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Deliverance from Tunghai

Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo (Chinese) Education is the “hundred-year tree of man” enterprise. Tunghai University , founded in 1955, has now reached its 70th anniversary. Among the many figures in its history, perhaps the most remarkable is Mr. Mei Ko-wang (1918–2016), who served as president for 14 years. Fig 1: The Luce Chapel at Tunghai University In 1969, with the elimination of "vacuum tubes," many of my customers vanished from the earth. Fortunately, by heaven’s grace, brave pioneers came to me seeking new product development. Most of my services were free, except for one client—Mr. Chikuta of the Japanese Kyowa Electronics Company—because the year before, a certain Japanese company, Alps, had tricked me into developing over 200 samples, only to later partner with a Taipei company in Sanxia and become my competitor. Not long after beginning, I collected NT$1.2 million in development fees from Mr. Chikuta. Since some disgraceful incident had occurred at hom...
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The Way of Longevity

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Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) Poem Guan Yu’s immortal name shines bright, From Xieliang in Hedong he won his merit for the Han. Within Cao’s camp he bore humiliation yet held a loyal heart, Escorting his lord’s wife a thousand miles, he showed true devotion. At Red Cliff the storm raged, Jingzhou was the prize, On the Han River ’s waves he drowned seven armies. At Maicheng his blood was spent—yet he became the Martial Saint, For loyalty and righteousness through the ages he is revered as the Lord-Emperor. Story No. 45, Chong-An Street, North District, Tainan City , stood on a slope between the Upper and Lower Tudigong temples. It was a long and narrow house divided into three households; we lived in the very front one. At the back, the passage led to the San-Laoye Temple on Yu-Min Street . The middle household had a tianjing (open courtyard) with a hand-pumped water well. Every morning, the three families would gather to pump water, wash our fa...
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Heaven Rewards Diligence

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Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) Transistor's Tape Recorder won the American's orders; In 1972, storms arose to disturb our first revival. The Steel Ban severed Taiwan ’s living path, Chiang Ching-Kuo’s autocracy wounded all creation. The people, in self-rescue, carved out new roads, Steel flowed like secret troops through Chen Cang. A revolution in precision craftsmanship brought new life, Unsealing the dust of years, to guard and lift the future. “ Heaven rewards diligence, Earth rewards kindness, Humanity rewards sincerity, Business rewards trust, and Industry rewards precision .” This ancient wisdom applies perfectly to the Taiwanese people. It was precisely because of such values that, even amidst “internal strife and external threats,” Taiwan managed to stand firm through the sheer strength of its people. The year 1972 was pivotal. Taiwan ’s industries had just clawed their way out of the nightmare of 1969, when vacuum tubes were phased out...
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