In Taiwan, the senior high school students are required to choose their course of studies between science and social studies before they enter the senior class. It’s a big issue for the students involved and it always bothers them the whole junior year while they try to make up their minds. I, for one, was so confused that year that I was at a total loss. One evening, when I was lying on the window sill, feeling so depressed, gazing at the sky blankly, Father came to me and asked what was wrong. I stood up and poured out all that I felt doubtful about. Father, whom I had never seen so gracious before, listened attentively and smiled appreciatively, then spoke to me in words I could never forget: “You are my own daughter. Your mother and I will always love you for what you are. Your worries are quite justified and I understand. Honestly, I have hoped that someday you could assist me in my business, but that’s just a parent’s wish. You have the right to follow your own course, to pursue what you feel worth doing. So, if you wish to be a student in the liberal arts, go ahead then.” Now I’ve become a college student. I love my life in the department of my choice. Whenever I find happiness in my studies, I feel grateful to my parents.
