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She gave birth to 5 boys and 8 girls, and was a widow at the age of 52. She trained 13 doctors in one hand, and only 15 words were used to teach children.
She is a lady from a family. She put down her original value in order to support her family and became a servant;
When she was 62 years old, she studied English hard in order to obtain immigration qualifications and finally passed the immigration examination;
She raised 13 children in her life, and all 13 children received a doctorate degree;
She is an ordinary Chinese, praised by two presidents (Clinton, Bush), calling her a "great mother";
She is a single mother, raised 13 children and became adults and talents, and lived to the age of 106.
She is Wang Shuzhen , a great and ordinary mother.
said she was great because she gave birth to 13 children and raised 13 doctoral students. She is said to be ordinary because she is unknown and an ordinary housewife with no career of her own.
(Wang Shuzhen in his later years)
Wangling at the age of fifty-two,
thirteen children, thirteen doctors
Wang Shuzhen was born in 1897 in , Nantong City, Jiangsu Province Rugao City. She has a wealthy family, attended girls' middle school, likes poetry and music, and has believed in Buddhism since she was a child.
html When he was 219 years old, Wang Shuzhen, who was as beautiful as a flower, married the local rich second generation, Li Haomin, and since then he lived a life of taking care of his husband and children. In that era, people advocated having more children and more blessings. Wang Shuzhen gave birth to 8 daughters and 5 sons for the Li family.Li Hao democratically runs a grain business outside, Wang Shuzhen takes charge of her husband and children, has a wealthy family, 8 women and 5 men grow up healthy, and the family lives a life that even gods envy.
948, the Li family moved to Taiwan. Before the Spring Festival in 1949, Li Haomin, who was about 50 years old, bought a batch of fish fry in southern Jiangsu and took the Taiping Row to Taiwan, but unfortunately died. Wang Shuzhen, who lost her husband, was not discouraged. She not only wanted all 13 children to have enough food, but also wanted them all to go to school and receive a good education.
For this reason, she even helped people to make ends meet. In order to support these 13 children in their meals, drinking and going to school, Wang Shuzhen also tried her best, from the former "lady of a noble family", "full-time housewife" to "maids" and "school men".
She takes care of children, washes and cooks clothes, and tutors music at rich people's homes. As long as she can make money with her hands, she does it day and night.
At that time, Wang Shuzhen and 13 children lived in a deserted suburb in Taiwan, Taoyuan District, and the children went to school in the city, and they had to walk dozens of miles back and forth every day. She seemed to be almost out of business, but even if she was selling the goods, she insisted on sending the children to school.
At first, several young children didn't feel that their father was away from home had a big impact, but later they found that their lives were getting more and more difficult.
The mother worked hard and worked hard to pull her children up. She moved her to them with emotion and reason and told them: "You must have the ability and a future."
Wang Shuzhen has strict requirements on her children and is almost harsh.
Son Li Changyu After graduating from the police officer school, he became an inspector and his treatment was good. But she said to her son, "You have to continue to study. A master's degree is not enough, and you have to read a doctorate."
(photo with her son Li Changjue )
She hopes that her child will become excellent and outstanding talents as much as possible, not only to grow up, but also to grow up. Under such educational philosophy, 13 doctors were born in the Li family, which is definitely a miracle around the world!
The children are engaged in a variety of industries: scientific researchers, businessmen, designers, engineers, artists, advertisers, securities workers, IT elites, etc. They are:
Li Changquan (male): Shanghai Business School graduated and started business.
Li Changduo (male): Taiwan Agricultural College, New York University, , engaged in scientific research.
Li Changgang (male): United Nations African farming consultant and American environmental protection and water conservancy engineer.
Li Changyun (female): graduated from the Central Political School of Taiwan and worked in the American stationery company.
Li Changlong (female): Graduated from Shanghai Housekeeping School, American fashion design.
Li Xiaofeng (female): Department of Agrochemicals at National Taiwan University, Master of Edward University, PhD at the University of Pittsburgh University, and tenured professor at New York University.
Li Changhuan (female): Taiwan Soochow University , graduated from New York University in the United States, served as vice president of Berlin Securities, and president of American Petrochemical Corporation.
