What I See in Dr. Feifei Li’s Memoir “The Worlds I See”
A memoir that should be in every scientist‘s TBR
Probably every kid has been asked, “What’s your dream?” as in what would you want to be doing when you grow up? Among these young minds, with limited imaginations and without exposure to real-life cruelty, you wouldn’t be very surprised by the answers: I want to be a doctor (they save people’s lives!), an astronaut (from the nonstop news coverage in space exploration progress), a boss (they are rich!), or a scientist (sounds cool and the title carries prestige).
Of course, I go with the cool option. Being a scientist sounds amazing. I imagine myself wearing glasses and standing in the lab messing with chemicals in test tubes(remember, limited imagination). I talked to my grandmother about my dream and promised to take her to travel the world when I become a scientist (maybe more reasonable if I were a pilot?).
Anyway, reality first hit me when my grandmother passed away. People you love will leave, regardless of whether you have fulfilled your promises. Reality struck me twice when I found I couldn’t excel in physics, as I kept failing physics exams in high school.
The Chinese education system works by dividing students into art and science in high school before they take the college entrance…
