This is a poem that I dedicated for my parents (Oey Suzy Wirawaty and Susanto Iwan) for their love, support, and commitment to raise my siblings and I whether we are successful or failed. Despite our geographical distances, they are always in my mind and close to my heart.
POEM:
A Meaningful and Beautiful Life
Travel the world and it will open up our perspectives
Live a life that is rich with experiences
Filled with passion and sincere love
Work diligently with discipline
To become a person of word and action
Be responsible of our decisions
Learn from small mistakes to avoid big mistakes
Write truthfully like a scholar
Think deeply, creatively, and critically
Yet, always maintain a pure heart as soft as a dove and
as solid as a rock
Be sincere with our motivation
Dare to take risk
Use our talents wisely
Care for the others
Love passionately
Live with dignity
Act with integrity, and
Finally be able to convince ourselves
that we have no regret in life
for God created us with a purpose
to live a meaningful and beautiful life
that will be pleasing in Heavenly eyes.
Thank you Lord for the opportunity
to live in Your wonderful world,
Ailin Iwan
Original version was written in
Summer 2010, after a school exchange trip
to Hong Kong when I still lived in San Francisco
POEM:
A Meaningful and Beautiful Life
Travel the world and it will open up our perspectives
Live a life that is rich with experiences
Filled with passion and sincere love
Work diligently with discipline
To become a person of word and action
Be responsible of our decisions
Learn from small mistakes to avoid big mistakes
Write truthfully like a scholar
Think deeply, creatively, and critically
Yet, always maintain a pure heart as soft as a dove and
as solid as a rock
Be sincere with our motivation
Dare to take risk
Use our talents wisely
Care for the others
Love passionately
Live with dignity
Act with integrity, and
Finally be able to convince ourselves
that we have no regret in life
for God created us with a purpose
to live a meaningful and beautiful life
that will be pleasing in Heavenly eyes.
Thank you Lord for the opportunity
to live in Your wonderful world,
Ailin Iwan
Original version was written in
Summer 2010, after a school exchange trip
to Hong Kong when I still lived in San Francisco