如詩的法律文案總結（外一篇）

音樂《愛的抒懷》


女兒工作的律師事務所被聘負責某兩個醫院合並的法律責任，事務所就將這個項目交給我們女兒負責。一周多前，兩個醫院的合並圓滿完成，醫院的主律師寫了一封感謝信給我們女兒工作的律師事務所。除了表揚她相關法律專業知識“豐富”和能力“高超”，那位主律師還特別提到我們女兒寫的合並法律文案總結“如詩”，是他“至今讀過的最難忘的法律文案總結”。收到客戶送來的這樣表揚信，我們的女兒以及她工作的律師事務所都很高興。

昨天看了女兒同事分享的相關評論視頻之後，我忍不住笑了，說：“將法律文案總結寫成詩意真是有點獨特”，我沒好意思說“有點奇葩”：-）））。不過，得知醫院主律師的評論，我並不驚訝，因為女兒在中學期間曾經因寫作多次得獎，總共獲得超過兩萬美元的獎勵（注：這些獎勵都是給獲獎者上大學用的獎學金）。有趣的是每次我們都是在她獲獎之後才知道她的作文被學校老師送去參加競賽，並且每次在她獲獎之後我們才讀到她的獲獎作品。不止一次她自己也是事先不知道她的作業被語文老師送出去參賽，獲獎後才知。

最有趣和最尷尬的是她上高中九年級時，她的語文老師將她的作文選送去參加可口可樂基金會發起的中學生作文競賽並且獲獎；而她上高中十一級時，那時的語文老師也將她的作文選送參加當年的可口可樂基金會發起的相關競賽，並且再次得獎。然而，她十一年級得的獎以及相關獎學金後來被主辦方取消，因為相關競賽有規定曾經的獲獎者不能再參賽。主辦方並沒有認為我們女兒的語文老師故意犯規，而是認為是老師無意的疏忽造成；我們的女兒也沒有受到責備，因為她自己事先並不知道語文老師將她的作文又送出去參賽。

了解到孩子在工作上的成長和進步很開心，也很感恩，謹此作記錄。願她戒驕戒躁，繼續腳踏實地工作生活，平安順遂，成為社會和他人的祝福。


附：女兒11年級寫的那篇獲獎作文，當年可口可樂基金會發起的中學生作文競賽主題是關於“peer pressure”（同輩壓力）。


From the New World

My mother once told me that life flows like a ceaseless symphony, majestic, riveting, mysterious, composed by the individual and made complete by the rhythmic throbs of the human spirit. During every strain, someone, somewhere, listens intently. The audience’s face promises an infinite folio of expressions—adoration, disdain, nonchalance… These responses, at times inspiring, at times cruel, and always judging, determine how the composer weaves the ensuing melody. All of us, authors from birth, hope that our works, our lives, win the approval of others. Sometimes, we yearn so ardently that if time were man’s to command, then its frames would forever freeze upon moments where acceptance is mirrored back. However, the pressure stemmed from the opinions of our peers is double-edged; if handled carelessly, we risk disillusionment and the cacophony of lifeless melodies that no longer promise rebirth.

I am but a child, with neither foresight like that of the prophets within Homeric epics nor wisdom granted so profusely to Solomon. I stumble. I get up, and I carry on, as all students do, with a fervent longing for acceptance. Personal identity seems all the more opaque as society offers clashing molds of truth, of morality, of purpose. Others want us to believe what they believe and pursue what they pursue, for in this relative and impressionable age, their vindication flows from the magnitude of their followers. On this journey, conforming is easy; but before you, before we all, jump onto the bandwagon, stop and listen; listen to the mind that seeks understanding beyond passive acceptance and to the heart that hopes for color in a sea of gray. For when we cultivate curiosity and ambition, we summon the courage to carve our own paths and pursue the inexplicable majesties of our own dreams.

Indeed, individualism does not foreshadow a life of solitude. True friends will walk alongside us, carry us, and push us beyond even our own faith in ourselves. They rejoice in our victories and grieve in our losses, and they are the ones whose opinions are truly substantial. But to have such friends, we must also reflect qualities we ourselves seek—compassion, love, loyalty, individuality. In first grade, when we chose to laugh at the boy with the funny accent, we were too young to understand; but today, as we all are older and hopefully wiser, ignorance is no longer excused. Today, we heed the consequences of our choices and bear the fruits of our actions.

For better or for worse, peer pressure was, is, and always will be a contributor to personal identity. But whatever the circumstances may be, if we learn to fix our eyes on aspirations greater than ourselves and take in the lessons of the present, our future will flower in magnificent beauty. And at that ultimate stage of understanding, we perhaps will be able to grasp and live out the timeless melodies of the world’s Masters…Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Dvorak, his Symphony No.9, “From the New World.”

[廣陵曉陽]

回複 'livinghere' 和'laopika' 的評論 :

一並謝謝老朋友恩典和派克兄。在我女兒的成長過程中，在她高中畢業之前，我幾乎每年帶她回國過暑假，所以，她中文的聽和說能力都挺好，但閱讀和寫的能力差：-（（（。

祝新一周愉快！

[laopika]

你女兒好厲害啊，典型的ABC，一定是英文比中文好很多倍

[livinghere]

優美如詩如歌。