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Thriver os
Microsoft has Windows 10, Apple has
iOS 9, and Google has Chrome OS.
Mr Li contends that every person has
their own operating system,
and encouraged graduates of Shantou
University to install the ‘Thriver’ OS.
Gratitude, mindfulness and an empathy
that “supercharges the virtuous cycle of
enriching, empowering, and ennobling”
are key features in a powerful personal
OS.
Mr Li sees Thrivers as those who
“live out their inner quests” and “never
stop seeking better solutions for
today”. He explained that empathy is
the defining factor of Thrivers. “This
dimension is coded into their kernel
and is the central module of their
personal operating system that is
constantly optimising and synchronising
their interpretations of the moment,
enhancing their visualisation clarity,
managing their civility, their pace and
their actions, and that regularly upgrades
with new versions to grow and glow.”
The empathy is crucial not only to
understanding the outer world, but
also the Thriver’s inner world. It answers
the existential question of why we are
here. Mr Li quoted the great Jewish
rabbi, Hillel the Elder, who asked over
2,000 years ago, “If I am not for myself,
who will be for me? But if I am only for
myself, what am I?”
Mr Li encouraged the graduates of
Shantou University to “live your life to
its truest, in duty, in dignity and joy.
Today, you are proud to be a part of
Shantou University; tomorrow,
Shantou University will be proud to
be a part of you.”
From NYC to Shantou
Obscura Digital also brought some of
their projection magic to the annual
commencement speech proceedings at
Shantou University, an institution strongly
supported by the LKSF. Using a 360˚
projection system designed by Obscura,
a 3D phoenix took flight over scenes
depicting the history of the university,
and this, together with the speech from
Chairman Li Ka-shing, served to inspire
graduates.
Mr Li, no stranger to high technology,
introduced the concept of a new operating
system (OS) to the graduates. This OS
wasn’t for their computers or smartphones,
but for their lives, and has empathy at its
core. This empathy drives the Foundation’s
efforts to change the world for the better
through support for students through
Shantou University, and by raising
awareness of endangered species among
the public half a world away.
A
A chameleon can
change its colour to
protect itself from
predators, but not from
habitat destruction.
B
Mating frogs spice
up the New York
nightlife. Frogs are
often a leading indicator
of environmental
degradation, and are
among the first species
to die when their habitat
is poisoned.
C
A small species of
shrimp looms large to
remind people about
endangered species.
D
Amazed viewers in
New York and around the
world witness Obscura
Digital's 33-storey
spectacle.
B
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