Written by As we all know, Chen Shui-Bian comes from a background in law.
He demonstrated outstanding capability as a junior in university, when he passed the national examinations and qualified to practice law professionally.
Later, he put himself on the line as a lawyer for the defense in the Kaohsiung Incident.
For this he became a political prisoner, serving time in jail, and ultimately stepping out on the road of political no return.
My first meeting with Chen Shui-Bian left a deep impression on me.
Arriving with his wife, Wu Shu-chen, he got out in front of our door and carried his wife to her wheelchair. Then, after exiting the elevator, he carried the wheelchair up to another flight of stairs, showing extreme care, warmth and consideration throughout. Witnessing these actions, this first meeting really touched me.
Subsequently, he came to see me regularly from time to time.
Even after he was elected mayor of Taipei, despite his extremely busy schedule, he still managed to keep up with his visits. Although I was unable to provide any decent suggestions, with sincerity and modesty he always said he wanted to ‘ seek counsel from me. ‘I think these attributes show that luck has been little to do with Chen Shui-Bian’s outstanding accomplishments.
I like to cite the “skinny goose theory” to characterize the way in which Taiwan’s various accomplishments have come about.
In the early post-war years, following the end of Japanese rule and the Koumingtang’s retreat to Taiwan, the people’s lives were filled with hardship.
In the search for survival, in typical traditional Chinese with resilience and hard work they found their way through ship and built their own accomplishments.
This “skinny goose applies well to Chen Shui-Bian as well.
Born into a poor he had to work extra hard to seize the chances to make his mark.
Never allowing discouragement to disrupt his focus, in true, Taiwanese fighting spirit, he only gathered steam with each setback.
His conscientious performance as a legislator and assiduous, stalwart as mayor of Taipei amply demonstrates his intense for political reform, stirring appreciation deep and wide between a society eager for an order.
Chen’s tremendous popularity has been accumulated bit by bit, one step at a time.
This is why, on the night that the results revealed he lost his bid ix re-election as mayor of Taipei, a great big crowd of supporters gathered at his election headquarters, reluctant to disperse and head home.
Many among the crowd were outwardly upset, their tears displaying their frustration and disappointment.
Resolute in the wake of this painful defeat, they called for Chen Shui-Bian to take his talents to a higher level and run for president.
Certainly, this was an unusual scene in today’s world.
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