More than once, Elon Musk said in public: "My mother is my hero, and much of my success stems from my mother's cultivation and her maverick character." ”
The 72-year-old Meyer Musk is an Internet celebrity, perhaps her most well-known label is the mother of "Silicon Valley Iron Man" Elon Musk, but she is also the queen of her own life - through many difficulties but living an extraordinary and wonderful life.
Her life is a legendary history. She is both an entrepreneur, nutritionist, orator, and a well-known fashion icon and model.
At the age of 15, he debuted on the stage of his dreams;
At the age of 21, she won the Miss South Africa pageant;
At the age of 31, she became a bankrupt single mother and raised 3 excellent children;
At the age of 41, he studied for a master's degree as a dietitian;
At the age of 59, he appeared on the cover of the New Yorker;
At the age of 63, he appeared on the cover of New York Magazine;
At the age of 67, he appeared at New York Fashion Week;
At the age of 69, become a cover girl...
Today, she is currently the world's oldest model and an inspirational icon in the eyes of many women. The wonderful life of Meyer Musk has made countless people sigh.
But behind the highlight is the courage to escape from the predicament, the tenacious struggle day after day, and the thinking and persistence of an independent woman on life.
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The harder you work, the luckier you will be in a tough life
Meyer Musk was born in Regina, Canada, in 1948 and moved to South Africa with her parents. Meyer's parents were very adventurous, flying a plane over pretoria in full bloom, and because of this beautiful view, Meyer decided to settle here, and Meyer grew up in Pretoria.
Pictured are Meyer Musk's parents
Meyer and the children were encouraged from an early age to fend for themselves. "I've been very diligent since I was a child, my twin sister and I have had to walk to school on our own since I was four years old, and I started helping my parents at the age of eight."
After graduating from high school, Meyer decided to study nutrition, and in her junior year she participated in a beauty pageant at the suggestion of her classmates. "I thought it would be a stupid afternoon I would never want to talk about again, but in fact that day completely changed my life." Dressed in her own swimsuit, doing her own hairstyle and putting on her own makeup, Meyer won the championship and became her second career as a model.
Pictured is Meyer Musk
Meyer had a boyfriend from the age of 16 and later became Meyer's husband, which became the beginning of Meyer's nearly decade of "hell life". During her honeymoon, Meyer suffered her first domestic violence, and in the years after that, her husband's cruelty and tyranny made her suffer, and she never mentioned all this pain to her relatives and chose to bear it alone.
Under South African law at the time, a man's abuse of a woman could not constitute a basis for divorce. Finally, in the year south Africa passed the "irreparable breakdown of marriage" law, the dawn of escape appeared.
In order to get a divorce as soon as possible, Meyer proposed not to have anything but children, and at the age of 31 Meyer became a single mother. After the divorce, Meyer immediately threw herself into a career as a dietitian.
"The kids and I just have to eat cheap peanut butter sandwiches and bean soup all the time, but so what? We loved each other and spent a lot of happy time together."
In her parents, Meyer understood the truth that "the harder you work, the luckier you get." After the divorce, Meyer lived in eight cities, in order to survive and children, Meyer had to face constant rejection, bear financial pressure, and it was tenacious perseverance that made her get through that difficult time.
During this time, Meyer earned two master's degrees, the career of a dietitian began to flourish, and the modeling career became a bright color in her life.
Talking about the current state of work, Meyer said, "Now I talk more often about women empowerment, encouraging women of all ages, even women over 70, to take charge of their own destiny. Social media and modeling jobs have given me such opportunities. ”
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The best education for children is to become a better version of themselves
"'Silicon Valley Iron Man' Elon Musk's mother" is Meyer Musk's brightest halo. But in fact, Meyer raised all three of her children, including Elon, to be very good.
Meyer feels that the most useful education is for children to see their mothers trying to become a better version of themselves.
On the right is the eldest son Elon, on the left is the younger son Kimball, and in the middle is the daughter Tosca
After the divorce, Meyer raised three children alone and lived on a shoestring basis. Meyer recalls receiving her first paycheck: "The first thing we did was buy a cheap carpet, because there were no chairs or sofas in the room, and we had nowhere to sit. ”
Elon said of mothers: The highest level of maternal love is to give freedom to children. That's where my mother did well. When all three of us were in college, she worked very hard, but she never complained. It's always a smile. This is the most precious asset she has given us.
Meyer educates children in a similar way to what she's been taught: "All along, I've done my best to set myself up as role models and show this to my children. ”
Speaking about Elon, Meyer said peacefully: "My three children have successful careers, but Elon is particularly prominent. As long as it is their own decision, I support it. I'll go to see the premiere of the Passonflix movie on Tosca's platform; I'll attend the opening of Kimball's restaurant and Xuenong Garden; and Elon's Tesla and SpaceX launches, which I'll also attend. Sometimes, I can't be there for a speech or catwalk outside. Still, I'll see them as often as I can. ”
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You will be sad and sad, but there is always hope
Last year, Meyer published her autobiography, Life by Me, in which stories show people that the seemingly lucky Meyer is not the so-called "perfect woman", she has the happiness and troubles of ordinary people.
Meyer said that for most of her life, she struggled and didn't know the direction of her life. In order to regain her confidence, she chose to move to a new city, get rid of painful memories, meet new people, and start her career at the same time. "It's hard to start with, you have to put in a lot of pressure, but it's worth it."
When it comes to marriage, Meyer argues that even with children, marriage is not necessary. "After a divorce, your ex-husband won't necessarily help you raise the kids. This is the dilemma that many women face. Of course, many women have also been helped after their divorces, able to juggle their children and work. If your married life is happier than your single life, that's fine. If you live a miserable life because of men, then you have to come out. It's not easy, you'll be sad, but there's always hope. ”
Meyer is undoubtedly a brave, independent woman, she said that the birth of "Life by Me" stemmed from the children's desire to tell her how to get out of the predicament in the first place. She hopes that everyone can learn from her wrong experience, take fewer detours, and live a happy life earlier.
In Meyer's view, women need to find out the answers to their own situation, whether they are happy in life, and whether they are happy at work. If you are not happy, you must plan for your life.
"No matter how bleak everything looks, there is always light ahead", this is the answer to life given to us by Meyer, who has run away for half a life and has experienced the wind and rain.