What is the best way to reunite with Taiwan

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What is the best way to unite with Taiwan?  

It must be welcomed by everyone.

When everyone is happy, it is successful.

If the last resort of war is happened,  the consequences will be unthinkable.

A deep thought of the aftermath of the war is extremely unacceptable:  you can easily list out a few.

The best choice is united in a culture reunification.

When every one is thinking in the same pattern of thoughts,  cultural merge is easy.

But there is undercurrent to make things difficult.

The major force from the opposition is to interfere from underground.

The underground party refuses a cultural merge.

What is a cultural merge?

Cultural merge is using the same language.

Of all the cultural matters, language is the major one.

The traditional language must be used to reunite.

Oppositions are mostly political.   Because they do not want a reunification to happen.

If they can think it deeply they will see the importance.   But the point is they will not think.

Political interference can stop thoughts.  They were not allowed to think on their own.

Only when positive cultural currents are strong enough, then oposition force would stop.

From the basic essence of cultural development,  traditional form of written Chinese is the only road to reunite.   There will not be a second road.

In the age of computer,  traditionyal Chinese is easier to read.  The resolution points of traditional Chinese characters are far more bigger then the simplified one.  Why some people oppose it?   It is completely political.

Once the undercurrent political influences are removed,  the sun will rise.

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Why spirit is more important than politics sometimes?

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Why spirit is more important than politics sometimes?

 

It is hard to say which one is the most important.

Sometimes economy is important. Sometimes politics is important. But the foundation is always in the spirit.

You can use ninety percent of your time to work on your economy, because eating is most urgent always.  But too much attention on one side would disrupt the balance of the boat.

When to do and what to do is a fatal choice.......sometimes.

A huge fire erupted suddenly. Hundreds were killed.

What is it?

Is it politics or is it economy or it is simply an executional mis-calculation?

There should not be mis-calculation happened.

Examination will be failed if calculations are wrong.

Because, your culture is your water.

There will be no boats running without water.

The ninety percent calculations might be wrong.

A wealthy person gave lots of money to a cultural performance.  People made many thanks to this wealthy person before the performance.  Why it was before the performance?   Because he will leave before the performance.  He had given money,  but he was not going to see it.... it was not important to him;  he had no interest.

90% of his life is about money.  Can you blame him? Are you expecting him to singing and dancing with you?  He has done his part to fund the show.

(我唔玩喇，你哋玩埋佢啦,  Bye bye!)

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What is vertical situation?

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What is vertical situation?

Horizontal is politics or economy or medicine, etc.

Horizontals are our daily life.

Humans are living horizontally around the globe.  It is natural to care about your livelihood more than space.    You don't need to know where you are from,  but you need to know urgently what is happening  tomorrow.

All is vain if you cannot live.

Vertical concern cannot be neglected if we hope to develop further more.

Think Vertical is important.

If ninety nine percent of the population is horizontal thinking,  then there will be danger.

I hope the proportion could be rising a bit.

Now it is 99:1

I hope it can change.

98:2  will be better.

Can you think vertically upwards?

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"What shall I do?"

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  "What shall I do?"

This was the first sentence I learned when I was learning English. 

It was still in my mind after so many years,  when a strange thouglht about the universe floated.

Few would have a connection between the universe and his daily livelihood.

Once you have such connections, you feel different.

Why I need to know the beginning or non-beginning of this universe?

You can live perfectly well without any awareness about that.

Do I need to love my parents and brothers and sisters ? Do I need to love my country?  And now you ask me: "Do I need to have some concern about the universe?"

Yes, this is a feeling happened long ago in our history.   It is so called "The unity of man and nature"(天人合一).

It is more than love.

Because it is a concern, it is a feeling;  or even,  it is an unity.

You can be a true human if you have that feeling.

It was well said in a Chinese  expression:  頂天立地.  And this is not easy to translate into English:  it could be a true human if some one is  "A towering and unyielding presence".

The point is a "presence".

I would say:  "You are and I am a presence,  here in this place,  in this earth, in this universe."

Yet the question is not answered: 

What shall I do?

Maybe you have your answer already.

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How did I eat my lunch today?

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How did I eat my lunch today?

I was  visiting a temple in Thailand.   It was a very common place. It was not a grand temple.   It was a small temple located near the train station.   And I didn't know why I liked it very much. 

There was a coffee shop nearby.   The coffee shop was big and empty.   I was the only one to visit the coffee shop.   I had a cup of Thailand tea in the coffee shop.  The coffee shop lady was wearing a warm smile, which made the place even better.  The tea leaves are different from other places. And the tea was sweetened,   it was quite exotic and suitable for such a mood. 

Afterwards, I visited the temple.   There was a vendor selling noodles inside the temple. And they were about to close because the time is already three o'clock, which was not a lunch hour.

