Couldthesufferingofalltheearlyyearsofrote-learningmorphinmiddleage
intoahobbythatgavemeanotherreasontothanklife?Afterformalschooling,
itstartedasanitchthathadtobescratchedregularly.Onceortwiceayear,
Ihadtoreadsomevocabularybooks,notnecessarilynew,andoftentookthe
examsofferedthere.Thiswentonforadozenorsoyears.Andthen,around2019
Thanksgiving,ItooktheleaptostartreadingtheAmericanHe...[
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女：树上的鸟儿成双对
男：绿水青山绽笑颜
女：随手摘下花一朵
男：我与娘子戴发间
女：从今再不受那奴役苦
男：夫妻双双把家还
女：你耕田来我织布
男：我挑水来你浇园
女：寒窑虽破能抵风雨
男：夫妻恩爱苦也甜
女：你我好比鸳鸯鸟
同：比翼双飞在人间
F:Birdsarecouplinginthetrees.
M:Allsmilesarethegreenwatersandmountains.
F:Ipickafloweroffthecu[
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Althoughmostbeginnersdropout,dadsstickwithjiu-jitsu.Sofar,Iknow
atleasteightdads,includingme,whopracticebesidestheirkids.Mosthave
earnedbluebeltsandabove.We'djokethatwedon'twanttobebeatenupby
thekidsbutIsometimeswonderexactlywhywearepulledintothis.
Thepastmonthsawprogressindefenseas,althoughIoftengotdominated,I
protectedmyselfwellandrarelywassubmitted.Inaddition,Ihadafew...[
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"Theglassisdead;livingthingsarelongvolatility.Thebestwaytoverify
thatyouarealiveisbycheckingifyoulikevariations.Rememberthatfood
wouldnothaveatasteifitweren’tforhunger;resultsaremeaninglesswithout
effort,joywithoutsadness,convictionswithoutuncertainty,andanethical
lifeisn’tsowhenstrippedofpersonalrisks."
Thusconcludesthebook"Antifragile"anditfeels...[
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"Whydowehavetoclimbthemountain?"shoutedtheleaderofapackof
white-hairedcitizensgeared-upattheMissionPeaktrailhead."Becauseitis
there!"cametheroaringanswerasIpassedthemSundaymorning.
SincepacingLatQuickSilver,theyearninghadreturnedandIhadbeencoming
toMissionPeakeveryweekend.Andwhatajoytoknowthatrunninghadn't
forsakenme!
Threestepsfortheinhaleandfivet...[
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YoucouldhearhersweetvoiceineveryChinesegrocerystore,barber'sshop,
andoldCantoneserestaurant.Billfeltasifhehadgonebacktothe80swhen
hisauntsusedtohumtothebannedtunesof"TheSongofFourSeasons"andthe
like.Hehimselfmissedtheboat:oncehegrewoldenough(lastyearinhigh
school)tobeinterested,TeresaTengwastakenoverinthemainlandbynew
wavesofstarsfromHongkong,Taiwan,andlaterthewest.Hew...[
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SomewouldsayBillhadnolifeinthosefourmonths.Onewouldexpecta
well-educatedyoungmanvisitingAmericainthisdayandageactdifferently
thanrefugeesorfortune-seekerscomingbyboat.Buthewasjustashungryand
muchmoreinterestedingainingmoney-makingskillsthanexperiencingartand
culture.Hehadanewtradewiththemindsetofalaundryownerwithafamilyback
inChinatofeedacenturyago.
Onaworkday,hegotupandcross...[
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"HereliesEpictetus,aslavemaimedinbody,theultimateinpoverty,and
favoredbythegods."--EpitaphofEpictetus,StoicPhilosopher(c.50-c.135)
IhaveoftenfeltgratitudesincediscoveringJiu-Jitsuaboutfiveyearsago.So
farandonandoff,Ihavebeentothreegreatschoolsandmetexemplarypeople
whowerestrongandmoreimportantlypositiveandgreatcharacters.Istill
rememberMr.Lee,awiryAsianguyinhislate...[
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Vigorouswritingisconcise.Asentenceshouldcontainnounnecessarywords,aparagraphnounnecessarysentences,forthesamereasonthatadrawingshouldhavenounnecessarylinesandamachinenounnecessaryparts.Thisrequiresnotthatthewritermakeallhissentencesshort,orthatheavoidalldetailandtreathissubjectsonlyinoutline,butthateverywordtell.Asarule,begineachparagraphwithatopicsentence;enditinconformitywiththebeginning.Fortuna...[
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SoIhadbeenenjoyinglifewithoutrunningforaboutsevenmonthsbeforeL
casuallymentionedtwoweeksagothatIcouldpacehiminthisyear'sQuickSilver
100KEnduranceRun.The63-year-oldjustrecoveredfromthesameabdominaltendon
painthatIgotandhewantedtochallengeoneofthetoughest100Kracesagain!
Hecouldgocrazyallhewanted.Iwasgood.
Ididmybesttoconvincehim(andactuallymyself)thatIwasnotready--lunges
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