感恩节

2025年11月27日　星期四　感恩节

今逢感恩节，应邀到女儿家团聚。屋内亲友云集，笑语温馨，其乐融融，外孙与外孙女自然也都到齐，让这个节日更添喜气。

女儿元瑜（Margaret）自幼乖巧懂事，不但一路勤奋用功，从哥伦比亚大学毕业后成為名医，行事待人又总是彬彬有礼，对父母孝顺周到，对亲友亦谦和有度，实在令人欣慰。

我们今天还特别带来一幅朱熹《偶成》的字画送给女儿作為礼物：

「少年易老学难成，一寸光阴不可轻。」

一则是肯定她多年寒窗苦读、学有所成的心路歷程，

二则也借古人诗意，勉励她在人生下一个阶段，

依然不忘珍惜光阴、持续求学向上，

也将这份精神传递给下一代。

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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.