Brian Fu
“My momma always said, ”Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you”re gonna get.” – Forrest Gump”
About five years ago, with luggage, I came to New York alone. I thought I was alone, but actually not. The first year was tough, everything for me was challenging. Luckily, when I came back to Taiwan on my first summer vacation in 2004, one of my junior high school classmates told me that Brian and Daniel lived in New York, too. Brian and Daniel were both my junior high school classmates, and they are twin brothers. I had not met them since we graduated from school 15 years ago. They immigrated to United States right after we went to senior high school, and they went to senior high school and college here. They were like veterans in this society. They helped my often, especially Brian. I am not a person who will ask help from friends. I think people should live independently and be strong. That’’s the man. However, Brian is smart. He called or chatted with my on messenger often. By knowing what I was doing, he would came to help me. And he would strongly insist he needed to help me. For example, I didn”t have a very stable place to live when I just moved to New York. I had to move often and I was a poor students. No matter how tired he was (cause he wad already a programmer by then), he would drive his car and help me move. He was the life master to me. He showed me how to live in this city. He always think one steps ahead. When I told him I was going to try snowboarding, he would know that I might need some help on purchasing equipments and clothes. On Christmas or Thanksgiving time, he always invites me to have dinner with his family. That really warms my heart. He knew I was a very frugal students and would try to avoid any cost, he would invite me to trip with him and drive me to explore different places near the city.
Just like the quote I put in the very beginning, you never know what life is gonna bring to you. I never thought I will met Brian at New York after graduated from high school. I also never thought a friendship can last that long that crossed time and space. Some people are just like shooting stars passing your life; some are like fixed star which always be with you. I always try to reply to all of his helps through these years, but I seldom get a chance. Brian might not know that he really plays a very important role in my life, but I know he and his friendship is like the fixed star which stays there forever. This post is dedicated to him. Thank you, Brian.