“人才魔术师”蔡笑晚

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近年来，瑞安籍医生蔡笑晚成了全国各大报刊、各类网站以及中央和地方电视台关注的人物，他把六个子女培养成五个博士、一个研究生的感人事迹以及他的专著《我的事业是父亲》，在社会上引了强烈反响。许多大专院校、各省市妇联以及家庭教育学会、图书馆等等，纷纷请他作报告，使得他们夫妇南北奔波，半年多回不了瑞安家乡。

成功之父与博士之家

蔡笑晚出身医生世家，当年因家庭成份问题受过很多磨难。1961年他考上杭州大学物理系，1963年却由于天真地敞开心扉“交心”而被勒令退学，顿时打碎了他的求学成才之梦。但22岁的青年血气方刚，他在父亲坟头立下三桩誓愿：一是自己的梦破碎了，有生之年定要将自己的儿女送进大学培养成才，以在晚年能开怀大笑，为此他更名“蔡笑晚”；二是把“父亲”两字当作责任和“事业”来看待，确保每个孩子都能成为栋梁之才；三是在培育子女成才道路上，不管遇到任何挫折，绝不回头!

蔡笑晚的父亲蔡勋原为浙南名医，因积劳而早逝。为着养家糊口，他找出父亲的医书，四处拜访乡里郎中，钻研医术。三年里他夜以继日啃书试方，居然无师自通，开设了中西医结合的个体诊所，解决了衣食之虞。立业后他与在小学做临时工的勤奋、贤惠的陈小湘结成夫妇，当时因未实行计划生育，10年里生下五子一女，分别取孟子(天文)、孙子(天武)、荀子(天师)、润子(天润)、君子(天君)、西子(天西，女)，所以给孩子取这样的名字，目的是激励孩子从小立志。亲友说他狂妄，他却说：“这是我们对孩子寄托的希望!”

为了培养六个孩子，夫妻俩吃够了苦头，耗尽了心血。开始几年，不说学杂费，光是八口人的衣食住行就是个沉重的负担。为了六个孩子的学习和成长，他们先后六次搬家，把家安在学校附近，一是这样可以就近入校节约车费，二是为了孩子有更多时间读书。为省房租，全家八口人居住在不足20平方米的屋子里，并将屋内的眠床“白天床当桌，夜晚桌变床”。为了教育子女，夫妇俩还带头自学辅导孩子，谢绝烟酒和应酬，甚至婉拒亲友的喜庆婚宴，这些行为有时被人误为“不近人情”!为了鼓励孩子从小自立和增强生存能力，他们倡导“以大带小，兄妹互牵”和举家游学，以扩大知识面。

皇天不负苦心人。改革开放的多元文化为蔡家六个子女提供了腾飞的广阔天地，使之个个成才，实现夙愿：长子蔡天文，美国康奈尔大学博士毕业，现为美国宾夕法尼亚大学最年轻的终身教授之一，2006、2007年两次应中科院邀请来京讲学；次子蔡天武，14岁考入中国科技大学少年班，25岁获得美国罗切斯特大学博士学位，现为美国高盛公司副总裁；三子蔡天师，北京外国语学院毕业，被美国圣约翰大学录取读博；四子蔡天润，华西医科大学毕业，被美国阿肯色州立大学录取为博士生；五子蔡天君，中国科技大学硕士；六女蔡天西，18岁成为麻省理工学院博士生，28岁担任哈佛大学最年轻的副教授。她指导的博士学生比她还大12岁。蔡家因此被誉为“博士之家”，蔡笑晚被媒体称为“成功父亲”和“人才魔术师”!

点拨乡亲教子成才

蔡家子女一个个远走高飞后，平日劳苦忙碌的蔡氏夫妇逐渐有了空闲时间，与亲友、邻里接触也多了起来。他们发现，随着教育的普及、高等教育的日渐大众化以及就业的艰难，民众对培养子女读大学的要求日益强烈起来。人们对于他们6个子女能考研读博，有钦佩，有羡慕，有赞叹，也有嘲讽妒嫉的。

听到这些反映，他深有触动，觉得我们不能光顾自家孩子成才，自己有些教育子女的经验也许对别人有用，于是他们一有空就上乡亲家里串门，关心乡亲子女的读书状况，对于上门讨教育儿经的更是悉心解答，有家长慕名上门请他们帮助教育辅导孩子的，他们也爽快答应。四年中，在他们的点拨启发下，不少孩子的学业都有了飞跃进步。特别是乡亲金建山带儿子上蔡家讨教，见蔡家两间四层楼房，三层都是满柜、满架的书籍和杂志，墙上、窗边挂着爱因斯坦、牛顿、伽利略、居里夫人、詹天佑等几十幅中外名人的画像和名言条屏，这使金建山大受启发，他觉得家庭的环境气氛，对于子女的教育和熏陶是十分重要的!蔡笑晚说，他的女儿天西对居里夫人的印象最深，她看了居里夫人名言，常说“我将来要做中国的居里夫人”，后来居然一考折桂，18岁考入哈佛读博。

