感恩節

2025年11月27日　星期四　感恩節

今逢感恩節，應邀到女兒家團聚。屋內親友雲集，笑語溫馨，其樂融融，外孫與外孫女自然也都到齊，讓這個節日更添喜氣。

女兒元瑜（Margaret）自幼乖巧懂事，不但一路勤奮用功，從哥倫比亞大學畢業後成為名醫，行事待人又總是彬彬有禮，對父母孝順周到，對親友亦謙和有度，實在令人欣慰。

我們今天還特別帶來一幅朱熹《偶成》的字畫送給女兒作為禮物：

「少年易老學難成，一寸光陰不可輕。」

一則是肯定她多年寒窗苦讀、學有所成的心路歷程，

二則也借古人詩意，勉勵她在人生下一個階段，

依然不忘珍惜光陰、持續求學向上，

也將這份精神傳遞給下一代。

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November 27, 2025 – Thursday – Thanksgiving

Today is Thanksgiving. We were invited to our daughter’s home for a family gathering. The house was warm and lively, filled with relatives and friends, with laughter flowing from room to room. Our grandson and granddaughter were of course both there, adding even more joy to the holiday.

Our daughter Margaret (Yuanyu) has been gentle and sensible since childhood. She studied diligently all the way through school, graduated from Columbia University, and is now a respected physician. She is always courteous in her manners, devoted and considerate toward her parents, and humble and gracious to relatives and friends. She truly fills our hearts with pride.

Today we also brought a special gift for her: a calligraphy scroll of Zhu Xi’s poem “Occasional Composition (Ou Cheng)”, bearing the lines:

“Youth passes easily, while learning is hard to complete;

not even an inch of time should be taken lightly.”

This gift both recognizes her many years of hard work and academic achievement,

and, through the wisdom of the ancients, encourages her in the next chapter of life

to continue cherishing her time, keep learning and striving—

and to pass this spirit on to the next generation.