I woke up this morning, and checked my phone as usual. All my social media platforms are flooded with the  news of how Alibaba stock soars in debut.  Quickly climbed over 40 percent in the very first day. Unlike other entrepreneurs, Jack Ma chose eight Alibaba customers to ring the opening bell, including an American cherry farmer and a Chinese Olympian. Jack Ma always surprised us.

Last week, Alibaba’s road show by Jack Ma was also extremely popular in Chinese social media. At the end of the video, Ma said, “I am proud that we ignite innovation, create jobs, benefit customers and help entrepreneurs fulfill their dreams. With Alibaba’s platform, people are improving their lives today, and hope for a better tomorrow. From our humble beginnings, and throughout the past 15 years, Alibaba has changed commerce in China. Our business has grown, but we never lost sight of our customers, focusing on solving their problems, leads to the best outcome for our business. Alibaba has come a long way, but we want to be a company that can last 102 years. We still have 87 years to go.”

“AND WE BELIEVE ONE THING- TODAY IS DIFFICULT, TOMORROW IS MORE DIFFICULT, BUT THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW IS BEAUTIFUL. SO WE HAVE TO WORK VERY HARD IN ORDER TO SURVIVE THE LONG JOURNEY.”

How inspiring his speech is. Alibaba is a miracle, and Jack Ma is a legend. People think Alibaba is the largest platform that contains the most amount of entrepreneurs. It provides an opportunity for all people across the world to realize their business ideas, well, just in commerce.

Alibaba’s IPO story reminds me of the documentary called “Crocodile in the Yangtze“, which is based on the story of Alibaba and Jack Ma. The American director used to work closely with Ma. A previous video about the early years of Alibaba.

Ma said he never thought of being the richest in China, not even in Zhejiang Province or the community. The happiest time he could recall was when he earned less than 100 RMB over a decade ago.  Ma never set money as his goal. That is also the biggest reason that Alibaba can be so successful. It is also true for all the start-ups. If all you care is money, you will ignore the long-term interest or the potential opportunities.

Some media describe The Alibaba Dream as The Chinese Dream. The Alibaba Dream is a conflict or challenge to the current Authoritarianism in Chinese political system.

Thank Ma for providing a role model for the youth, which he may not intend to but he really does. Silicon Valley is also where dreams can grow into miracles.

Stick to your dreams. You never know when the day will come, and you know it will come. Just be patient.