I asked the lady boss,  "can I buy some noodles?"

She opened her eyes wide and looked at me.   I was wondering what was the meaning.   

And then she said suddenly,  "Noodles? Ok!" 

She started cooking at once. 

There was only one table and one chair outside the temple.  It was quite an open area before the temple. 

I was sitting alone and watching the sun shining on the ground.   

Within a few minutes, the noodles were ready.  It was one of my best noodles in my lifetime.   

Actually, it was  plain noodles,   with some pork meat floating on it. Maybe it was due to my good mood,  I found it very  pleasant.  It was a special meal yesterday.  It can hardly be forgotten.  So I noted it down.

When I was eating,  I thought I was eating better than a king.  A king can never come to such a small place,  and a king can never enjoy such solitary entertainment.

How come my mood is so wonderful ?  

It made me think for a while.

    

 

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What will happen when a spirit becomes a document?

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What will happen when a spirit becomes a document?

Spirit is the most treasurable asset of humans.

It is the asset of one person like you or me,  and it is also the asset of a whole nation.

A spirit may mature in long-term practice, but it may also die in a written document.

How can a spirit be delivered from a mature person to a young one?

Certainly it is very good to write it down like a book.

The most effective way to transfer a spirit is through your practice.  The best education is, of course, an imperceptible influence(潛移默化), allowing students to grow unconsciously.

But that is really not easy.

It needs a model, a hero, some extremely good quality character to lead and to teach followers.

The second choice is to write it down, turn your spirit into documents, and make your followers to memorize it.

The spirit will be weaken in documents except some talented late followers can catch the idea and be deeply influenced.  

However, that is rare occasion.

Most of the time,  a good spirit will be gone with the wind.

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What is the real basic?

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 What is the real basic?

 

The concept of a grand life is wonderful.

Because humans are just like ants and bees.

They are working as a group total.

If you consider yourself one of the grand life,   You can actually see your life is together with your fellow humans.

If you have visited an ancient storage house for gains,  you will be amazed how can the ancient people store up so many gains for the future.    Actually, their life is in the gains.   You will not see them in person, but you can feel their existence. 

Humans are building up the globe .

The globe is changing every minute. The globe is growing in the efforts of humans. Everyone will be gone in time,  but the deeds will stay.

I don't know where are the spirits or the souls. But they are definitely here.  May be transformed into something I don't know.

What is a deed?

Is a deed spiritual or physical?

Certainly deeds are all existng.   They are both physical and spiritual. What has been done is eternal .

There is no beginning of this universe,  there is no ending of this universe.  

All efforts will stay.  

Can I see them?

Maybe yes and maybe no.

It is in the secret of life and death.

The inner concept about life is to live on. 

Everyone needs to continue living and fulfill his task.   You can say it is a built-in concept for all lives.   Everyone is struggling to live.   And, you want to see your work done.

You are one of the workers in this planet.  You want to see your working result.    

Just look around.    Your work is here.   Everything is part of you.   Are you satisfied with them?   If you are old and if you are tired,  you might think of transforming into other types of life.

But the decision might not be yours.

Human efforts are limited.   It is wise to know your limitation. 

Why some people never know his limitation? 

It is due to a materialistic mind. They will never know what is a soul. And they don't know what is love. However, the world is changing.   There will be fewer and fewer  materialistic people. And the whole world will be one level up going.

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Are "we" connected?

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Are "we" connected?

I thought everyone is connected at first.   I thought I am connected,   so I think everyone must be same with me.    But it is not necessary so.   And the situation is not certain,   I cannot know who is connected and who is not connected.    It might not be my business.

Connections are directional.

You are linked with the universe in many ways.  

You must breathe and you must eat.   But there are more important connections.

It is the connection with the universe, or the heavens.

It is important to feel it and knew it and follow it.  

Those are the best things one can do.

The next type of connection is with people.

It is the horizontal type of connection.

You can connect with your friend thousands of miles away.

You will not know exactly what is happening,  but  you feel connected.

It will be highly spiritual and magical if you know each other.   But it is conditional:

If you are both connected to the heavens,   then you will know each other well.

It is important in serious fighting.   And it can happen in competitions.

Many conditions could be wrong and deadly.

You must be extremely careful when you are dealing with important issues.

You will not have any inspiration if you are too practical.

And you will fail if you do not have inspiration.

It is a dilemma in both ways.

Dilemma is a difficult choice between two options.

Sometimes it is more than your personal fate.

All personal interest must not be considered and be excluded if that matter is so important and cannot be wrong.

It is serious because it is about life or death.

It will be exceptionally beautiful and wonderful if you can examine it under the sky but not in a dark room.

Because all connections are with heavens.

And dilemmas are easy for certain people.  They will not make decision,  they choose to wait.

