One American-who was pushing forty by the time he earned his PhD-says that when he was younger, whenever he had an important choice to make about his future and asked his parents for their opinion, the response was: "We'll respect and support you no matter what you decide!"
一位年近四十才拿到博士學位的美籍人士說，自己成長過程中，每遇十字路口、不知如何決定未來方向時，向父母求教，他們總是說：「無論你如何決定，我們都尊重、支持你！」