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動態
2024全球脊柱大會在泰國曼穀完美收官。北美脊柱協會前主席Jeffreyjiaoshoumeinianduicicidahuidetebiegongxian。jinniantaxiexingaosuwo，mingnianwomenyinggaikeyixiangjian。jinwanwoyouyicixiangqitagaosuwodetafuqintebiebeizhuangderenshengchuanqigushi。“我(wo)的(de)父(fu)親(qin)在(zai)我(wo)的(de)一(yi)生(sheng)中(zhong)給(gei)我(wo)的(de)啟(qi)發(fa)最(zui)大(da)。他(ta)的(de)故(gu)事(shi)很(hen)悲(bei)壯(zhuang)，但(dan)卻(que)很(hen)勵(li)誌(zhi)，這(zhe)在(zai)他(ta)們(men)那(na)代(dai)人(ren)中(zhong)可(ke)能(neng)很(hen)常(chang)見(jian)。他(ta)在(zai)中(zhong)國(guo)大(da)陸(lu)中(zhong)部(bu)一(yi)個(ge)小(xiao)鎮(zhen)外(wai)的(de)一(yi)個(ge)小(xiao)農(nong)場(chang)長(chang)大(da)。他(ta)很(hen)早(zao)就(jiu)知(zhi)道(dao)，如(ru)果(guo)不(bu)離(li)開(kai)自(zi)己(ji)的(de)小(xiao)鎮(zhen)，不(bu)改(gai)變(bian)自(zi)己(ji)的(de)處(chu)境(jing)，除(chu)了(le)在(zai)農(nong)場(chang)工(gong)作(zuo)，他(ta)將(jiang)永(yong)遠(yuan)沒(mei)有(you)機(ji)會(hui)做(zuo)別(bie)的(de)事(shi)情(qing)。13歲(sui)那(na)年(nian)，他(ta)和(he)爺(ye)爺(ye)把(ba)所(suo)有(you)能(neng)背(bei)的(de)農(nong)產(chan)品(pin)都(dou)打(da)包(bao)，兩(liang)人(ren)走(zou)了(le)幾(ji)天(tian)的(de)路(lu)，來(lai)到(dao)了(le)最(zui)近(jin)的(de)小(xiao)鎮(zhen)賣(mai)掉(diao)了(le)所(suo)有(you)的(de)農(nong)產(chan)品(pin)，爺(ye)爺(ye)把(ba)所(suo)有(you)的(de)錢(qian)都(dou)交(jiao)給(gei)了(le)他(ta)。我(wo)父(fu)親(qin)拿(na)著(zhe)錢(qian)去(qu)最(zui)近(jin)的(de)城(cheng)市(shi)上(shang)學(xue)了(le)，自(zi)此(ci)他(ta)再(zai)也(ye)沒(mei)有(you)見(jian)過(guo)他(ta)的(de)父(fu)母(mu)。他(ta)努(nu)力(li)供(gong)自(zi)己(ji)上(shang)學(xue)，離(li)開(kai)了(le)祖(zu)國(guo)，最(zui)後(hou)在(zai)賓(bin)夕(xi)法(fa)尼(ni)亞(ya)大(da)學(xue)取(qu)得(de)了(le)政(zheng)治(zhi)學(xue)博(bo)士(shi)學(xue)位(wei)。生(sheng)活(huo)在(zai)美(mei)國(guo)的(de)他(ta)，直(zhi)到(dao)五(wu)十(shi)多(duo)歲(sui)才(cai)有(you)機(ji)會(hui)與(yu)親(qin)屬(shu)聯(lian)係(xi)，而(er)那(na)時(shi)，他(ta)的(de)父(fu)母(mu)和(he)大(da)部(bu)分(fen)兄(xiong)弟(di)都(dou)已(yi)經(jing)去(qu)世(shi)了(le)。他(ta)還(hai)給(gei)我(wo)講(jiang)了(le)他(ta)如(ru)何(he)從(cong)戰(zhan)爭(zheng)中(zhong)生(sheng)存(cun)下(xia)來(lai)，如(ru)何(he)努(nu)力(li)尋(xun)找(zhao)食(shi)物(wu)，如(ru)何(he)努(nu)力(li)求(qiu)學(xue)的(de)故(gu)事(shi)。這(zhe)些(xie)都(dou)給(gei)我(wo)留(liu)下(xia)了(le)深(shen)刻(ke)的(de)印(yin)象(xiang)，所(suo)以(yi)我(wo)知(zhi)道(dao)了(le)種(zhong)瓜(gua)得(de)瓜(gua)、種(zhong)豆(dou)得(de)豆(dou)這(zhe)個(ge)道(dao)理(li)。每(mei)當(dang)醫(yi)院(yuan)有(you)重(zhong)要(yao)問(wen)題(ti)或(huo)緊(jin)急(ji)情(qing)況(kuang)時(shi)，我(wo)就(jiu)會(hui)想(xiang)到(dao)他(ta)的(de)艱(jian)難(nan)，這(zhe)真(zhen)的(de)讓(rang)人(ren)覺(jiao)得(de)很(hen)有(you)意(yi)義(yi)。他(ta)給(gei)我(wo)最(zui)難(nan)忘(wang)的(de)一(yi)個(ge)建(jian)議(yi)是(shi)，你(ni)無(wu)法(fa)控(kong)製(zhi)別(bie)人(ren)的(de)行(xing)為(wei)和(he)想(xiang)法(fa)，你(ni)隻(zhi)能(neng)控(kong)製(zhi)自(zi)己(ji)的(de)行(xing)為(wei)。