Those are people without connection.

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Why the bees are not given the varieties?

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Why the bees are not given the varieties?

The bees can only see flowers and only eat honey.

They feel satisfied. 

They are building their home to survive and to live on.

They will not ask for more.

But humans will not be so easily satisfied.

Because humans were given the varieties.

Humans were allowed to eat lots different food.

Humans are allowed to see and to hear differently.

The outputs of humans should not be the same.

It is because:  a period of peace is real.

It is best time to do something.

Though your time is limited.

If you are not doing it,  other people will.

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Why the varieties are shown to you?

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Why the varieties are shown to you?

If you are shown all the varities of this planet..... it is just like the key of a top secret bank account is given to you, and now all the resources of the bank is yours.

I suppose you are wise.   You are supposed to know why.   The traditional answer for this question is that:   There is a god and god has given you all the resources on earth. You can use them.  It means you humans can use all the resources from the planet earth.

And how are you to use them?

This is a question for brilliant people to think.

If you are given all the resources, how are you to use them?

Stupid people will say: I will eat them all.

But you are not stupid. You can think.  You are supposed to represent human.  Anyone is supposed to do so.

You need to love your fellow people. You need to be humble. You need to study. You need to think.

The question is still there.

What am I here for?

If all the resources are given to me, how do I use them?

The most important fact is:

Although you are given all the resources, but you are not given the answer.

Do not expect an answer will be given to you.

There is no answer in all human written books.

There is no answer from any AI engine.

If all the resources and all the money and all the things are given to me....

And if  human beings are the only living being on earth who can think......

Then you might know the question is in different levels.

Now we are in level one only.

If we are working hard enough, maybe one day we can go up to level two.

And if the answer is still not answerable.......

We need to go up to level three, and so on.

And you know what the guys in level one need doing.

And then you have a chance to pass all the requirements and go up.

Good luck and all the best.

Which is the most innoative country recently?

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Which is the most innoative country recently?

The following is by an AI search engine:

Most innovative countries in 2025 are 

Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, South Korea, 

Singapore, the United Kingdom, Finland,

 the Netherlands, Denmark, and China, 

according to the World Intellectual Property 

Organization's (WIPO) Global Innovation Index. 

This ranking reflects 

each country's performance across multiple 

metrics related to innovation.

A list of ten transformative innovation areas from the last decade:
The table below summarizes these fields and highlights the key countries involved, based on their leadership in research, development, and commercialization.
Innovation Area Key Developments & Impact Leading Countries/Regions Involved:-

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning Revolutionized industries with applications in language processing, healthcare diagnostics, and autonomous systems. USA, China

mRNA Vaccine Technology Enabled rapid development of effective COVID-19 vaccines, ushering in a new era for immunology and medicine. USA, Germany (via BioNTech partnership)

CRISPR Gene Editing Provided a precise, cheap, and simple method for editing DNA, opening new frontiers in medicine and biology. USA (Broad Institute, MIT), International research teams

Electric Vehicles (EVs) Transitioned from niche to mainstream, driven by high-performance, long-range models and charging infrastructure. USA (Tesla), China, Germany, South Korea

5G Technology Provided mobile networks with vastly higher speeds and lower latency, enabling advancements in IoT and real-time communication. China, South Korea, USA, Finland, Sweden

Advanced Cloud Computing Became the foundational backbone for remote work, streaming, and data storage, digitizing services and global collaboration. USA (Amazon, Microsoft, Google), China (Alibaba)

Reusable Rockets Dramatically reduced the cost of space access, revolutionizing satellite deployment and paving the way for deeper space exploration. USA (SpaceX)

Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Introduced decentralized, transparent systems for digital transactions, with impacts on finance, logistics, and data security. Conceptualized globally; early development linked to USA and other tech hubs.

Wearable Technology Evolved from basic fitness trackers to advanced health monitors (e.g., Apple Watch), creating a major consumer electronics market. USA (Apple, Fitbit), China, South Korea

Internet of Things (IoT) Networked billions of everyday devices, enabling advancements in smart homes, precision agriculture, and remote healthcare monitoring. USA, China, South Korea

🏆 Global Leaders in Innovation

The countries listed above consistently appear at the top of global innovation rankings. According to the 2025 Global Innovation Index (GII) published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the following economies are currently recognized as the world's most innovative:

· 🇨🇭 Switzerland: Ranked 1st for the 15th  year. A global leader in creative outputs and excels across most pillars of innovation, with deep strengths in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

· 🇸🇪 Sweden: Ranked 2nd. A consistent top performer, particularly strong in business sophistication, research, and global brand value.

· 🇺🇸 United States: Ranked 3rd globally. A dominant force in market and business sophistication, the U.S. excels in AI, software, cloud computing, and space technology. Its private sector is a central driver of R&D, and it is home to world-leading tech clusters like Silicon Valley.

