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nt to be, and get into the right courses. We of course hope you e back to Beijing, but you should go where you think is best for you. Whether it is summerplanning, or coursework planning, or picking a major, or managing your time, you should take control of your life. In the past, I have helped you quite a bit, whether it is in college application, designing your extracurricular activities, or picking the initial coursework. I will always be there for you, but the time has e for you to be in the driver’s seat – this is your life, and you need to be in control. I will always remember the exhilarating feeling in my life – that I got to decide to skip kindergarten, that I got to decide to change to puter science major, that I got to decide to leave academia for Apple, that I got to decide to go to China, that I got to decide to go to Google, and most recently, that I got to decide to start my own business. Being able to decide means you get to live the life that you want to. Life is too short to live the life others do or others want you. Being in control feels great. Try it, and you’ll love it! I told your mom I’m writing this letter, and asked what she wanted me to say. She thought and said: “just ask her to take care of herself.” Simple but deeply caring – that is how your mother is, and that is why you love her so much. In this simple sentence is her hope that you will bee independent in the way you take care of yourself – that you will remember to take your medicine, that you will get enough sleep, that you will have a balanced diet, that you will get some exercise, and that you will go see a doctor whenever you don’t feel good. An ancient Chinese proverb says that the most important thing to be nice to your parents is to take care of yourself. This is because your parents love you so much, and that if you are well, they will have fort. You will understand this one day when you bee a mother. But in the meantime, please listen to your mother and take care of yourself. College is the four years where you have: the greatest amount of free time the first chance to be independent the most flexibility to change the lowest risk for making mistakes So please treasure your college years – make the best of your free time, bee an independent thinker in control of your destiny, evolve yourself into a bicultural talent, be bold to experiment, learn and grow through your successes and challenges. When I faced the greatest challenge and opportunity in m