Li Changxia (female): graduated from Trudeau University in the United States, computer design for American insurance companies.
Li Changping (female): graduated from the Law Department of Soochow University in Taiwan and served as a judge of the court.
Li Changxin (male): Ph.D., University of Maryland, USA, and Deputy Dean of the University of Virginia Research Institute.
Li Changyu (male): Ph.D., Director of Connecticut Police, and an internationally renowned "detective".
Li Changru (female): graduated from Taiwan National Defense Medical College and engaged in nursing work.
Li Changzhi (female): graduated from the Taiwan Journalism Academy, the American Fashion Advertising Academy, and a well-known American advertising design expert.
(Photo with her daughter Li Xiaofeng’s son Li Changjue)
Among the 13 doctors she trained, 3 of them were awarded the title of "Top Ten Outstanding Young People in the United States".
Even Presidents Clinton and President Bush wrote letters to praise her on Mother's Day, calling her a "great mother."
The Sutra of Teaching Children only has fifteen words
Wang Shuzhen was very successful in educating her children, but her Sutra of Teaching Children only has fifteen words. This also fully confirms the lesson of our ancestors: the way of doing things is simple.
Wang Shuzhen often tells children: "Be good at treating people, be focused on doing things, talk less, and do more."
Although Wang Shuzhen's Sutra of Teaching Children only has 15 words, it contains four aspects of life. It can be said that the words are full of meaning and concise.
Be good at treating others means that you should be kind-hearted, plant a field of blessings, and make good relationships. This is the first priority of our human beings. People can have no talent, but they cannot have no virtue, and they cannot have evil intentions. Therefore, the elderly put the principle of "treat people well" first.
You must concentrate on doing things, which means we must be sincere and respectful. To be focused on doing things means that you must first be sincere in what you do, to do things sincerely, and not to think about the rewards of doing things.
You must concentrate on your work. Another meaning is to respect. Respect means to be respectful of what you do. You should treat it as "as one thing". You should not be careless and have two intentions.
Less talking means that people should be restrained and avoid talking. On the one hand, people who speak too much are prone to blame others without knowing it, and they also lay the root of disaster for themselves; on the other hand, if they say too much, they will naturally become frivolous and shallow.
"When I am silent, I feel fulfilled, I will speak, and at the same time feel empty." This is Lu Xun's famous saying.
Do more means that people should work hard and use actions to turn their ideals and ideas into reality. Doing things is not only a way for us to dream in advance, but also a channel for self-cultivation.
The Book of Changes says that a gentleman cultivates virtue by doing things, which means that people can cultivate noble morality through actions and doing things.
In "Dream of Red Mansions", "The world is clear and knowledgeable, and the human feelings are the article" also has this meaning.
The 15 words Wang Shuzhen taught her children, although simple, they contain the only way for our ancestors to educate their descendants. It is worth learning from every parent and everyone.
(Wang Shuzhen and the Mayor of New York City)
A Chinese heart
Although Wang Shuzhen has joined the United States, she still has a Chinese heart in her heart.
Usually at home, she communicates with her children and insists on using the Rugao dialect in Jianghuai Mandarin. On the one hand, she hears the local accent in a foreign country to relieve her homesickness. On the other hand, reminds her children not to forget that they are Chinese .
On her 100th birthday, President Clinton and his wife and the mayor of New York City went to congratulate the elderly on "Happy Birthday"! It is conceivable to be able to have such high-standard treatment! At the birthday party of
, the children asked her what gift she wanted, and she said: "I want to go back to build a school for Chinese children." A simple sentence revealed her deep love for the motherland and her unsatisfied love for her hometown.
On March 6, 2003, Wang Shuzhen died in New York, USA at the age of 103. Born in the Guangxu period, raised in the Republic of China, became a Republic, and passed away in the 21st century.
, a Chinese old man who has spanned three centuries, gave birth to 13 children and raised 13 doctoral students.
Her educational scriptures of "be good at treating people, be focused on doing things, speak less, and do more" are worth learning from every contemporary parent and child.
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