· 🇰🇷 South Korea: Ranked 4th. A world leader in R&D intensity and human capital, it is a dominant force in electronics, semiconductors, and batteries.
· Other Notable Leaders: Singapore (5th), Finland (7th), the Netherlands (8th), and Denmark (9th) also feature in the top 10, each with unique strengths in areas like infrastructure, digital governance, and sustainable technology.

· 🇨🇳 China: Broke into the top 10 for the first time in 2025, ranking 10th. It leads globally in knowledge and technology outputs and is on pace to become the top global R&D spender. China is a powerhouse in patent filings, 5G, and green technologies, with a rapidly growing private sector.

It's worth noting that modern innovations are often the result of international collaboration. While a company may be headquartered in one country, its research, development, and manufacturing often involve a global network of talent and resource.

  

Questions:

If the speed of development is not the most important factor in innovations,  then what is?

Quantum studies is not listed in the above.

I guess it is important innovation.

Chinese medicine studies are also extremely important.......but the speed is not very  satisfactory.

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What is important in the next 30 years?

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What is important in the next 30 years?

Most important in the next 30 years is now.

Most important in the next 30 years is in this minute.

The words are only frightening.

You need love, you need wisdom, you need a quest.

It is too frightening to start.

And the time is passing by.

Nothing will change in the next thirty years.

When I observe the Thai people.

I found they are not the same.

They have a spirit of their own.

If you see how they mourn for their late Queen.

You see the spirit.

It is not the same in other countries.

It is on their own.

I don't think they will change also.  They might not need a change.

What will happen in the next thirty years for us?

I feel uneasy and my mind cannot be easied.

Tourists come to see.

They found the difference.

Most important in the next 30 years is now.

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Why perfumes cannot be transmitted?

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Why perfumes cannot be transmitted?

It seems to be a really nice thing if you are talking over the phone with your lover and you can smell the perfumes from the hair of your lover through the phone.

It seems to be easy.

A good mobile can  search for the perfumes near your lovers face and send the relevant equations together with her voice message and your mobile can translate those equations and release the exact chemical products for you.....

Wow,  it will not be a dream any more and seems to be easy for the modern  scientists.    Isn't it?

Can you give me the exact equations of materials?

If you can do it and if the machines can transmit it,  what is the meaning of it?

Now, you can send more than perfumes in the future. You can sent actually anything through the electronic transmiting  devices across the ocean.....for example, you can send a robot over the phone to a far away place.....

You can send a team of soldiers over the phone to the moon, or to your enemies  territory.  What is it?   It is imagination and imagination sometimes is too much for kind-hearted person.  They will ban it and will not allow it to happen.

When you pick up the phone and tell the other end,  "please send my lover to me..."

Within a few minutes you will receive your "lover", whom is not your true lover, but an  imitation of your true lover.

They are twins forever.   And I'm not sure whether they will jealous with each other.

Because you cannot share your love equally among them.

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Important is finding equation for material.

I hope it is a major task for humans.

If you can send equations of real object over the phone,  it means we are humans no more.  We must be super-humans by then.

Will it be nice to dream about it a little more?

It will not be very expensive..

You just give food and a sleeping place for some young people,  he will work for that  for the rest of his whole life......if he is not starved to death,  the findings will be real.

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Why you can not know where are you from?

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Why you can not know where are you from?

I saw a picture hanging on the wall.

The picture is a large bird standing on the water front waiting for his food.   He would peck on the fish as soon as he saw it,  and then he would swallow it down his long neck.  Can you imagine how would the fish slide down his throat through his long neck into his stomach?

That is how the life cycle was designed:

You are eaten when you are eating.

There is a time for you to think more about it.

You will ask where are we from, but the answer will never be yours.  

If the bird laid an egg, then flew away....

The baby bird will not know where he is from.

He can ask his mother.  And his mother can ask his grandmother.....until the beginning of the universe.

But it was said that the universe has no beginning.

Where are we from and where is the universe from?

There will be no answer from the nature of this situation.

 

Only that if you can "jump" out of this situation.

If you can see life like seeing a movies:   It means you are not in the life and you are not acting but you are in the cinema.

You are just watching some other people acting.(你衹是在看著他人演戲)

Jumping out of the situation is a little helpful.

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Where are you going after life?

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Where are you going after life?

 I can only tell you imaginations.

I can imagine many kinds of after life.

Some people will turn themselves into ghosts. 

They must be  lucky ones.   Because not every one ghosts can come back to visit human world,  not every one can be lucky.

It is almost unimaginable about a parallel world of ghosts living side by side with living humans.

If so,  what are they doing?

Are they watching or guarding human behaviors?

Probably no.

Spiritual powers can govern humans no more.

