The letter reads: "Remember, there are distinctive qualities that set apart the successful Chinese....strive to excel in all you do; be a superb parent willing to curtail your own pleasure for the sake of better nurturing your children; be generous, fair, tolerant, eager to learn from other cultures while sharing your own. But beyond these attributes, remember to have an absence of arrogance and boastfulness; have unfailing courtesy, forbearance, sensitivity of others' feelings and above all, the ability to diffuse your anger and grievance, not by surppressing them but by transforming them into helpful, positive emotions. In an age and environment of pretension, you have a precious Chinese cultural heritage which we are proud to pass down to you....."
信里這樣寫道：“記住，成功的中國人具有和其他人不同的特質...所有事情都要努力做得最好；做一個愿意為培育自己子女放棄自己的快樂的杰出母親；要慷慨、公正、寬容；不僅要樂于和別人分享你自己的文化，還要熱情學習別人的文化。除此之外，切記不要驕傲自大、自吹自擂；要時刻保持禮節，容忍別人，理解別人的感受；最重要的是，要化解你的怒氣和悲痛，不是壓抑它們，而是把它們轉變成積極的、有利的情感。在浮夸的年代和環境中，你又珍貴的中國文化傳統，我們為能把它傳遞給你而驕傲...”
And so, with my parents definition of distinguished leadership in my drawer at all times, I have pushed forward to redefine aggressive as assertive, yet hopefully never abrasive, to insure that I'm tough enough to make the hard decisions, but never unfairly, always treating people well...reminding myself at all times to have the humility and sensitivity which is expected in the Chinese culture, adapted to the needs of the pressing business environment which requires a healthy dose of outwardly expressed confidence and courage.
于是伴隨著抽屜里我父母對杰出領導力的定義，我敢于將攻擊性重新定義為決斷性，但希望避免傷及他人，來確保我在做出艱難決定時能足夠強硬，但又不失公正，始終善待別人...提醒自己既要時刻保持中國文化所倡導的謙遜和感性，同時也要有商界高壓力環境所要求的外顯的自信和勇氣。
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