There is a teaching-learning relationship between the elders and the younger generations. The former often like to tell some of their own experiences and insights to the younger people relative to them, so that their younger generations can avoid some detours.
However, nothing is absolute. Principal Hou has been through more than half a century and has a wise opinion on how to deal with people and things. However, he did not talk about these human affairs incidents with Qian Mo. The old man climbed nearly a hundred steps tonight just to come up and enjoy the night breeze.
Stopping and looking out for half an hour, the tranquility of this environment is not the ambiguous warmth between lovers, nor the silent conversations between the elders and the younger generations, nor the indifference between strangers. Qian Mo knows that the old principal Hou makes his heart
After calming down, Qian Mo was grateful from the bottom of his heart for the old man's wise and thoughtful approach.
Speaking in front of hundreds of people and having a conversation in front of nearly ten thousand people are completely different concepts. It is no exaggeration to say that more than 90% of people will have difficulty speaking in front of thousands of people for the first time. Is Qianmo an exception?
Even he himself didn't know that even in the last school exchange meeting, it was because of the cover of night. But this time, the bright lights were enough to clearly show the faces in front of Qian Mo. No one could believe that there was no trace of tension.
Wearing a white shirt, black tie, and gray trousers, he looks elegant and elegant. It's a pity that Qian Mo didn't wear a pair of eyes, otherwise he would really look like a good student. This outfit that makes Qian Mo feel awkward is Li Qi's masterpiece, and he has a beautiful name.
Show your elegant side in front of everyone
Whether he is elegant or not is another matter. Although Qian Mo's sharp horns did not make him look rough when wearing his white shirt, there is a huge distance between him and those student brothers, let alone Qian Mo's appearance.
He rolled up the sleeves that made his wrists uncomfortable... The prickly beard next to his mouth has not been trimmed recently.
Today, only Qian Mo is quietly looking at the restless night sky on the rooftop. At eight o'clock, Mr. Hou, the president of the University of Hong Kong, is going to make his opening speech. Just now, the old president told Qian Mo that what he might say this time
The time will be longer. If Qian Mo wants to be an audience member, he can go to the backstage. If he wants to calm down and deal with his speech, Qianmo can wait for forty minutes and report backstage. At that time, HKU will be Qianmo’s
stage
"Principal Hou, how much do you know now..." Qian Mo leaned against the railing and did not look at the venue where the ceremony had been announced. And rarely, there was no burning cloud smoke between Qian Mo's fingers in the night wind.
The peace Mo needs does not exist
...
At 7:53, the audience saw a blank space in front of the audience being filled by hundreds of people one after another. Most of the people they saw were people in suits and ties, and these people were not from the Hong Kong city. The nearby classmates started from them.
You can hear the accent. Hundreds of people from the capital Kyoto? In vain, they attracted countless attention, but they looked away after just a few seconds. The students of the University of Hong Kong have their own qualities, and the people of Hong Kong have their own pride.
At exactly eight o'clock, the altitude of the twelve "853" armed helicopters hovering at low altitude over the venue slowly increased until its roar could not cover the cheers of the crowd below, until it gave up its leading role.
"First of all, I would like to thank my students for taking the time out of their busy schedules to come to attend today's party. On behalf of the school, I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks to you."
At one point after eight o'clock, President Hou walked onto the stage. There was only one microphone placed in the center of the huge stage. Tonight, there was only one speaker at a time because there was only one microphone on the stage.
Seeing the principal bowing to everyone, the students of the University of Hong Kong clapped their hands red. Their principal is their beloved one.
"Again, I would like to thank the business representatives in the city for taking a few hours of your precious time to participate in our ceremony at the University of Hong Kong. Here, on behalf of the teachers and students of Hong Kong, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you."
There are many people to thank at every party. Some are placed before the opening and some are placed after the closing. Many times the applause is more of a pretentious one. But every time the old principal expresses his gratitude, the audience is stunned.
The applause comes from the sincerity of the people in the audience. The students know that not everyone can receive this honor from the old principal, and every time the old principal thanks someone, they need to thank. This is what HKU students have learned over the years.
consensus formed
"Finally, we would like to welcome the guests of Kyoto to condescend to our small city. Our school is not old and has no beautiful scenery. I only represent the students of the University of Hong Kong and the people of Hong Kong who are here to welcome you. Tonight,
I hope you have fun...and have fun chatting!"
The last part was not thanks or gratitude. Principal Hou said the welcome applause in a self-deprecating way.
“Four years ago, I watched our fresh graduates enter our University of Hong Kong with ignorant feelings. At that time, you were just like the freshmen now, you didn’t know what learning was, and you didn’t know what self-discipline was.
Haha, by the way, I don’t know what dressing up is.”
The sudden change of conversation to the image of young people made the seniors and seniors feel hot in their cheeks. Even though the men are handsome and the women are beautiful and generous, they were just teenagers when they were freshmen.
