My mother said...

My mother said,

"...be strong, yet gentle..."

"...be a doctor who can play piano!"

"...be quick as the brief wind yet careful as the consummate architect..."

"...be shrewd, yet kind..."

"...share the Dharma to others, practice the Dharma ourselves..."

"...gather lots of money, give lots of money..."

"...ask for the hard ways so that it will give you smooth way in the future..."

"...dream and work hard for it..."

"...expect more from ourselves than from others..."

"...dealing with people: befriend to all, forgive, and let go..."

"...when working for others, give the best..."

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"...be someone who can sit on BMW and also public buses..." :P