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My Life Story (6): Fire-Part 1
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. Preface … Professor Huberman, for whom I had worked for five years at MIT, came to visit us with his family from the East Coast several years ago. Before leaving, he hugged me and pleaded, “Alice, …
Wisdom – Third Time’s Not the Charm
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. You may be puzzled by the title. There is a Chinese saying that we should not repeat our mistakes more than two times. If we do, then we will suffer the consequence as a result. While …
An Honest Man
I did not quite understand the quote above until my friend sent me this Chinese article (https://m.facebook.com/edits/?cid=773395342822006&__tn__=-R)., which I have translated into English. It turns out that this interesting story totally echos what Captain Jack Sparrow said. A single bank accountant, thirty years old, worked ten years and never took any leave, was never tardy, …
Story Of Appreciation
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. Recently, my friend asked me the reason why I posted the first article “Oh, mom! I love you!” and dedicated it to my mom. In truth, I never told her that I loved her and I was …
Joke and Video
joke and video were from my friend’s email. Subject: Chinese Names – Annie Wan (Anyone) Caller : Hello, can I speak to Annie Wan? (anyone) Operator : Yes, you can speak to me. Caller: No, I want to speak to Annie Wan. Operator: You are talking to someone! Who is this? Caller: I’m Sam Wan …
The Happiness of Simple Things
Author: Zhang Aijia I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. My acting career is on a roll, and I’m living the dream that everyone else is chasing after. When you take all of this into account, my feelings about my life make sense. All of these things mean that I essentially belong …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 49
聖人無常心，以百姓心為心。 善者，吾善之；不善者，吾亦善之； 德善。信者，吾信之；不信者，吾亦信之；德信。 聖人在天下，歙歙為天下渾其心，百姓皆注其耳目，聖人皆孩之。 The Sage has no decided opinions and feelings, But regards the people’s opinions and feelings as his own. The good ones I declare good; The bad ones I also declare good. That is the goodness of Virtue. The honest ones I believe; The liars I also believe; That is the faith …
Respect All Living Creatures
One summer, the ants crawled into my counter of the dressing room from outside to get away from heat. Looking at them, I suddenly realized that they are biological beings just like us. I could not just kill them because to do so is equivalent to murder. So I decided to communicate with them, I …
Happy Mother’s Day
Mother’s love is like an idyllic poem, pure and elegant. Mother’s love is like a landscape painting. It is washed away from lead and carved ornaments, leaving fresh and natural. Mother’s love is like an affectionate song, euphemistic, softly sing. Mother’s love is a warm wind, blowing the snow to fly, bringing out the …
Miracles through Prayer
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. Alice Lin Ten years ago, I moved into a new house. Well, the house itself wasn’t new, in fact, it was 50 years old, but it was new to me. Anyway, every evening at around midnight, …
A Transition – from an Earthly Being to a Divine Being(2)
The worker that had gone with me just stared at it with me, and we just stood there, numb. We turned around and went back home, and when I was back, I told my son that we needed to pray. During the prayer, my son started to weep, but I was completely numb and didn’t …