They were sloppy children who didn’t know how to dress up. They looked childish, but they were cute. I didn’t expect that the old principal would mention this issue today. No one thought it was off topic. Instead, the whole audience burst into laughter. I did the same thing.
of
"Today, our fourth class of students gathered together. Although it seemed a little crowded, and of course everyone sweated a lot, I believe that the night wind from our University of Hong Kong can blow away everyone's hot air. Wherever it blows, will it form a
The warm air warms up other cities, so I, an old man, don’t know about it. After all, you, Principal Hou, don’t teach geography..."
President Hou’s sometimes humorous words won bursts of laughter from the students. The weather in Hong Kong City in July was a bit hot, but the words of the old principal were refreshing. I don’t dare to say that HKU is such an achievement because of President Hou, but I dare to say
Students in these years have a greater sense of belonging because they are waiting for the old principal.
"During this period, I believe everyone knows that many major events have happened in our Hong Kong city, and many wonderful things have happened in our Hong Kong University. It can be said that in the past few months, this city has been experiencing constant storms, heavy rains and heavy rains.
What is still fresh in people's memory should be the confrontation incident in Yicaotang. Students, Principal Hou can proudly tell you that Guo Ling, the general manager of Yicaotang, is your senior or junior, and he is our HKU!"
Today I am proud of the school, and tomorrow I will be proud of the school. The top students who enter the University of Hong Kong do have a sense of superiority when they say it to the outside world, because the rapid development of their alma mater brings them glory. After graduation, they leave the school and become HKU people.
More or less, they have won honors for HKU and used their contributions in various fields to add enough praise to their alma mater.
"But! This is not what I want from the bottom of my heart!"
Principal Hou used the gentle incandescent light to clearly see the excitement and pride on his students' faces, but this was not what Principal Hou wanted to express.
"Be proud of the school and bring glory to the school. Maybe you would have said this saying in middle school and high school, and the teachers would have taught you this saying. But now Principal Hou wants to tell you, it has never been
Our motto at HKU!”
Today, the old principal Hou is different from the brief opening remarks in the past and retreats behind the scenes. Instead, he looks at his students with a loving look and speaks the words he wants to say from the bottom of his heart slowly and with emphasis. Today's old principal,
Younger and more energetic
"Life is rare for decades, and I have spent more than twenty years studying... Haha, here, Principal Hou has excluded the students who want to travel in the sea of books. Now I will chat with you, in the form of an elder
Discuss with everyone that another batch of students have graduated this year. In my heart, you are my children who have left home to work. I don’t expect you to contribute much to this big family. I just hope that you live a good life. I just mentioned that life is only for decades.
Time, twenty years of studying, ten years of struggling to buy a car, a house and getting married, ten years of saving money for my children, and another ten years of hard work to improve my living security when I grow old, it’s already half a hundred years of back and forth.
Age, tell me, what are we trying to do?"
The old man's summary was short and implicit, which made people feel vaguely what the old principal wanted to express, but at the same time, they felt that it was not what they thought. The life he summarized is actually the life trajectory of most people, although the allocation of time is not
So, but if we sum it up in general, this is indeed the case when I look back on the past.
"Don't you young people like to say on the Internet, 'If people don't pursue ideals, what's the difference between them and salted fish?'? But the old principal tells you that everyone has ideals! It's just that the level of ideals is different, beggars
Their pursuit is to beg for more money every day, and the ideal of ordinary people is to be stable every day, but this group of online busybodies think that they are just salty fish without ideal pursuit? They are really wrong!"
"If you tell me that you just want to have three meals a day without worrying about it, the old principal will give you a thumbs up, because this is your ideal pursuit! This ideal pursuit is relatively simple to realize, so you can be happier
!The old principal is happy for you, and we at HKU are happy for you!"
At this point, some students suddenly realized that the meaning expressed by Mr. Hou can be summed up in four simple words, and these four words are completely different from the mentality of people who laugh at themselves today. It is: ordinary life!
There was silence in the venue. All eyes were gathered on the stage of the old principal. His eyes were surprised and moved at the same time. Their alma mater did not want them to be brilliant or successful. It just hoped that they and others could live well and be happy every day, even if they themselves
He is a salty fish in the eyes of the outside world, but he is also a happy and ideal salty fish in the eyes of his alma mater.
"Haha, when people get older, they like to chatter more. I don't know if you young people would like to hear it."
The old principal's crow's feet were curved. He looked at the smiling faces of well-meaning successful people in the VIP seats, looked at the thoughtful expressions of the students, and looked at the camera that was only allowed to broadcast live but not take pictures at this ceremony. The old man smiled.
kindly
"The University of Hong Kong will silently bless you for your success, and will be sincerely happy for your simple happiness. I just hope that you can remember the University of Hong Kong, remember to come back often when you have nothing to do, and remember that no matter what you are doing or what you have done,