized that everyone suffered from personal problems. Steve Jobs, who persevered through his work despite battling cancer, was just one example of many who pressed on despite complications and failures on their path to greatness.

        There will always be problems in life, regardless of whether one achieves success or not. The only way to progress in life is to challenge problems head-on and take the fight against them. Steve Jobs continued to transform the world in magical ways. In my best attempts to do the same, I opened a writing course for young Chinese American kids. I created a virtual Investment Conference to raise financial literacy among high school students. While I struggled with public speaking and leading a group, I refused to let minor issues distract me from my focus. Steve Jobs invented the iPhone, arguably the most globally shifting device of the century, while fighting cancer. I was not about to let fear stop me from my goals.

【紅霞譯】

〖請告訴我們對你甚有影響的一本書〗

        自從對愛瘋觀念有所認識以來，我就視其幕後決策者為同行技術先驅，史蒂夫·喬布斯善於捕捉奇幻，並將神妙的東西鎖定在小矩形盒子裡，對於正值13歲青蔥少年的我來說他簡直是魔法師。

        然而，直到細讀沃爾特·艾薩克森的著作《史蒂夫·喬布斯傳》，我才意識到這位天才還有很多鮮為人知的秘密。

        我對其聞所未聞的NeXT開發公司、硬件銷售欠佳感到震撼；對其體積笨重、質量離譜的蘋果第三代慘遭災難重創感到困惑；對其從致幻劑和佛教淨化自心、從海外汲取靈感的成功之道感到驚愕。《史蒂夫·喬布斯傳》 是一部全面展示豐功偉績、揭露個人問題和失敗的人物傳記。

        花了一周時間讀完這部長達600頁的傳記，我發覺魔法師也是人，像史蒂夫·喬布斯代表的特殊群體固然在技能、才智或成功方面有過人之處，然而經過深入了解這位科技才俊故事之後，我意識到人生難免遇到波折，史蒂夫·喬布斯在追求卓越的道路上歷經坎坷飽嘗磨難，即使身患癌症始終堅持工作，是許多人終生奮鬥的寫照。

        無論成功與否，每個人都存有這樣或那樣的問題，但走向成功的唯一途徑就是要直面現實並勇於挑戰，正如史蒂夫·喬布斯採用非凡方式繼續改變世界那樣。榜樣的力量是無窮的，我自覺付諸行動，不僅為美籍華裔子弟開設寫作課程，而且還舉辦網上投資會議，旨在普及中學生金融知識。當在公開演講和主持會議遇到困難時，我堅定不移地朝目標努力。史蒂夫·喬布斯在與病魔做鬥爭的時候發明了愛瘋，可以說是本世紀最具全球化的移動裝置，我也要在自己的人生路途上無畏無懼。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2018: Yo-Yo and Friendship(空竹與友誼)

Yo-Yo @ 2017 Lansdale Intl Fest(2017年蘭斯代爾國際節抖空竹)

2013屆光華畢業生(2013 GHCS Graduates)

Barnes & Noble Bookstore, America's Largest Bookseller

(巴諾“穀倉與高貴”書店·美國最大的書商 01/17/2020)

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