Unity of wisdom from the East and the West
华夏文明，光泽千秋 乾坤溢彩, 天人合一
华夏文明，光泽千秋 乾坤溢彩, 天人合一
- Build the
Rainbow of Your Success
Human beings are the most peculiar creatures
among all the things that heaven fosters.
There may be happiness and hardship in the life course of every
individual. In the brilliant success
of all great achievements, there're painstaking efforts. Beautiful rainbow is built up
through baptism by storm.
When adverse situation persists, one should
learn to keep the fine rainbow in
one's spiritual world, reflecting upon one's purpose of life and upholding righteous path since true gold only
gets better tempered in fire (red);
fine-tuning one's mission to adapt
oneself into the constantly-changing world in which new events never stop, just
like rolling waves in the sea (blue);
motivating oneself to move forward bravely with passions, like lush trees and grass that enjoy growth in spring (green); cherishing one's health with balanced nutrition of
fruits, vegetables besides calorie and protein intake, since life is not just
one event of marathon, but consists of various events that require patience,
intelligence and long-term health to keep sustaining development (orange and yellow).
The course of innovation never ends. Indigo blue is extracted from the
indigo plant but is bluer than the plant it comes from. There may be temporary
bottlenecks on the way of development, but there's no deadlock ceiling
limitation in long term run. So think
outside the box. Away from the conventional paths, there's a solution to every problem.
The journey of thousands of miles begins with
a single step. When some results have been achieved on the way, one should not
be over-proud or act too rashly, but keep cautious and prudent all the
time. One should learn to guard one's
wealth from loss, avoid risky investment in new company stocks, commodities
futures, unsecured bonds, uninsured saving accounts, etc., but keep patience
with long-term growth of wealth by holding secure estate and property.
A simple fact is that among Fortune 500, most
companies rely on constant innovation in real economy in order to maintain
sustainable development. As to stock
guru Warren Buffet and hedge fund master John Paulson, their success not only
relied on unconventional mentality, but also on deep insight of the game of
currency war, in which the tremendous efforts of massive data analysis may be
even more challenging than some tangible technology innovation in real economy.
So while being prudent against sophisticated
investment tools, one may better learn some simple rule of wealth management
instead of rash attempt to participate in risky financial game. Truth is always simple. Learn to master the rule
of 72 and apply it with patience on your investment. Keep simple approach of
investment and be pious to the true philosophy for financial health (Violet) that works for thousands of
years since the time of ancient Babylon.
People live in two worlds: the visible
(physical), three- dimensional world and the invisible (spiritual),
multidimensional world. In dynamic motion, the 7 colors — Red, Blue, Green, Violet, Orange, Yellow and
Indigo, build up a beautiful rainbow. In
the spiritual world, everyone has his or her own dream rainbow. Yet, how the rainbow is shaped and how well
the beauty of rainbow is preserved may differ with each individual.
Success is a multidimensional journey, like
building the seven colors of a rainbow. No one can achieve perfection in all
areas. Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. Life itself is
a process of perpetual self-development.
On the life-long journey in the world, one is constantly building
knowledge of oneself and of the world.
In a jungle, not just the lions eat. Not all
people can make so great achievements as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln,
Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein. But behind all those illustrious men, there
are ordinary people who may be their family members, teachers or friends,
dedicating their love and passions to help those great men build up their
outstanding character and integrity.
In the venturous life course of Alfred Nobel
who invented dynamite and other explosives, his younger brother Emil
contributed his life in a huge explosion accident. However, Alfred's other family members
continued to support him in search of a safer explosive, which was finally
achieved in 1867, and named by Nobel as "Dynamite." In order to pass on peace, Nobel established the
Nobel Prizes to honor men and women for outstanding achievements in physics,
chemistry, medicine and literature, and for working toward peace.
One of the important features of human
civilization is that people pass on wisdom, love, and a firm sense of values to
their descendants generation by generation.
Wise teachers can teach students according to their aptitudes; open-minded parents can help children develop
their talents at an early age.
Bill
Gates, the founder of Microsoft, had a curious mind at childhood. His parents
supplied him with all the books he wanted. Then they supported Bill with computer
terminal and computer time for the
students, which shaped up Bill Gates' capability as excellent pioneer in
software programming and IT marketing.
