During the 3 1/2 days of the Women’s Forum, we three lucky bloggers will not only attend all the sessions, but also have meals together and talk with CEOs of world-known companies, leaders of non-profit organizations, top politicians, artists, and famous writers. The women around us are all noble and respectable. “They look so beautiful and glorious,” a friend of mine said. And how can they be so, I wondered. Fortunately, I have got the chance to see them all the time and have some talk with them occasionally. After a day’s participating in the event, I feel I am somewhat different from when I was on the taxi to the hotel yesterday morning. I know have gradually absorbed some virtue subconsciously.

When a nice young woman from the Association for International Friendly Contact sat next to me at lunch, we talked about how to balance being firm inside and being not so aggressive outside. She had some really very good points. She said, “You should know your heart and have principles, so that you will not be just following other people.” She added that those who follow other people will always fall behind the trends and the tide. When you know your own principles, you will be acting naturally because you are not being someone else. You will have balance inside and look relaxed outside. Only that is the real confidence. Her ideas impressed me.

In the afternoon, I attended “Women Business Leaders in Asia” and saw some excellent business talent. In Xu Shuqing, the Chairperson of the Zhongheng Group, I saw a generous and motherlike figure who has donated 40 million to charity on her own. Wang Li, the Vice-President of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce, is an independent and courageous woman who described current women in the world as smart, capable and lovely. Another woman suggested that women should work much more as unifiers, and that team work is very important. I suppose that is why there are so many networking break sessions, because people need to talk and communicate. I think the common characteristic of those women is that they are all devoted to what they love and they keep the passion, which makes them gorgeous.

For a one-word conclusion for each of the five speakers, I would say, “competent, generous, practical, diligent and unifying.” They are great examples to look up to.