I Worry That By Losing My Temper

Parenting Is The Hardest Thing I Have Ever Done. I Tried To Find The Balance Between The Strict, Traditional Chinese Way I Was Raised, Which I Think Can Be Too Harsh, And What I See As A Tendency In The West To Be Too Permissive And Indulgent. If I Could Do It All Again, I Would, With Some Adjustments.

My Youngest Sister, Cindy, Has Down Syndrome, And I Remember My Mother Spending Hours And Hours With Her, Teaching Her To Tie Her Shoelaces On Her Own, Drilling Multiplication Tables With Cindy, Practicing Piano Every Day With Her. No One Expected Cindy To Get A Ph.d.! But My Mom Wanted Her To Be The Best She Could Be, Within Her Limits.

When My Kids Wanted To Give Up On Things, I Wouldn't Let Them, And Those Are Lifelong Lessons.

Once You Get To The Enlightenment, The Way That Powers Get To Be Hyperpowers Isn't Just By Conquest. It's Through Commerce And Innovation. Societies Like The Dutch Republic And The United States Used Tolerance To Become A Magnet For Enterprising Immigrants.

Be Modest, Be Humble, Be Simple.make Sure You Come In First So That You Have Something To Be Humble About.