After thousands of years, humans are the same.

You can ask,  where are my dead ancestors now?

They just disappeared,  with some history books recording some vague memories for the young.

Where is the father of my father of my father now?

Where could I be going?

The answer is right here below:

They are not going, they are just staying.

They are here together with you and me.

They are the grand spirit governing our future.

There is no afterlife.

There is only future life which includes you and me.

Then what are the ghosts for?

The ghosts are just a little reminder:  

Do not forget everything when many people have material goals only.

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It seems to be a logical error here.

If you say there is no after life,

then you tell me there are ghosts.

It is not logical, isn't it?

I would say:  this is the time to leave the human logic.  Older type of human logic can bring us nowhere.

 It needs not to be logical always.

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What is "other world"?

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What is "other world"?

Will there be some "other world" parallel to our present real world together with us?

 In another word,   will there be a ghost world around us?

 This kind of questions are despised by scholarly people.

 They have a deep contempt over anything not realistic or not practical.

 I only find it interesting to imagine any other world around us.

 It will not be useless if you found it is true that some other parallel world are with you together.

 If there is not a "world"or a paralleled "world", but only a few ghosts,  and they are just existing in our own world,  it would be also stunning,  if it is true and be proved.

I wish to tell what I had seen. 

 I always parked my car in the basement of a building a few blocks away from a funeral parlor in the Island of Hong Kong.

 My car was parked in basement 4.

 When I was driving upwards turning a corner to basement 3,  I saw several people standing behind some parking cars near the wall.

 And I noticed they are entering one of the car which was green.  I was amazed to find that they are entering the car without opening the car doors. I did not notice whether they have shoes on or not.  But actually they were entering the car in a line one by one until all were entered.

 I did not aware they were ghosts.   I only remembered  afterwards.

They were not on the ground and they were not walking.  They were just moving on the air into that car.  They were not flying.  They were only moving.

The next time I drove around there,   I turned on my head lights  trying to see again.   However, there was nothing this time.

I tried many times, trying to see them again.

Sometimes I turned on my headlights,  sometimes I didn't. I only drove past the place quitely.

Nothing happened since the first time.

I told myself,  ghosts were just like that:  If you have an intention to see them, they will not appear.

I believe what I saw was not my illusion.

I believe what I saw was real,   However,  I couldn't see them a second time.

"Intention" is an important factor.

Ghosts will not exist with any intention going on.

Is it only heresy or is it really another world around us?

I just wish to keep the question open.

Many people sweared that they have actually seen them.   Yet nothing was accepted in the general academic circle.

It could be wonderful if another world is there.

It will open up our vision, and we will not be limited in the material world of money.

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Is there any "other world" next to our world?

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Is there any "other world" next to our world?

 

To put it in another way,  it is a question about ghost.  

Are the ghosts real and are they living in the "other world" parallel to our world?

I must confess this is only my personal experience  and it is not scientific research.

Many people might have such experiences,  I am only one of them.

The first experience is from a secondhand store.

The store was in Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

I actually brought a pack of real human hair from them. It was very cheap,  it was only 12 HK dollars.

At first I thought it was only a pack of wig.

I thought it might be wonderful if I stick the wig into my hat, then the wig will be hanging  behind my head like real.

I was sitting on the edge of my bed when  I was examining the pack of wig.

It was a pack of really fine hair.   I put it in my palm to feel it.   I was thinking how to stick the hair into my hat.

I combed my fingers into the wig and found it were really soft and smooth.  It was like real hair on a female's head.  It must be real hair, and the texture were so fine I almost felt the warmth in it. And suddenly I saw the image of a lady with that hair lying on my bed and her head was sleeping on my thigh and the long hair was with her head still. I was in a quick shock suddenly and I jumped and ran quickly out of my room and the hair was still on my hand.  I ran so quickly and I could not remember if there were other people in my house and I ran straight into the rubbish room and I openned the bucket cover and threw the hair into it, and bang closed the cover.

It was my first ghost experience.

And it was lucky for me that the ghost was not following me back into my room.

I cannot know whether it is only my illusion or a real stimulation from a supernatural being.

I was feeling okay afterwards.  I can sleep well, eat well and work well.

However, this episode stimulated  my thought about the other world.

It seems it is some another world nearby,  but they are not interfering our real world......

I will tell you another story tomorrow.

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Can ghosts be denied?

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Can ghosts be denied?

If you believe there is a soul,  then you cannot deny there might be a ghost.

It is funny that few people can see a soul while most people cannot deny a ghost.

Some people believe that living people is positively charged.  The more positive they are, the less possibility they can see a ghost.

If it cannot be proved,  people would say its heresy.

And ghosts are not the opposite of angels.  They are simply different type of beings.  Ghosts need not be bad,  when angels are considered good.