Besides
the eminent glory of those extraordinary people, there can be unconventional
achievements for ordinary people as well. Ryan Hreljac, a six-year-old boy in
Canada who was deeply concerned about the lack of clean drinking water in
Africa, was encouraged by his parents to do extra chores in order to collect
money for building wells to conserve clear water in Africa. One day, the small boy's long term efforts
were reported by newspaper and a TV station. The story moved sympathetic
readers and viewers who launched public donation and contributed to successful
development of hundreds of wells in Africa, serving over 427,000 people.
The Rainbow of American Dream
Dr.
Robert C K Lee, the author of "Build the Rainbow of Your Success",
has travelled an unconventional path in his life course as well. When he was six
years old, Robert contracted pneumonia, which was dangerous in the 1930s in
rural China. Despite the helpless
situation, Robert's mother made all possible efforts to help with her son's
survival. Fortunately an American missionary doctor in Guangzhou saved Robert's
life with some experimental form of penicillin. Then China was plunged into the
second World War. At his teenage, the family of Lee often ran as refugees from
the invading Japanese army. Once Robert could even see the pilots’ white
scarves since the enemy biplanes flew so low in their bombing raid.
That's
indeed a dark time of memory. However, in Robert's mind, there's always a firm
pursuit of bright future. Due to the experience of bitter hardships in wartime
China, young Robert's dream was to join the air force so as to defeat the
Japanese army. Though the dream was not
realized since the war was over in 1945, Robert kept his passions for airplanes.
With his
persistent pursuit for his dream rainbow in the sky, Robert travelled alone to the United States
in 1950, in his late teens, to study aircraft and engine mechanics. He struggled to learn English, worked various
low-paying jobs, but eventually was accepted to study engineering at MIT. Ultimately, he graduated with a Ph.D., became
a rocket scientist, a university professor and an entrepreneur.
The book
"Build the Rainbow of Your Success" recounts the author’s struggles
through the years, and his gradual discovery that true success is
seven-dimensional achievement, like building the seven colors of a rainbow. To
be successful, one must have a balanced life – making your rainbow strong and
balanced.
We all
start life like a trapped bee, buzzing the window; we see the beauty outside,
but wonder why we can’t get there despite working so hard! To get out, we must
try another way by thinking outside the box!
True
success is a multi-dimensional achievement, like that of building a rainbow. We
must learn to work smarter, not harder
by following proper directions! The question is how? The answer can be found in the book "Build
the Rainbow of Your Success".
It's due
to his unswerving passions for his dream rainbow in the sky that Robert was finally
accepted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the best engineering
school in the United States. Before
this, Robert could not even spell "Massachusetts" well enough.
However, all the language obstacles and cultural barriers were conquered by a
man who has strong perseverance and passion in his pursuit of his own American
dream rainbow.
Dr.
Robert C K Lee is now a retired rocket scientist. He earned his Ph.D. in
Aerospace Engineering from MIT. He worked more than 20 years in the aerospace
industry working on the X-15 space plane, Mercury; Gemini program, Titan II
& III launch vehicles and several satellite projects. He has received a
“Special Achievement Award” from the USAF Space Division.
Dr. Lee
has versatile talents. He also taught as an Engineering Professor atU C
Irvine. He was listed in “Who’s Who in
the West 1970-1971”. Dr. Lee recently retired as chairman of the China
International University Foundation (CIUF), a 501(c)(3) corporation. The main
purpose of this university is to improve understanding between the East and
West and to promote world peace. The motto of this university is “Putting wings
in young hearts.”
In his
lifelong course, Dr Lee has built up a unique rainbow of success that bridges
up civilizations in the East and West. In the darkest period of wartime China,
Robert kept his mission to create a bright rainbow for tomorrow; at time of
frustrations and setbacks, his passions never retreated.
Rainbow
is often built up after storm. When warm sunlight
penetrates through dark clouds, the sky is cleared up, with shining colors of rainbow unfolded over the earth. At
dark time of an individual's life, one should learn to grow with wisdom,
perseverance and faith. With holy guidance of wisdom and perseverance, the rainbow in one's spiritual world can be
united with the physical world.
It's great
perseverance and firm faith that build up Dr Lee's unusual rainbow of success.
The brilliant glory of this rainbow will encourage people from both the East
and the West to go on for many generations, and into eternity!
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