所(suo)以(yi)，即(ji)使(shi)別(bie)人(ren)對(dui)你(ni)不(bu)公(gong)平(ping)，也(ye)要(yao)公(gong)平(ping)對(dui)待(dai)他(ta)們(men)，做(zuo)正(zheng)確(que)的(de)事(shi)。這(zhe)樣(yang)一(yi)來(lai)，你(ni)就(jiu)可(ke)以(yi)一(yi)直(zhi)活(huo)在(zai)你(ni)所(suo)做(zuo)的(de)事(shi)情(qing)中(zhong)，你(ni)就(jiu)可(ke)以(yi)在(zai)晚(wan)上(shang)安(an)然(ran)入(ru)睡(shui)了(le)。他(ta)是(shi)一(yi)名(ming)教(jiao)師(shi)，雖(sui)然(ran)是(shi)移(yi)民(min)，英(ying)語(yu)不(bu)是(shi)他(ta)的(de)第(di)一(yi)語(yu)言(yan)，但(dan)他(ta)找(zhao)到(dao)了(le)與(yu)人(ren)溝(gou)通(tong)的(de)方(fang)法(fa)。”
The Global Spine Congress 2024 (GSC 2024) has written a perfect ending in Bangkok, Thailand. The former president of the North American Spine Society (NASS) Prof. Jeffrey Wang has made great contributions to this congress every year. This year, he wrote to me that it might be a good chance that we can meet in the next year. Tonight again, it came to my mind the moving, tragic, but legendary story of his father that he told me. “My father has inspired me the most in my life. He has one of those sad but inspiring stories that are probably quite common to people in his generation. He grew up on a small farm outside a small town in central China. He knew early on, that if he did not leave his town or change his situation, during that period of time in China, he would never have the chance to do anything else but work on a farm. At age 13, he and his father packed all the produce they could carry on their backs, and the two of them walked several days to the nearest town. They sold all the produce and his father handed him all the money. My father took it and went to the nearest city to go to school. He never saw his parents again. He struggled to put himself through school, and left China to get his PhD in political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Living in the United States, he did not have the opportunity to contact any of his relatives, until he was in his fifties, and by then, his parents and most of his brothers had passed away. He told me stories of how he survived the war, struggled to find food to eat, and struggled to get his education. These had such an impression on me that I try to take nothing for granted. Whenever there is an important issue or emergency at the hospital, I think of how tough it was for him, and it really puts things into perspective. One of the most memorable pieces of advice he gave me was that you cannot control what other people do and what they think, you can only control what you do. So even if others are treating you unfairly, treat them fairly and do what is right. That way, you can always live with what you do and you can sleep at night. He was a teacher, and although an immigrant where English was not his mother tongue, he found a way to connect to people.”