经过蔡家熏陶和点拨的金一政，1998年以全市理科第一名成绩考入北京大学化学系，2002年留学英国剑桥大学读博，师从诺贝尔化学奖获得者HaroldW・Kroto教授，与世界一流科学家们一道，在英国最好的实验室――剑桥大学卡文迪实验室专注于纳米领域的高科技研究。2007年春节金一政从日本学术交流回来顺道回乡探亲，笔者问他“你成功的原因有哪几点？”他不假思索地讲了三点：第一是父母、师长的关怀与不断地鼓励，第二是自己的努力；第三是蔡老师的指导与蔡家子弟榜样的激励。

设立基金奖励人才报效国家

时光流入2004年，蔡笑晚一家产生了一个新想法：他们想要回报社会，共筑和谐。蔡家觉得如今收入多了，即便最年轻的蔡天西，年薪也以七八万美元计，加之节俭家风烙在他们身上，他们花不了多少钱，也没时间花。于是在回国讲学的长子蔡天文牵头下，联络了在美的二弟蔡天武、六妹蔡天西，决定首期共同捐资100万元，以父亲名义在家乡瑞安设立“蔡笑晚教育奖学助学基金”，每年用基金所得利息约5万元，奖励品学兼优的中学生。

蔡天文说：“父亲从小就给我们灌输知恩图报思想。父亲也曾资助10个贫困中学生一直到大学毕业。我们传承这个家风，为家乡做点事情完全应该!”

2007年8月3日，在瑞安市侨联举办的颁奖仪式上，蔡先生分别为2006年考上北大的瑞安学生、今年瑞安市高考文、理科状元以及今年全市中考成绩前五名的学生颁发了荣誉证书和助学金。蔡笑晚在颁奖会上动情地说：“归根结底，是家乡的人民培养了我们的孩子。现在孩子学有所成来回报家乡，这是应该的。我希望家乡的孩子们更好地学习、更好地上进，将来报效国家!”

(摄影 王乡居)

The Family of Doctors Helps Students

By Zhang Yi

Recently, Cai Xiaowan has been somewhat lionized in the media. A man from Rui'an, Zhejiang Province, he has brought up five doctors and a master out of his six children. "Being a Father is My Job", a book he wrote, caused a stir among parents across the country. For over half a year, Cai and his wife have been busily giving lectures on their education-oriented parenting, a hot topic among millions of anxious parents.

The story of Cai's own education was not rosy at all. He entered Hangzhou University in 1961 and majored in physics. In 1963, he was forced to quit the university because he handed in an essay that honestly discussed his political views. The 22-year-old Cai swore before his father's grave that he would achieve three things in his lifetime: his children would go to college, being a good father would be his life goal, and he would work hard to make his children successful. He even adopted Xiaowan as a new given name to himself, meaning that he would be happy enough to laugh in his evening years.

Cai Xiaowan's father enjoyed a local reputation as a doctor in southern Zhejiang Province but passed away in his middle age. After he was kicked out by the university, Cai began to study his father's medical books and visited rural doctors to acquire practical experience. He studied and practiced assiduously for three years before he started a private clinic to offer western and TCM services for villagers. After he could make a living, Cai married Chen Xiaoxiang, a woman who worked as a part-time employee at a local primary school. At that time, the one-child policy was not yet in practice. The couple had six children in ten years. Cai and his wife moved six times during these years, in order to keep the family close to schools. In order to save money, the eight chose to live in a 20-square-meter space even though now and then they moved to a new place. Cai and his wife educated themselves in order to coach their children.

The reform and opening up to the outside world helped Cai realize his dream. Cai Tianwen, the eldest son, is now a tenure professor with Pennsylvania University. Cai Tianwu entered China Science and Technology University at 14 and became a Ph. D. of Rochester University of USA at 25. Now he is an executive with Goldman Sachs. Cai Tianshi, the third son and a graduate from Beijing Foreign Studies University, is now studying for a doctoral degree at St John's University of USA. Cai Tianrun, the fourth brother, is now studying for a doctoral degree at Arkansas State University; Cai Tianjun, the fifth child, is a master of China Science and Technology University. Cai Tianxi, the youngest child and only daughter, became a doctoral student at MIT at 18 and became the youngest associate professor at Harvard University at 28.

After all their children left home, the couple had time to bond closely with their neighbors. Cai Xiaowan became aware that their neighbors needed tips about orienting their children toward successful education. Some neighbors also visited the Cais in the hope of learning some helpful methods. In these years, Cai advised many children.

In 2004, Cai Xiaowan wanted to make a new contribution to the general public. After a family meeting, Cai Tianwen, Cai Tianwu and Cai Tianxi put together 1 million yuan and set up Cai Xiaowan Education Foundation. The one million yuan capital now yields about 50,000 yuan as interest per year and the foundation uses the interest amount as aids for excellent middle school students. Cai Tianwen says that his father once financially helped 10 middle school students from poverty-stricken families go through college and that his father was always urging them to help others.

On August 3, 2007, Cai Xiaowan distributed aids and certificates of honors to those who entered Beijing University in 2006, top scorers in sciences and liberal arts in the national college entrance examination in 2007, and the top five scorers at the citywide middle school examinations in 2007.

(Translated by David)