Ma Yun did not have money to go to college, the Australian father and son funded free of charge, 40 years later to see how Ma Yun repaid the favor.
In 1980, a skinny-looking boy was pushing a bicycle by the West Lake, and he planned to go to the lake to see if there was a suitable place to touch the fish.
On that day, an Australian father and son were playing by the West Lake, and his son David Morrie was attracted by the skinny West Lake fishing boy in front of him.
How can a fish catcher boy who has loved English since childhood give up the perfect opportunity to practice spoken English. "Hello, I'm Jack Ma", "Hello is David Morrie, this is my father Ken Morrie". So the two teenagers met.
"hi Ma Yun, can you teach me to catch fish?"
"No problem! That David, I learned to speak with you."
In this way, the two of them agreed to meet every afternoon by the West Lake, and since then the two ignorant teenagers have formed a deep foreign friendship.
There is no feast under the heavens, and soon the trip of Morrie's father and son will also come to an end. Before parting, David said: "Ma Yun I will miss the good time with you touching fish in the West Lake", Ma Yun said sadly: "Morrie, we can write letters later"
In the years that followed, the letters of the two teenagers in China and Australia were uninterrupted.
"Jack Ma, there's something wrong with your grammar"
"Ma Yun, are you still going to catch fish?"
"David, I got a perfect score in English"
"David, the water in Hangzhou in winter is a bit cold, there is no way to catch fish, frozen feet"
"Ma Yun, you can come to Australia to catch fish, I officially invite you"
Although it was very difficult to apply for a visa in that era, many trips to and from Beijing and 9 refusals of visas did not erase the dream of this young man. But Zheng also exercised Ma Yun's perseverance and determination later. With the help of Morrie's father and son, Ma Yun embarked on a journey to Australia as he wished.
1985 made Ma Yun unforgettable, Australia's time to catch fish is happy, but Morrie father and son also learned that Ma Yun failed the college entrance examination three times, but because of his unique English, he was looked at differently by Hangzhou Normal College, but Ma Yun's family conditions father and son are also very clear, they decided to give Ma Yun support. Ma Yun also learned that although his father Ken Murray had not read, he had always longed to go to Newcastle University.
When Ken Murray died in 2004, Ma Yun secretly made up his mind that when he succeeded, he would fulfill Ken Murray's wish. After 36 years, in 2017, Ma Yun made a decision that no one expected - donating 20 million US dollars to The University of Newcastle in Australia and establishing the Ma-Molly Scholarship Program.
This story tells us two truths:
• Men like to touch fish, some people touch fish in muddy waters, and some people are drunk and do not want to fish.
• Learn to be grateful, the grace of dripping water, when the fountain reciprocates.
