Turning the lemons into lemonade
Every inpidual is unique and endowed with talents and experience that willdetermine his or her destiny. We should not follow blindly in anothers footsteps, but lessonslearned from the experience of others can be invaluable.Li Ka-shing
每个人各有不一样的独特天分、经验，并按我们的选择踏上命途，虽然无人应附人骥尾，盲目模仿别人，但从别人经验悟出技巧，也是很好的成长教程。
李嘉诚
背景资料
李嘉诚，（1928年7月29日）长江实业集团公司董事局主席兼总经理，和记黄埔董事局主席。1928年出生于广东潮州，1940年全家逃难到香港。1958年开始投资地产市场。1979年，长江购入老牌英资商行和记黄埔，李嘉诚因而成为第一回收英资商行的华人。作为著名企业家、慈善家，李嘉诚是这个社会的成功榜样。1981年获选为香港风云人物、1981年委任为太平绅士、1989年获英女王颁发的CBE勋衔、被评选为1993年度香港风云人物。曾是1999年亚洲首富、2013全球福布斯排名推荐第8位。2014年，李嘉诚以2000亿元的财富排名大中华区有钱人第一，全球第12位。其旗下公司和记黄埔公司（和黄英文全名：Hutchison Whampoa）是业务遍布全球的大型跨国企业，一向锐意革新，并勇于使用新科技，经营多元化业务，包含全球多个市场最大的货柜码头经营商、零售连锁集团、地产进步与基建业务，以至技术最早进的电讯服务。和黄截至2010年度经审核营业额约为港币3260亿元（420亿USD）。和黄在全球52个国家经营五项核心业务，雇员超越24万人，核心业务有港口及有关服务、地产及酒店、零售、能源、基建、投资、电讯等业务。2012年财富世界500强排名推荐排名第362位。2013年排名363位。
Turning the lemons into lemonade
Li Ka-shing
Just when you think you have lived long enough to see everything under the sun, somethingcomes along that you cannot begin to understand, yet explain. This is how I feel with the recentand fervent media discussion about whether young men and women should want to be me. Theseriousness with which is flabbergasting and rather amusing as the premise of the question seemsshallow. Every inpidual is unique and endowed with talents and experience that will determinehis or her destiny. We should not follow blindly in anothers footsteps, but lessons learned fromthe experience of others can be invaluable.
Frankly speaking, I am happy I am myself! That said, it does not mean that at times I havenot yearned to be a medical doctor, a scientist, or a professor golfer. To me, the joy in life is notthe destination but the difficult journey.
Su Dongpo the poet spoke of Meals without meat, sickness without medication , housewithout a roof... in describing an impoverished life devoid of daily necessities. My childhood wasspent in abject poverty circumstance much worse than what Su described. In this difficult stage, Ican also in character, ability, emotion and personality interests have to look for exploration of thetaste of happiness.
This recent debate has promoted me to reflect on my journey and to ponder what might bedifferent if I had to start all over again. Life is filled with so many what ifs! They areunpredictable and beyond our control. What if war hadnt destroyed my childhood? What if myfather had not passed away when I was still a child? What if I had the opportunity to stay inschool? Given my passion for medical knowledge, would I have become a doctor? Would mypassion for reasoning and discoveries have driven me to become a scientist?
Of course, I shall never know because fate has destined me for something else. In the process,however, I learned something of great valueeven amid adversity and challenges we can fireup our capabilities and become more than what we thought we could be.
When I was growing up, life in Hong Kong was truly harsh and often cruel . Societys safetynet then was near non-existent. The fear of starving and sickness was very real. Education was aprivilege enjoyed by only a select few. And impoverishment could be a life sentence . Todaysnewly found abundance has moved us beyond these conditions, basically providing an adequatecushion for most. Poverty now goes far beyond the absence of money to include an acute sense ofdisillusionment towards hope and even opportunity. Many fear or perceive that the gateway togenerational progress seems to be narrowing, making it more difficult to escape the confines ofdisadvantages. I understand these fears as I have lived them. No one wants to be doomed TOPoverty, but where is the exist?
I quickly discovered that trying to find a formula for success in life would be a futileendeavor . I should focus instead on differentiating between things which are within my control.
If success is my goal, it is important to control things within my power that can turn the tidearound. I must recognize the shackles of poverty- I must escape the dangerous tentacles ofdisease, ignorance, dishonesty and apathy .
