Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak; and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

      Build me a son, whose wishes will not take the place of deeds(不以空想取代行動); a son who will know Thee......and that to know himself is the fundation stone of knowledge.

      Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here, let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those that fail.

     Build me a son, whose heart woll be clear, whose goal will be high, a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other man; one who will reach into the furture, yet never forget the past.

     And after all these things are his, add, I pray,enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom and the meekness of true strength.(真正的力量在於溫和柔順).

     Then, I, his father, will dare to whisper, "I have not lived in vain."