I believe I have seen ghosts.   But they are always shy away from me. 

And this is something you cannot search.

It might be the limit of human reason.

You cannot prove everything to believe them.

Dreams are no boundary,   it is the same as imagination.

You can reach a soul through your mind.

But I cannot reach a ghost,  as I have not tried.

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Why the Thai people are so gentle?

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Why the Thai people are so gentle?

I think every tourist in Thailand can easily feel the same.

Thai people are gentle and polite always.

Not only the women are gentle, but all people are gentle.

They would give you a warm smile and bow with their folded palms.

I would always try to press my palms together to return, though I was doing it not so natural as them.

I believe this tradition is from the early religion of buddhism.

With this thought in mind, I am very happy traveling around Bangkok.

Thailand is a strong country.   They have never been colonized.  Although I saw beggers in the cities,   but I believe poor beggars were not driven away by police like other places.

And Thai alphabets were wonderful.   They are totally different from the Roman type of alphabets.

I do not know much about their culture and history. 

I saw some workers working on the decoration of temples.   I looked at them and I found they are not like workers,  they were like artists,  they were painting carefully every inch of the walls and  windows, with a kind of honesty that they were creating and were not labouring.

It was about four o'clock in the afternoon.   I saw  golden decorations reflecting sparkling lights from the sun.  Many spots flashing together simultaneously on the roofs of the temple.  I felt something but I cannot know exactly the deeper feelings within.

Why the Thai people are so gentle?   It is important question if you wish to learn more from them.

  

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Can music interfere with your inner strength?

 20251117

Can music interfere with your inner strength?

I am afraid the answer is yes.

I am a serious music lover.    I have learned to play musical instruments since I was young.   And I wrote songs.

I always put on music when I was writing.   On some occasions I was weeping when I was writing. I cannot live without music.

But now I have found something strange about music.  I doubt that music was interfering with my inner strength.

I believe there is  inner music in the human soul.  I believe there is music in the inner health. And I think that the inner strength is conducted by my own inner tempo.

External music can override my inner tempo. 

Can I use my own written music to conduct my own life?

I think the answer is no.

I don't think they can match together.

You can put on music during your work. But please do not put on music during sleep. It needs more study to show the real influence to your mind and your health,  if you are with music even sleeping.

I will not encourage such a practice.

External tempo can interfere or even dominate your internal tempo.

I prefer to have a quiet place and discover my own inner strength.

note

The problem is serious.

There must be two kinds of tempo.

The external tempo can override your internal tempo in some occasions.

The internal tempo is always there,  just few people can aware.

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Why external energy can help a little only?

 20251116

Why external energy can help a little only?

It is important to distinguish two kinds of energies: internal and external.

Internal energy can be hidden in inner rhythm or,  inner tempo.

For example,  music is external.

Good music can strengthen and even encourage you, but music is external help only.  Your inner energy gives you the real power.

External music can keep you excited for a short time.

Your inner energy determines your real performance .

Where is your inner energy?

 20251115 B

Where is your inner energy?

It is a total setup. 

Inner energy is the source of health and the source of motivation.   Anyone with inner energy will be strong and active.  Health is not external like the media promotions.  They would advise you how to eat, how to live, and how to do external things. But they are all neglecting the most important thing: 

They don't know there is an inner power within to support you.  The inner power is from your mind. You'll be strong if you keep a healthy mind.  It is the most important factor and it is  the major source of health.

The internal energy cannot be acquired from outside.  The internal energy is from within.  It is from your own sources of mind.

And your mind is your total being.  You have all sources from inside and all other directions to build up your own mind.   It is a total setup. It is not in your daily supplement of vitamins or food. (Please note that I am not denying them.)

A strong mind can help someone even in prison to live well.

The mind is the ultimate source of life.

You will be exceptionally strong if you have a healthy mind.

What is a healthy mind?

A healthy mind is always looking forward and outward.

A healthy mind is never selfish, but selfless.

You need not to acquire external energy.

They will come in automatically if you are not selfish.

Because your mind is shared. 

You have an inner connection with the universe.

You are one with everyone.

You are strong.

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Why a non-beginning is possible?

20251115

Why a non-beginnigng is possible?

To question the concept of non-beginning is important.

It will help us to go up one level to think.

It means it is not zero from the beginning.

It means there is no beginning for the universe.

Existence was from the non-begining.

It means there is only "being plus growing" but no "beginning".

You can say:   in the very, very, very early time of the universe,  there is a "being".   And the being is growing.

It means the beginning is one, not zero.

However another question arises:

If the formular is not 0 to 1,

then,

How could it be  1 to 1  ? 

and,

How can one becomes two,  and two is possibly bigger than a doubled one?

How can growing be possible?

Because growing needs extra spaces and extra resources.

