社评0227 钻地机敲动着我们的心

钻地机敲动着我们的心

这几天清晨，休斯敦天气清爽更是阳光普照，我特别起早七点前就赶到美南新闻广塲，共同见証几辆大型的钻地机开进了工地，开始在地基上钻五十二个大小洞穴，并装置上深达二十英尺之钢圈并注入水泥，為美南环球第一银行金融中心大楼奠下坚实之地基。

此时此刻，我注视着转动和巨声之轮轴，心中之掀起了激情，这是我人生极感动之旅程，是多年之艰苦奋斗更是筑梦成真的紥实感觉。

数十年来，我们从踏上这块土地之后，就没有后退之路。在这陌生的异地，只有勇往直前。当年走在金门桥畔，目睹衣冠楚楚，华丽洋房和时尚之座车，这是置身於黄金之州。此时此刻，我们只有下定决心，勾划自己之未来蓝图，继续前进。

从读书、成家和创业一路上碰撞，遭遇过无数挫折，更面对过许多绝望的时刻，每次想到家人之期望和未来，总是再次提起精神继续往前冲刺。

今天我们把金融中心大楼从平地而起，归功於全体工作伙伴之并肩作战，也感激这块土地给予之机会，我们一定会為当地今后之经济发展和繁荣贡献心力。

建楼之工程进度非常顺畅，我特别交待同仁每天都向辛苦的建筑工人提供早午餐，表示谢意。

这座金融中心大楼预计七月底前之外墙及钢结构会完成，整个银行装修在年底峻工。

每天清晨来到建筑工地，我摸在围墙栏桿上，心中有无限之愉悦和激情，尤其是在没有乌云的蓝天，颇有此生无憾之喜悦。

The Drilling Machine Knocks At Our Heart

In the early morning these days the weather in Houston, Texas, is refreshing and sunny. I especially got up early in the morning and rushed over to our office. Several large drilling rigs had entered the construction site and had begun to drill 52 large and small holes into the ground. A steel ring was set up to a depth of twenty feet and cement was being injected into each opening. It is the first step before laying out the solid foundation for the Global One Bank Financial Center building.

At this moment I was watching the wheel on a continuous axis of rotation coupled with the sound of a loud voice. The passion of my heart was set off by the welcoming activity of progress. This has been an extremely touching journey in my life. This moment has been made possible only by the hard struggles and sacrifices of many years which have now brought to us this deep feeling of realizing today's dream.

For decades we have never had a thought to go back since the day we set foot in this land. The decision was clear to me then: in this strange place we can only move forward bravely. When I was in San Francisco, I walked through the Golden Gate and witnessed gorgeous houses and well-dressed people and beautiful new cars. This is the Golden State of California and we can only make up our mind to draw our future blueprint and keep moving forward.

From that moment, I have encountered countless setbacks along the way, but I never gave up. Every time I think of my parents and my family's expectations for myself and for my future, my spirit was always lifted up again and I continued to sprint forward.

Today we raised the financial building from the flat ground with deepest thanks to all our working partners

for fighting with us side-by-side. The progress of the construction has gone very smoothly. We expect to complete the wall and steel structure at the end of July.

Every time when I pass by the job site, especially when the sky is blue without any clouds, I have a feeling of the joy of life without regrets.