The people who influenced me the most

The person influences me the most would be a Canadian who I met for more than ten years and his name is Brad.

Since I was still an elementary school student, I met him in a cram school. He taught over there and then became my personal tutor. Brad is not only my tutor, but also my psychotherapist. Since his part-time job is a director, he has an exquisite observation on everything. He gave me many advices and suggestions on my view of life. I think he probably knows me well than my parents do.

For example, it is because of him that I become a person who doesn’t care about other’s judgment. When I was young, I was afraid of being myself and I had no confidence. Then, I learned from him that, do not care about what other people’s thoughts. Because they don’t even know who you really are. Also, he gave me some tips toward learning, which is being an active learner. Don’t stop asking questions and have a passion in learning anything. Thus, I want myself be a modest learner, and I won’t give up when I face difficulties. These are what he had taught me. To me, he is a great philosopher and I appreciate a lot.

Now he is in Canada, and I can't see him or chat to him anymore. I hope I had a chance to see him again. I have a several questions want to ask him. I guess only he is the only person who has got the answer I want. First, I will ask him that what he thinks the most important goal for us to live in this world. I am still a student in the university. I have two choices for my future now. I can graduate and go to find a job directly. Otherwise, I can go for a higher education. Some people regard the higher educational background as the most important thing, while some others think that they must earn money as soon as possible. I want Brad to share experiences when he was searching for jobs. Also I want to know his advices for us. Second, I want to know his definition for a friend. After entering this campus, I find out that we can hardly keep in touch with our classmates. Everyone is busy doing their own business Therefore; most of the friends become unfamiliar with each other. Is this kind of relationship a common thing that we just ignore it, or we have to be enthusiastic to save this situation? I hope Brad can give me the answer. Also I want to tell him that I miss him a lot.