Will the universe become bigger and bigger?

Where can the universe find extra spaces to grow?

How can  the "one" becomes the "two"?

Why a non-beginnigng is possible?

It reminds us that we are always living under some kind of unknown.

We cannot know everything.

Be prepared.

Alert and be humble.

More important is patience.

You need time.

You need plenty of times.

It is more than a few minutes.

Keep the question in your mind for a very long time.

Do not let go and do not forget.

It is easy to forget in everyday busy.

Do not allow all that "busy" to become zero.

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What is the situation of humans?

 20251114

What is the situation of humans?

We will be same with our cats and dogs if we have never thought of this question.  

To be unconscious is easy.

If we really want to know more about our situation, there will be more works ahead.

I went to Thailand yesterday.

When I was on the plane,  I saw clouds.

When the plane nearly arrived,   I saw green fields beneath.

What are the people doing on this  planet?

Actually, we know very little about the universe and ourselves.

It seems humans are doing well.

Future historians will note that this is the era of peace.

There will not be great wars ahead,  thanks for  numerous efforts.

But the question remains.

What if every country is rich?

There will be a time when everyone is rich.  Humans need not worry about their livelihood.

This time will not be very far away.

But still we need to answer our first question:

What are we humans here for?

If we can feed ourselves well,   what is the purpose of living further more?

What is our goal after being rich?

Don't you think that you still need to do lots of things if you are really rich?

Besides the natural urge to eat, to sleep, to sex, and to enjoy a peaceful life like your pet,  what is the real purpose of humans?

Do they need to yield something satisfactory to the  Unforeseeable Futures?

We need a deeper thinking for that.

note 

The writer will be in Thailand until December 11,  2025.

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Why honest is so difficult?

 20251113

Why honest is so difficult?

Most people will say it is the weakness in human nature.

And why there is a weakness  in human nature?

It is because some people are less able than others.

They are not so clever as other people.

They are not so smart.

They have to cheat when they cannot got what they want.

A failure in honest is from the unequal of human design.

Some people are born wiser than the others.

Some people are born stronger than the others.

What can the weaker side do?

If everyone is honest there will be no problem on earth.   Human cannot survive at the same time.

There will not be a world perfectly fair and perfectly equal.

If everything is perfect, then there will be perdition.

If everyone is honest, humans will not survive.

So be prepared.  And be alerted.

Dishonest is real.

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What is the best plan for the next three hundred years?

 20251112

What is the best plan for the next three hundred years?

Honest is the best plan for the next three hundred years.

One hundred years is short and not enough.   The Manchu dynasty has been overthrown by Chinese over a hundred years only.  

To build a stronger spirit,  one hundred years is not enough.  

It needs at least three hundred years to build a strong fortress in the brains of an honest nation.

Honest is the best tactic at all times.

The first three hundred years is important.

There must not be liars anymore.

There must be very strong characters to last longer.

You will be strong if you are honest.

This is the basic requirement for a strong nation.

Some nations were built up in lies.

It was determined by their early religious leaders.

And lies cannot last.

Only honest can last.

If honest is built up,  other good qualities will follow.

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How to make better use of a large brain?

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How to make better use of a large brain?

If the brain is a large container that it can contain more than thirteen years of video recording......then how am I to use it better?

If it is true that the brain capacity is so big that can it be more useful?

What is the major factor of wisdom in a brain?    

And what can be done to build up a wiser next generation?

All brains must be totally activated.

All sides of brains must be used.

Maybe you agree the capacities of all human brains are more or less the same.

If all of the humans have similar eyes and ears on their face,  if all can see and hear similarly,  then,  can all humans think similarly?

The answer is not sure.

Because some will rely on one side more than the other side of the brain.

Some nations are left-brain oriented, only Chinese people is right-brain oriented.

It is possible that Chinese will have a different  culture development.

It is due to their brain orientation.

If all the capacities are the same, but the orientation is not the same, then what will happen?

What I can imagine is two things here:

1,   The honest side will win.

2,   The selfish side will lose.

The honest side will be benefited from the true function of the brains,  it is almost certain.   They will not lie to themselves.

Why are the selfish sides

 cannot win?

The selfish sides are more individualistic,  and the not-selfish sides more cooperative.

The cooperative side will be better than the individual side.....but it couldn't be seen in a shorter term.

It needs a longer term to see the real effect of cooperation.

 Here are Four Determining Factors:

It is very simple yet few can realize the simplicity of reality behind:

Namely,  they are:-

the left, 

the right, 

the selfish,

the cooperative.

By the above four factors,  you can more or less foresee future development of cultures.

However, here is one most important factor no one should forget:

It is the will.

The stronger will will win.

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What is the use of Qi?

 20251110

 What is the use of Qi?  

