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Attitude Towards the Enemy
The image is from The National Interest. Legend has it that one day, a member of the government criticized President Lincoln’s attitude towards the enemy. In fact, three of his cabinet members – William Seward, Salmon Chase, and Edward Bates – were his former rivals for the Republican nomination for president. “Why are you trying …
Ang Lee: A Never-Ending Dream
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. (Following Ang Lee’s second Best Directing win at the Academy Awards last night, this beautiful essay resurfaced. Translation of Ang Lee’s words, written in 2006, by Irene Shih {http://whatshihsaid.com/}.) In 1978, as I applied to study film …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 62
道者萬物之奧。 善人之寶，不善人之所保。 美言可以市，尊行可以加人。 人之不善，何棄之有？ 故立天子，置三公，雖有拱璧以先駟馬，不如坐進此道。 古之所以貴此道者何？ 不曰：以求得，有罪以免耶？故為天下貴。 Tao is the mysterious secret of the universe, The good man’s treasure, And the bad man’s refuge. Beautiful saying can be sold at the market, Noble conduct can be presented as a gift. Though there be bad people, Why reject them? Therefore on the crowning of an emperor, …
Life is Like a Bottle
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. The original text is in Chinese. I translated this into English to share with you. It is very simple, yet holds a much deeper meaning. A very easy thing to understand, but also a very easy thing …
Is There a Heaven?
One day, I met one of my friends that I hadn’t seen for a long time. He does not believe in God, but when he saw me, the first question he asked me was “Do you know whether there is a heaven or not?” I was surprised about this question, knowing his view on …
Life Lesson From Bonsai
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. “Look, life and death!” Said the friend. I see a thin trunk attached to what looks like, a dead piece of wood. Then one of the workers tells us that the dead wood is more than 750 …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 16
致虛極，守靜篤。 萬物並作，吾以觀復。 夫物芸芸，各復歸其根。 歸根曰靜，是謂復命。 復命曰常，知常曰明。 不知常，妄作凶。 知常容，容乃公，公乃王，王乃天，天乃道，道乃久，沒身不殆。 Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. Ten thousand things come into being, And I have watched them return. No matter how luxuriantly they flourish, Each must go back to the root from which it came. Returning to the root is called acceptance, It is the …
Have a Laugh
Jokes were from my friend’s e-mail. Q: What three things are common between the sun and woman’s underwear? A: Both are hot, both look better while going down and both disappear at night. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Q: Why do men ask for a woman’s hand in marriage? A: Because they are tired of using their own. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …
The Last Straw (2)
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. Continue from The Last Straw (1) As I finished “The Last Straw (1)” and typed the last sentence (“…tears of blessings that are to come”), I just posted it and closed my computer as though I …
Learn to be Happy
The image is from http://tonsoffacts.com/30-fun-and-interesting-facts-about-hippocrates/. Norma is a 90-year-old woman who lives in Michigan; she has had one of the worst years of her life. Not only did she lose her husband, she has also been diagnosed with uterine cancer and only has a few months to live. However, when her doctor asked her whether …
