即使生活没有给你“鞋子”，你依然可以走向智慧

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2025-12-01 11:34发布于广东

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智慧是什么？

谁是最有智慧的人？

爱因斯坦、居里夫人……当大家都在分享那些历史中闪耀的群星时，Miss Genesse却选择分享一个普通人的故事——她的父亲。

在这个月的全校集会里，配合月度主题“智慧”一词，Genesse老师与大家分享了她的经验和故事。她说，不断突破困境，解决生命难题的父亲，不仅塑造了他宽阔的视野，也悄悄影响了她。智慧不只是知识与技巧，而是在有限之中依然选择成长。

VMA开放、多元的校园氛围吸引了她加入，而她也希望把自己的独特经历带进课堂。作为一名教授Research课程的老师，她在跨学科协作和探究式项目中找到了很多创造课程的新可能。她常说：“当教师得到充分支持，学生才能享受到更有趣、更有创意、也更贴近他们需求的学习。”

在教学中，她习惯把课程内容与时事和全球议题串联起来，带着学生用研究的方法追问、分析、解决现实问题。她始终相信，真正的智慧不只在于知道该怎么做，更在于理解为什么而做。

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What is wisdom?

Who is the wisest person?

While many might name Einstein or Marie Curie—those bright stars in the sky of history—Miss Genesse chose to speak about someone far more ordinary: her father.

At this month’s school assembly, in response to the theme of “Wisdom,” Ms. Genesse shared her story with the whole community. She spoke of the man who, time after time, pushed through hardship and found his way through life’s challenges. It was he who shaped her broad way of seeing the world and quietly influenced the person she became. Wisdom, she said, is not merely knowledge or skill, but the choice to grow even when life feels limited.

VMA’s open and culturally diverse environment was what drew her here, and she hopes to bring her own unique experiences into the classroom as well. As a Research teacher, she has found abundant opportunities for innovative teaching through interdisciplinary collaboration and inquiry-based projects. She often says, “When teachers feel supported, students benefit from a more fun, creative and responsive instructions both inside and outside the classroom. ”

In her classes, she weaves course content together with current events and global issues, guiding students to use research methods to question, analyze, and solve real-world problems. She believes that true wisdom lies not only in knowing how to act, but in understanding why it matters.

Imagine going to school barefoot — no slippers, no socks, no shoes. How would you feel? Sad? Demotivated? Ashamed? Maybe you’d stop going.

We are lucky. You are lucky. I am lucky — I never had to walk to class barefoot. But my father did.

He wasn’t born with a silver spoon. Life was harder then. Every day he walked 1.2 kilometers to school with nothing on his feet, carrying only his dedication and determination to finish his studies despite the hardship. In high school, he earned a scholarship to join a private high school and received support to be able to have uniform, notebooks, and a pair of shoes. Later on, he studied in a vocational school and completed a two‑year course as a mechanic. He worked in Manila for a time, and later returned to our hometown to farm.

In my memory, every 4 in the morning he would wake up early to harvest vegetables, sell them in the neighborhood, and use the money to send us to school and buy our basic needs. He always told us “Bisan ano pa kabudlay, maninguha gid ko nga indi nyo ma‑experiensyahan ang kabudlay nga akon na‑experiensyahan.” In English, “No matter how hard life is, I will do whatever it takes so my children would never suffer what I suffered as a child.”

Because of his wise choices — from when he was young through fatherhood until his last day with us, sadly, he passed away back in 2018,— I believe he was truly wise. If he hadn’t made those choices, maybe I wouldn’t be here today sharing this story. Maybe Miss Genesse wouldn’t be in VMA today, patiently sharing her research skills to her students.

So, what does this mean? Being wise matters not just for ourselves, but also, for the people around us — today, tomorrow, and in the future. Life will throw many difficulties on you. Don’t give up. Let those challenges fuel your desire to be wise and have a future that you wanted to have.

Lastly, Wisdom comes from different meanings….And remember, wisdom is learned in small acts —by listening, learning, choosing, and caring too.

So, be wise for yourself… and for others.

试想一下，光着脚去上学 —— 没有拖鞋，没有袜子，更没有鞋子。你会是什么感受？难过？提不起劲？羞愧？或许，你干脆就不想去学校了。

我们何其幸运。你们是幸运的，我也是幸运的 —— 我从未有过赤脚走进教室的经历。但我的父亲，却曾日复一日如此。

父亲并非含着金汤匙出生，当年的生活远比现在艰难。每天，他都要光着脚走 1.2 公里的路去上学，脚下没有任何保护，唯有那份无论多苦都要完成学业的执着与决心陪伴着他。高中时，他凭借努力获得了一所私立高中的奖学金，也终于得到资助，有了校服、笔记本，还有人生中一双属于自己的鞋子。后来，他进入一所职业学校，用两年时间学完了机械维修专业。他曾在马尼拉工作过一段时间，之后便回到家乡，以务农为生。

在我的记忆里，父亲每天清晨 4 点就会起床：先去田里收割蔬菜，再到邻里间叫卖，用换来的钱供我们上学，也为家里购置基本的生活必需品。他常对我们说：“Bisan ano pa kabudlay, maninguha gid ko nga indi nyo ma-experiensyahan ang kabudlay nga akon na-experiensyahan.” (“不管生活有多难，我都会拼尽全力，不让你们再经历我小时候吃过的苦。”)

从年轻时的求学，到成为父亲后的奔波，再到 2018 年遗憾离开我们（他已于 2018 年去世），父亲一生都在做明智的选择。我坚信，他是真正有智慧的人。倘若当初他没有做出那些选择，或许今天的我就不会站在这里分享这段故事，或许也不会在 VMA ，耐心地向学生们教授研究技能。

所以，这一切究竟意味着什么？拥有智慧，不仅对我们自己至关重要，对身边的人 —— 无论是现在、未来，还是长久以后 —— 都意义非凡。生活总会给你抛出各种各样的难题，但请一定不要放弃。让这些挑战成为动力，推动你去追求智慧，去创造自己想要的未来。

最后我想说，智慧有着多重含义……

请记住，智慧就藏在一个个微小的举动里 —— 学会倾听、坚持学习、慎重选择，还有心怀善意。

所以，为了自己，也为了他人，请做一个有智慧的人吧。

编辑/排版：Sunny老师

双语翻译：Oprah老师

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