The reasons that I became smitten with Teresa Teng were several: I was captivated by her genuine, down-to-earth personality with an irresistible girlish smile that uplifts all spirits I admired her integrity and resolve that, even with huge potential wealth dangled in front of her, she did not kowtow to the degrading prenuptial demands and the bullies of a totalitarian regime. I also admired the magnanimous way she dealt with many public slanders and malicious fabrications against her throughout her career. I was further heartened by her, this quintessential Chinese beauty and pan-Asian diva, always showing respect to her colleagues, musicians, and stagehands, her loyalty to her friends, and sincere caring toward her fans and others. How can I not love a person with so many top qualities, an angelic voice and a radiant persona that brightened and enriched one billion lives for over 3 decades. And the thing I respect her the most was that in the end Teresa was true to her unpretentious self. She lived a life that was full and she did it her way. Teresa Teng was and still is a beacon of human dignity and love.