Miscellaneous talk: In recent years, Gu Xi is still fighting in the business world. He said to his son: It was the Civil War that made me.

I am very happy to receive your letter. In your letter, there are two sentences that I appreciate, one is "You are either a winner or you are giving up on yourself" and the other is "Diligence makes a nobleman".

These two sentences are also my out-and-out life motto. To put it in a less modest way, they are the epitome of my life.

When talking about the huge wealth I have created, those unscrupulous newspapers often compare me to a gifted money-making machine. In fact, they lack profound insight into history and know almost nothing about me.

As immigrants, it is our nature to be full of hope and work hard. When I was very young, my mother implanted the virtues of thrift, self-reliance, diligence, trustworthiness and perseverance into my bone marrow. I sincerely believe in these virtues and regard them as the great creed of success. Until today, these great beliefs still flow in my blood. It is all this that has turned into a ladder for me to climb up and sent me to the peak of wealth.

to be honest, it was the war that changed the fate and life of the American people, which made me a business giant that surprised and frightened the business community, and it benefited me a lot. The Civil War gave the American people unprecedented business opportunities, and I became a rich man ahead of schedule. It provided me with the necessary capital support to win in the arena of grabbing opportunities after the war, so that I could make a fortune later.

why can I seize the opportunity to become a millionaire? And why do many people miss the opportunity but remain poor? Everyone is equal before the opportunity! Is it really because I am insatiable, as my detractors say?

absolutely not! Opportunities are actually reserved for hard-working people! Ever since I was a child, I have believed in a successful rule: wealth is a by-product of hard work and an accident. Only through diligent thinking and diligent action can we achieve every goal, and the dream of wealth is no exception.

I quite agree with the phrase "Diligence makes nobility", which is a motto that I will respect forever. Those nobles who enjoy status, dignity, glory and wealth all have a never-ending heart and a pair of strong arms. No matter when and where they are, they all show firm perseverance and tenacious will. It is this quality that makes them achieve their careers, win respect and become indomitable figures.

Son, the world is so unpredictable, just like the ups and downs of everything. There will be no aristocrats forever, and there will be no poor people forever. As you know, when I was young, my family was poor and I was dressed in rags, and sometimes I had to rely on the help of good people to get by. But today I have a huge wealth empire, and I have injected huge wealth into charity. This shows that through their hard work, persistent pursuit and superhuman wisdom, people from humble origins and poor families can also make a name for themselves and become a generation of new noble.

If all honor and honor want to last for a long time, they must be earned by their own creation. In today's society, most rich children are in a situation of not advancing or retreating.

Sadly, many of them lack enterprising spirit, are lazy and wasteful. Although they grew up in a rich environment, they inevitably died of old age in poverty.

So, if you want to learn to improve yourself and achieve yourself, and enjoy the joy of success and win the respect of the society, you must learn to create with your own hands. You must understand that only those who dare to explore are qualified to wear the laurels of honor. You must also understand that diligence is for yourself, not for others, and that you are the biggest beneficiary.

no pains, no gains. As a child of the poor, since I was a child, I firmly believe that there is no other way to succeed and win wealth and dignity than diligence. When I was 1 years old, I knew that I should do as much work as I could, such as chopping wood, milking, fetching water and farming. I did everything and never slacked off. When I was a student, I wasn't so smart, but I didn't want to be left behind. I always prepared my lessons diligently and spent years like a day. Now that I think about it, it was the hard and arduous years in the countryside that exercised my body, enabled me to bear the hardships of starting a business in the future, and also cultivated my strong will and self-confidence, which made me more persevering.

I know that my success, including that I can always take things in stride even when I am in adversity, is largely due to the self-confidence I have built since I was a child.

Diligence can exercise people's quality and cultivate people's ability. When I was employed by Hewitt -

tuttle Company, I worked all day in Dai Yue and around the clock, and finally gained a reputation as a young bookkeeper with outstanding ability and outstanding performance. During those days, my boss told me that with your extraordinary perseverance, you will surely succeed in the future. Although I was still at a loss about my future at that time, I always believed that as long as I put my heart into one thing, I would never fail.

Today, although I am nearly old, I am still fighting in the business world, because I know that the quickest way to end my life is to eat and wait for death. Of course, people have the right to choose whether to rest or work after retirement, but that idle attitude towards life will make people mentally decadent. Because I know the true meaning of life, I always regard retirement as starting again and I don't want to stop fighting for a day.

Son, the reason why I have today's prominent position and huge wealth is only that I have paid much more labor and creation than ordinary people. I used to be an ordinary person, and I didn't have a glittering crown on my head. My success came from strong perseverance, tenacious cultivation and tireless struggle. My reputation is forged by blood and sweat, and I deserve it. Those ignorance and shallow jealousy are unfair to me.

My son, our wealth is not only a reward for our diligence, but also a surplus value that we pay more than others. In short, if you want more wealth, you must pay more. Pay our hard sweat, pay our extraordinary wisdom.

Love your father

January 25th, 197.