58.What'sYourValue?
"What'syourvalue?"S,afriend,askedmedirectlyatlunchoneday.
"..."Isimplydidnothaveananswerforthissimplequestion.Yes,I'vealwayskeptmyselfbusy,assumingthatallthestuffisworthdoing.Fromnowon,Ishouldhaveaclearideaofmycontribution,payattentiontothevalueofthethingsIdo,andbeselectivewhentakingupnewprojectsortasks.
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57.TreatYourEnemyWell
Whilegrowingup,Iwastoldtobetoughagainstenemies,becausekindnessormercytowardsenemieswasconsideredcrueltyagainstoneselfplusfamilyandfriends.ItwasnotuntilveryrecentlythatIrealizedthatoneshouldtreathisenemieswellinstead.Foronething,enemieshelponegrowbypointingouthisweaknesses,whichisinvaluable.Foranother,theymightbeturnedintofriendsundertherightcircumstances.Inaddition,eventuall...[
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56.UnconsciouslySelfish
"Withoutachild,you'rebeingselfishwithoutknowingit."Saidafriendoverlunchafewyearsago.Hewasreferringtotheself-sacrificing,unconditionalparentallovetowardone'sownchildren,andItotallygotthat.Still,hiswordshavelingeredinmyearsalltheseyearsandremindedmetoexaminemythoughtsandbehaviorfromtimetotime:AmIbeingselfish?Afterquitesomesoulsearching,myconclusionisthat,whileIamno...[
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我的中国胃
乱编:冲浪潜水员
中餐常在我梦萦
祖国不久前曾亲近
可是不管怎样也改变不了
我的中国胃
洋餐虽然时常吃
我胃依然是中国胃
我的父母早已把我的喜好
烙上中国印
豆腐豆浆
烧卖烧饼
在我口中永前进
无论何时无论何地
口中一样亲
留在味蕾的记忆
澎湃着中华的气息
就算身在他乡也改变不了
我的中国胃
豆[
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55.FoundMySoap
Untilveryrecently,Ihadalwaysfrowneduponsoapoperas-Isimplycouldnotjustifyspendinghoursandhoursonscoresofslow,lengthyepisodeswiththepossibilityofmultipleseasonsorsequels.However,bychanceorbyluck,weranintothisTVseriesviaonlinestreaming,and,itwassohilariousthatwesimplycouldnotstop.EachepisodeislessthanhalfanhourandthereforeIdonotfeelguiltyofwastingtime.Inaddition,therearenocommercialsw...[
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54.MiracleandBeingLucky
Mostpeoplewouldagreethatlifeisamiracle.However,whenasked"Areyouwillingtobelucky?",notasmanypeoplewouldsay"Yes!"withouthesitation.Butthinkingaboutit,isn'tluckabigpartoflife?Howwemadeourbestfriends,metoursignificantothers,foundourdreamjobs...allthesedependheavilyonluck!Inmyopinion,toliveinthisuncertainworldsimplymeanstobewillingtobelucky.And,whenoneceases...[
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53.OntheRoadAgain
Havingstayedhomebarelymorethanoneweek,hereIam,ontheroadagain.Why?Icannothelpaskingmyself.Itfeelswierdtotravelagainsosoon,consideringthatIhavebeencomplainingaboutthechallengesandinconveniencesofbeingontheroad.Actually,travelingforbusinessbymyselfremindsmeoftheline"Themerchantvaluesprofitsmorethanbeingseparated(商人重利轻别离)".Idonotconsidermyselfamerchant,buttheredo...[
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52.DimSumStrategy
Oneday,severalcolleaguesandIwenttohavedimsumforlunchataCantoneserestaurant.Ivolunteeredtoorderfortheparty,asIwasfamiliarwiththecuisine.Aswewereeating,onecolleagueaskedmewhatmystrategyfordimsumwas."Bepicky."Isaid,"Don'tgetmorethantwoitemsfromthesamecart;instead,getonlytheoneoratmosttwoitemsthatyouwantthemost.Enjoy,talk,andrelax-thenextcartiscomingwithnewvarietiesin...[
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51.BusyKids
Today,Ms.DiverandIwentforashorthikeinaparkinthenearbyhills.Itturnedouttobeapopularplace,withmanypeoplerock-climbingandmanyothershiking.Therewerealotofchildrenonthetrail,happilyrunning,walking,ortakingarideondaddie'sbackorshoulder.WeonlysawveryfewChinesechildren,whichseemeddisproportionateandpromptedmetothink:WherearetheChinesekids?Whataretheybusywithduringweekends?
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50.TwoKindsofRight
Whilegrowingup,Iwasalwaystoldto"Dothingsright",meaningthatIshouldpayattentiontoallthecircumstancesandgetallthedetailsright.Later,Iencounteredanotherschoolofthought"Dotherightthings",whichobviouslyemphasizestheneedtobeselectiveandfocusonsomeprojectsoversomeothers.Whilebothclaimtoberight,whatIhaveconcludedbynowisthatthelatterisrighter,becauseevenapartialortemp...[
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