陌上美國 Moshang USA
獨立快捷的時評和美國生活信息谘詢
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Nathan Chen，今天成為一個美國家喻戶曉的名字。媒體一邊倒的評價是，跟麥克·喬丹，老虎·伍茲，湯姆·布雷迪(Tom Brady)一樣，震撼自己所處時代的運動員。
為什麽美國家庭把Nathan和他的家人視為偶像，而不是出現韭菜狂歡鐮刀盛宴的扭曲現象？因為Nathan和他家庭最大的亮點，不在於他是奧運冠軍、耶魯學生這些個名頭，而是讓億萬普通人感覺到，獲得生活的幸福感，原來並不那麽難。
在有的內置等級社會，自由都隻是一種privilege，成功的/往上爬越高的，擁有的自由和特權確實越多。人類幾千年不就是這種生活方式。都21世紀了，早就應該把目光放寬到其他不同的選擇。
希望有越來越多的家庭，尤其是我們華人家庭，更多去領悟美國平民文化的美，和價值。在這個社會，擁有一顆熱愛生活的心，享受過程，而不是瞄準一個特定的金光閃閃的目標去功利地執行，才更是讓天才冉冉升起的最大的動力源泉。
成功和榮耀，更多應該是熱愛生活樸素情感下，水到渠成的結果，受眾也應該是更為廣譜的億萬家庭，這樣可執行度才高；而不是一種投機一樣功利刻意的精心設計，用類似於追逐貴族豪門的心態去找偶像，其實反而隻是把普通人拒之門外。
隻要你不舍愛和自由，生活最大的天賦饋贈，也可以來自於普通和平凡。在你懂得平常心的那一刻，也就是日子蒸蒸日上，越來越活得開的時候。
我們為美國又出了喬飛人一樣的人物而高興，這一次，他讓我們這些普通人也覺得，我們自己也可以。真正贏在起跑線，不是你有個哈佛畢業的爺爺，而是你從開始，就知道自己在做自己喜歡的事，並且願意堅持。
回複 'hehe96' 的評論 : 謝謝 國內很小氣啊 刻意淡化/不報道他
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央媽連個頒獎的鏡頭都不肯給陳，真的太可笑了，小氣到無語的地步。
還要加上美國的社會環境為有天分的ABC提供了充分成長和表現的可能。
一如我們很多美華的美國夢：夢已成真！
Thursday was a crowning moment for Chen, he brought the U.S. team a Gold medal, first gold in 12 years for men's figure skating. Media compares Nathan Chen to Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Tom Brady, regarding him as the greatest figure skater of his generation.
When looking at Chen's journey, we see a normal family where parents nurture the interests of their kids. Chen's parents are not from elite schools, nor do they have any prestigious pedigree. Chen's father studied medicine in China and come to the US for graduate school. His mom could not even speak English when arriving in the US. The family settled down in Salt Lake City and raised 5 kids there.
Ordinary families can relate to how the Chens raised their kids. In it they see the tenacity of ordinary people. People also see how the second generation of an immigrant family improved their lives. Moreover, people see how the communities help the family to survive and grow. The warm feeling of community helping families to realize their dreams. In other words, Chen family is an example of the success of normal immigrant families with the help from the community.
The best thing about Nathan Chen is not the title of Olympic championship, world record, or Yale. It is actually the feeling that to have fulfillment and happiness is rather simple. If you love life and freedom, you will feel gifted by being simple. When you feel simple, you perhaps start to grow your joy.
Moderator in Mandarin with English subtitles. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JYI2cRDskSc&feature=youtu.be
真替他高興，優秀的好孩子！！’
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