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What if the greatest opportunity of your life has already been rejected, overlooked, or thrown away? This is the story that moved me to tears, the remarkable story of The Moon Represents My Heart ( 月亮代表我的心 ), one of the most beloved Chinese songs of all time. Today, 50 years after Teresa Teng made it famous in 1977, the song continues to touch hearts across generations, cultures and continents. Yet its journey to worldwide recognition was anything but smooth. It died not once, but 3 times. It is a story about rejection, perseverance, timing and, most importantly, finding the right people who recognise your value and help you succeed. 1. The First Right Person: Someone Who Sees What Others Cannot Composer Tony Weng Qingxi ( 翁清溪 ) created the melody in the early 1970s while studying in Boston. But he considered it too ordinary and old-fashioned, and discarded the manuscript. His good friend,  lyricist Sun Yi ( 孙仪 ), while going through the trash bin at Tony’s house, sa...