陌上美国 Moshang USA
独立快捷的时评和美国生活信息咨询
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Nathan Chen，今天成为一个美国家喻户晓的名字。媒体一边倒的评价是，跟麦克·乔丹，老虎·伍兹，汤姆·布雷迪(Tom Brady)一样，震撼自己所处时代的运动员。
为什么美国家庭把Nathan和他的家人视为偶像，而不是出现韭菜狂欢镰刀盛宴的扭曲现象？因为Nathan和他家庭最大的亮点，不在于他是奥运冠军、耶鲁学生这些个名头，而是让亿万普通人感觉到，获得生活的幸福感，原来并不那么难。
在有的内置等级社会，自由都只是一种privilege，成功的/往上爬越高的，拥有的自由和特权确实越多。人类几千年不就是这种生活方式。都21世纪了，早就应该把目光放宽到其他不同的选择。
希望有越来越多的家庭，尤其是我们华人家庭，更多去领悟美国平民文化的美，和价值。在这个社会，拥有一颗热爱生活的心，享受过程，而不是瞄准一个特定的金光闪闪的目标去功利地执行，才更是让天才冉冉升起的最大的动力源泉。
成功和荣耀，更多应该是热爱生活朴素情感下，水到渠成的结果，受众也应该是更为广谱的亿万家庭，这样可执行度才高；而不是一种投机一样功利刻意的精心设计，用类似于追逐贵族豪门的心态去找偶像，其实反而只是把普通人拒之门外。
只要你不舍爱和自由，生活最大的天赋馈赠，也可以来自于普通和平凡。在你懂得平常心的那一刻，也就是日子蒸蒸日上，越来越活得开的时候。
我们为美国又出了乔飞人一样的人物而高兴，这一次，他让我们这些普通人也觉得，我们自己也可以。真正赢在起跑线，不是你有个哈佛毕业的爷爷，而是你从开始，就知道自己在做自己喜欢的事，并且愿意坚持。
回复 'hehe96' 的评论 : 谢谢 国内很小气啊 刻意淡化/不报道他
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央妈连个颁奖的镜头都不肯给陈，真的太可笑了，小气到无语的地步。
还要加上美国的社会环境为有天分的ABC提供了充分成长和表现的可能。
一如我们很多美华的美国梦：梦已成真！
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
真替他高兴，优秀的好孩子！！’
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