"The more our business was driven into a corner pushing us all to desperation, the more patience we displayed," Yu said on a livestream last week.
Perhaps it is an accidental success, but Dong's words made us believe that what drove his success was not the so-called opportunities, but an attitude of finding hope in desperation.
For another, if, in the name of competitive education, both students and their parents are driven to untold stress and desperation, then the hoped-for payoffs of pursuing such curriculum-intensive, expensive education－better grades and, ultimately, a solid foundation for a better life that can add value to society and economy－would be in jeopardy.
"I created this museum to help people out of sadness and desperation from heartbreak," Li said.
But many of the Fed's current activities reek of desperation.