BIbelievethatitisimportanttobebroughtupwithafirmbeliefinthegood.Iwasfortunateinthisrespect.Myparentsnotonlygavemeahappyhome,buttheyhadmestudyhalfadozenforeignlanguagesandmadeitpossibleformetotrave

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　　Ibelievethatitisimportanttobebroughtupwithafirmbeliefinthegood.Iwasfortunateinthisrespect.Myparentsnotonlygavemeahappyhome,buttheyhadmestudyhalfadozenforeignlanguagesandmadeitpossibleformetotravelinothercountries.Thismadememoretolerantandhelpedmetobridgemanydifficultiesinlaterlife.

　　SoonafterIgotmarried,myhusbandandIleftournativeCzechoslovakiaandwenttoliveinShanghai,China.Herewasareallyinternationalcity.Peopleofallracesandbeliefslivedandworkedtogether.

　　InShanghai,in1941,whenIwasonlytwentyyearsold,thedoctorsdiscoveredthatIhaddiabetes.Itwasaterribleshock,becausediabetesisincurable.Butitcanbecontrolledbyinsulin(胰岛素).AlthoughthisdrugwasnotmanufacturedinChina,therewereenoughstocksofimportedinsulinavailable.Thisenabledmetocontinueanormal,happylife.

　　ThenbombsfellonPearlHarborandtheJapaneseoccupiedShanghai.Theimportofinsulinwascutoff.Beforelong,therewasnotenoughforthediabetics.Iwasonastarvationdiettokeepmyinsulinrequirementsaslowaspossible.Manydiabeticshadalreadydied,andthesituationbecamedesperate.Inspiteofallthis,Ineverstoppedbelievingthatwiththehelpofmyhusband’sloveandcare,Iwouldsurvive.

　　IcontinuedtoteachinChineseschools.Myfaithandmyhusband’snever-endingeffortstogetthemanufactureofinsulinstartedgavemecourage.Inhissmalllaboratorytheproductionofinsulinwasattempted.Iservedasthehumanguineapig（实验品）onwhichitwastested.I’llneverforgetthedaywhenmyhusbandgavemethefirstinjectionofthenewinsulin,whichhadworkedonrabbits.Ithelped!Canyouimagineourhappinessandrelief?

　　Ireceivedthegreateststrengthfromthedeeploveandcompleteunderstandingbetweenmyhusbandandme.Andnexttothatwasthekindnessandhelpofmany,manyfriendsofmanynationalities.Tome,theexperienceoflivinginShanghaiduringthespecialtimeswasunforgettable.

　　AftertheSecondWorldWar,myhusbandandIsailedtotheUntiedStates,whichisalsoknownasameltpot.Whereverwelive,Ibelieve,withfaithandlove,lovebetweenfamiliesandfriendsfromdifferentnationalities,wecanmakeitourcherishedhome.

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