There is a story about a couple who went to a university and said that they would donate money to build a sculpture for their son, but they were rejected.

Many years ago, the president of Harvard University in the United States lost a rare development opportunity because of a wrong judgment, but he created Stanford University.

That day, an old couple went to visit the president of Harvard University without making an appointment in advance. This woman is wearing a faded striped cotton dress, while her husband is wearing a cheap cloth dress.

The principal's secretary immediately concluded that the two rural people could not have business dealings with Harvard.

The old man said softly, "We want to see the headmaster."

The secretary replied politely, "He is busy all day."

The lady replied, "Never mind, we can wait."

A few hours have passed, and the secretary has been busy with her own business, leaving them aside, hoping that they will retreat and leave carefully. They stubbornly waited there.

The secretary finally decided to inform the headmaster: "Maybe they will leave after a few words with you." The headmaster agreed impatiently.

He received the couple.

The lady told him, "We have a son who studied at Harvard for a year. He likes Harvard, and his life in Harvard is very happy. But last year, he died in a car accident. My husband and I want to leave him a souvenir on campus. "

The headmaster was unmoved, but found it ridiculous. "Madam," he said gruffly, "we can't build a portrait of everyone who went to Harvard and died. If we do this, won't our campus look the same as the cemetery? "

The lady said, "No, we don't want to have a portrait. We want to donate a building to Harvard. "

The headmaster looked at the striped cotton coat and cheap thick suit on the hillbilly again, and then sighed and said, "Do you know how much it costs to build a building? The building value of our school exceeds $7.5 million. "

At this moment, the lady was silent. The headmaster finally got his wish and can send them away.

The lady turned to her husband and said, "It only takes 7.5 million to build a university? Then why don't we build a university to commemorate our son? "

In this way, the Stanford couple left Harvard and went to California to establish Stanford University in memory of their son.