I'll take the chance to share something that I learned recently and sort of did my own interpretation here. This is my expectation for all my student.

First you must know, without knowledge, your future will not be on a firm and solid foundation

Next you must think, be able to make use of your knowledge for the better of the future.

Eventually you must lead, otherwise, you will become armchair critics who do not know how to act on your thinking based on your knowledge.

Most important of all, character. With great power comes great responsibility, so you need to use your abilities for the better of mankind and not for evil.

The impact you can have in the future is determined by the area of the triangle which depends on the relative lengths of "Know", "Think" and "Lead". Lacking in any one dimension will give a small area. And the strength of your character will determine the colour of the triangle. Is it white for purity? Red for passion? Or a dark and gloomy black?

"Know", "Think", "Lead". They are meaningless without character.

修身,齐家,治国,平天下

Let's start with ourselves.