我突然好想用中文写下我的感想。
自从开学以后我一直忙进忙出，为了功课烦恼了不少。有时候真的觉得很疲倦，而且很想放弃。可是一直告诉自己一定要坚持到底，因为过程非常重要。在这艰难的过程中上帝一定有事物让我学习。我不放弃因为我知道有上帝在我身旁，我一定能克服所有阻拦我的障碍，获得最后的胜利。在艰难中有很多考验，我的个性，为人处方，耐性等都不被赦免。我想这一切的一切都会让我变成一个更好的人。
在一切的挣扎中我仍然深受感恩，因为身边的朋友总是不断地鼓励我，告诉我这些是短暂的。一切都会过去，但从中学习的宝贵经验会一直的延续下去。我也许没有任何的表示，可是我是听进去了，而且也非常的感激。谢谢！
disclaimer: the below is not a translation of the above writing.
i read a book entitled “the goal” by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt. i havent actually read an entire book for quite a while, but this book was a real treat for me. i couldnt put the book down, partly because i had to write a review for the book for my take home mid term, but very largely because the book really grabbed my attention. it has been a while since i read something that left me feeling inspired. i could understand why my prof would say that he would read that book to be inspired every few years. it does have that impact.
the book has many facets to it, and one very obvious one is in terms of bringing to live a new concept of the theory of constraints, which revolutionalized process management. other than reading about how the process in the firm has changed, resulting in great improvements in the productivity of the factory, it goes deeper. written as a novel, it brings to life characters in the book, their struggles, and their thought processes. that was probably the most inspiring for me. i read about how Alex struggled to revive the plant from one that was closing down, to one that brought the greatest profits in the span of 3 months. it had so much involved. his world was not perfect, and his situation was far from perfection. he had to deal with problems in his family, his relationship with his wife, convincing the people who worked with him, and to find and relentlessly look for his mentor. in the imperfection, he worked hard, tried everything he could, and refused to give up. he tried and kept on trying when problems surfaced one after another. he changed the way things were conventionally thought of and done, and that lit a spark in the people he worked closely with. because of the success achieved, it created an excitement and enthusiasm in the people he worked with. they all became people who loved what they did and was constantly looking for ways of improvement, to better the system, and to solve problems. work became a challenge instead of a routine, and wanting to be part of the positive change was so deep in them by the end of it all. i saw how inspired the people in the book were, and i could imagine the kind of motivation that gave them. i smiled because i could imagine the satisfaction and joy, the motivation and strength that a deeply inspired indicidual could achieve. when one is inspired to love doing what they do, it brings about the best in them, and can exhibit the most positive change in society.
Be inspired to love what you do, to do what you do excellently, and become the most positive change in the world you live in!
now here it goes... 