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Why did you leave alone?

     Hello! This is a courier company. I have a package for you. Could you please come downstairs to sign for it?"     "Oh! Thank you, just a moment! I'll be right down."     ...     It was a flat, gray cardboard box. The address on it was No. 0063, Bailu Street, Luya City. The contact number was a landline, like a home or work number. There was no sender's signature. I rushed into the room and opened it. When I saw the contents, I realized everything.     There were three items in the box: a group photo of the three of us when we were about to leave military academy after graduation, a gray-brown wooden bracelet, and a letter that wasn't in an envelope and was simply folded.     Yu Jian:     Hello, this is Yi Mei. We haven't been in touch for a long time. I heard from Ji An that you've transferred to a local job. This is the address he gave me, asking me to send these things to you. Also, I have something else t...

Singing a Lonely Song in Lonely Times

     If it weren't for the experience of vacation, Momo wouldn't have realized the importance of studying and thus changed her perspective.     A long two-month vacation sparked an idea in Momo's mind: she wanted to try a different life. When she went to work alone at a restaurant called "Judian" in the city, it was clearly a huge challenge for someone who wasn't good at speaking and even less at interacting with strangers. How much courage did she need to make such a decision? Perhaps only she knew best. To escape a life she didn't like, she abandoned all her pride to experience being bossed around and living in constant fear (at least that's what Momo thought). She originally thought it would be a fresh start, but she was extremely frustrated because she simply couldn't adapt to this kind of life. She couldn't fully integrate into their "world," she couldn't communicate well with customers, and she couldn't do the tasks assi...

Encourage children to try doing certain things

    More Important Than Spilling Milk:   Three-year-old Patty was watching her mother set the table. She picked up a bottle of milk, intending to help pour it into glasses. Her mother quickly grabbed the bottle, saying very kindly, "No, dear, you're too young to do that. I can pour the milk myself; you can help me set the table. "   Patty watched her mother pour the milk herself, feeling very disappointed, and left the dining room unhappily.   Children in the early stages of life possess a very strong, innate courage and a strong desire to do what they see others doing. Encouraging Children:   Even if Patty spilled some milk, it was a small matter compared to her confidence.   Patty had the courage to try new things, so her mother should show confidence in her and encourage her.

Learn a little about child psychology every day

    Mao Mao, who talks too much   —how to nurture a child's excessive desire to perform?   Five-year-old Mao Mao is a source of great distress for his parents because he talks far too much.   Mao Mao is one of those children who started talking relatively late. But once he learned to speak, he became extremely talkative, either talking to himself or telling stories to his toy dolls. After starting kindergarten, he talked even more. Every day when he came home, his little mouth wouldn't stop, talking about things in his life, stories from cartoons…   One day, his father asked his mother, puzzled, "Does the teacher not allow talking at kindergarten? Why does he talk so much when he sees us?"   His mother was also worried, so she called the kindergarten teacher. The teacher said, "We were just about to talk to you. Mao Mao is adapting well in other aspects, but he talks too much. He talks to the other children in class too. We don't dare let him sit with the oth...

Classic quotes from The Legend of Wukong

    1. What use is heaven and earth? They cannot be used as mats or blankets. What use is wind and moon? They cannot be used for food or drink. What use is dust? All things are within them. What use is change? The Dao itself is formed. What use is facing the wall? One cannot see the surging tide. What use is a blow to the head? One only gets a big bump. What use is my birth? I cannot laugh. What use is my death? It does not diminish my arrogance. Where did I come from? Born into this world together, singing and laughing, traversing the Great Dao. Thousands of miles, I cannot find it. Better to meet me and smile. Straw sandals and bamboo hat, I have walked for a thousand years, and roamed the vast sky for a single day. Those who walk singing, forgetting both self and things. Hey! Hey! Hey! Free and unrestrained…     2. You are wrong. I have not forgotten everything; I have nothing.        3. Perhaps there was once such a me, who lived such a life. His figure is imprinted in this era...