I could control apathy and dependency by being disciplined in my conversation,commitments, it can build up trust; and your character will exude discipline, order and humility.
You are elements aligned that has a multiplier effects: as it better prepares you to addresscircumstances that are out of your control and when the time comes you will have the courage andthe know-how to follow the road which will lead how your life will flow. In the process, you willdiscover the truth Winston Churehill offered so many years ago: Difficulties mastered areopportunities won. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.You are capable of turning the lemons thrown at you into lemonade. When you develop amap for your soul, you will discover the part of you that loves life, the part of you that isanalytical, capable and responsible, and the part of you that is principled, idealistic, and able to allof you. Today you are proud to be a part of Shantou University. Tomorrow Shantou Universitywill be proud of you.
Thank you very much. Good luck. I wish you all the best.
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柠檬汁生活观
李嘉诚
你们知不知道，我以为活到这年龄，早看尽太阳底下的事，想不到让人莫名其妙的事还是不少的。最近媒体在热炒青年应否成为李嘉诚，看法之多，煞有介事的炒作让人费解发笑。对我而言这议题本身挺空洞，每个人各有不一样的独特天分、经验，并按我们的选择踏上命途，虽然无人应附人骥尾，盲目模仿别人，但从别人经验悟出技巧，也是很好的成长教程。
坦白地对大伙说，我爱当我一个人！但这句话不意味着我未曾梦想当一名内科大夫，一名科学家或者高尔夫球教练。生活的价值不只需重视结果，奋斗过程，也同样要紧。
苏东坡先生曾说食无肉，病无药，居无室生活所需全部欠缺，我小时候比苏东坡这句话的生活条件更艰苦，在这艰难阶段中，我还能在品格、个性、能力、情感与志趣的探索里找到开心的滋味。
这篇闹哄哄需不需要当李嘉诚的炒作，反而促进我对我们的旅程深思。假如所有有机会从头再来，我的命会怎么样不同？生活充满着不少假如！，转折点比比皆是，总是也不由大家控制。假如战争没摧毁我的童年，假如爸爸没在我童年时过世，假如我有机会继续升学，我的一生将怎么样改写？我对医学常识这样热诚，我是否会成为一个大夫？我对推理与新发现充满兴趣，我是否会成为一个科学家？
这所有永远没答案，由于命没给我与众不同的选择，我成为今日的我。生活的过程中尽管不无遗憾，但我学到最价值连城的一课逆境和挑战只须能激起起生命的力度，大家的收获是可以超乎自己所想象的。
我成长的年代，香港生活艰苦，社会是残酷而悲凉的。那时候没什么社会安全体系，对饥饿与疾病的恐惧强烈。求学的机会不是每个人的权利，贫穷常常像一种无期徒刑。今天社会前行，新的富足为大多数人带来相对的缓冲保障，贫穷可能不是缺少资金，而是对期望及机会憧憬破灭的挫败感。不少人害怕可上升的空间愈加窄，一辈子也没办法冲破匮乏与弱势的局限。我理解这类恐惧，因我过去一一身受。无人想贫穷，但出路在哪儿？
我飞速发现没什么势必的成功方程式，最重要专注的是，把能掌控的原因区别出来。
假如成功是我的目的，驾驭一些我能力内可控制的事情是扭转逆境十分要紧的重要。我要认了解什么是贫穷的枷锁我必须要有摆脱疾病、愚昧、依靠和惰性的办法。
所有这类元素连接在一块效果非凡：它能日渐凝聚与塑造一个成功基础，帮你应对控制范畴以外的环境。当机会一现，你已整装待发，有本领和勇气踏上前路。纵使无人能对你说前路是一道什么风景，生命长河将流往何方。然而，在这过程中，你会领悟到丘吉尔多年的名言：只须克服困难就是取得机会。一点点的态度，但却可以导致大大地改变。
生命抛来一颗柠檬，你是可以把它转榨为柠檬汁的人。当你描绘独特的心灵地图之时，你会发现热爱生命的你，擅长剖析、富有才华、勇于承担的你，打造自我的你，原则性强、理想远大、无私无畏为社会服务的你。各位同学，第三恭喜你们，我深深相信，今天你以汕大为荣，明天汕大以你为荣。
谢谢大伙。祝大伙好运连连，万事如意。