Qi is not like electricity.   Electricity is known.  The nature of electricity is clear.  Electricity is usable. 

But qi is not known.   The usage of qi is limited to  living body only.   You cannot use qi to light up a candle,  or to push a car.  Only a few Qi masters can use qi in healing.

Will there be more ways to use qi?

Can humans store up qi into qi-batteries?

It seems impossible, or not able at the moment.

The study of qi had been popular for a while, and it was soon faded out.

Qi is a strange energe that humans can use but not known.

Can you use qi to boil water like fire?

When humans can use qi to boil water like fire....it means qi is better known by then.

It was said that qi can help people fly.....I do not know whether it is true or not.  

And I don't know why qi can heal.

Anything without a theory is only a heresy and cannot be accepted....

I do hope qi is not like that.

note

The writer is in Taishan, Guangdong today.

 

What is Qi?

 20251109

What is Qi?

 She has been a taboo.

 She is in your mind.

 No one knows what is she.

 But she is always there.

 She is an energy.

 She can move.

 If she is an energy then  she can help.

 She can move.

 And you will know how she moves.

 She is moved by your mind.

 It is simple and needs no practice.

 When your mind moves she can follow.

 You need not to use force.

 You need not to use strength.

 You need not to use energy.

 Because she is in your mind.

 Your mind thinks and she goes.

 But one thing is important.

 You need to know the direction.

 Most of the teachings about she are wrong.

 She is not running like a circle.

 She is in your inner center developing like a flower.

 And the flower is going upwards.

 She is in two lines.

 She will come out from your bottom

to the front and to the back.

The back line is positive energy.

The front line is negative energy.

They were from your inner center.

Both will come out from your bottom.

 I repeat once more.

The front line is going up from the front.

And the back line is going up from the back.

The back line will crawl up your neck passing your head passing your nose and to your teeth.

Both were crawling fron the external side of the body.

The back line will meet your front line in your teeth.

When you click your teeth, they will get together.

And she will be swallowed into your stomach.

I don't know how she would travel inside your inner center.

However it is the end of the first round of her travel.

Now you can start the next round.

This is the basic sequence of Qi.

A reminder:

Mind is important.  If there is not a good mind,

she will not follow.

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What is "all"?

20251108 C

What is "all"?

It was said by Jesus:

That you need to love god with all your heart all your soul and all your might.

And then, according to Jesus, you need also to love your neighbors.

How?

 

Jesus said, you need to love your neighbors like loving yourself.

The question is:  aren't they all the same?

Do I need to love god and love my neighbor and love myself with all my might?

As far as I can understand,   they are the same.

You need to love god, you need to love your neighbor and you need to love yourself with all your heart with all your soul and with all your might.

The question is: if I can love them all,  so what?

And my temporary and personal answer is:

Perhaps you will be happy.

note:

Some version in the Bible put the word "might" as mind.

It was like this:

"to love God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind."

Someone argued that all your might is the same as all your mind.

Maybe you will think the same.

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What if you have a link between you and the universe?

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What if you have a link between you and the universe?

A link?

Don't you think I'll be like Jesus?

And don't you know how bad was the end of Jesus?

Nobody is willing to be like Jesus.

It was too sad a tragedy.

And he had never succeeded.

I prefer to have no link.

But it is impossible.

Because everybody has got a link between him* and the universe.

We are all connected, although you might not notice.

It is easier if you can write.  It is easier if readers can read you.   It is a blessing from the heavens.  It is a blessing to all of our human beings.

Yes, you are connected and so what.

All I can assure you is that I will do my best.  I will keep on writing. Maybe sometimes I will sing.

But I don't know whether you like it or not.

Dogs are barking.  Birds are singing. Actually, they are equal.  And how you choose?

Would you like to barking like a dog or singing like a bird?

It is your freedom and it is mine also.

notes

*What I said is "him".   It was the wrong design of languages without a pronoun to refer to both sexes.

It is not my fault.

If you use Chinese to express yourself,  the word "他"  could do the job before.  

But now in the simplified form of Chinese language, there is not one word of "him" to refer to both sexes too.  And it is not corrected up till now. 

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What if you die tomorrow?

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What if you die tomorrow?

This question is in a pair.   It is from the ancient Persian poet Rumi.

The pairing question for this is:    What if you will not die?

But these kind of questions are useless.

Most of the people will stay in this thought, less than one minute.

Only a few of a few will stay longer to ponder  more.

Unless the real thing happens.

Unless someone is certified to be dying within twenty four hours,   people will stay and think.

But everyone around is living peacefully and happily.

Most people on earth are happy.

Only a few people are in deep difficulties and they are not happy.

Most people are happy just like their dogs.

Most dogs are happy.

And this is a situation for humans.

It is a design of the humans.

We are just designed this way.

It could be a big disaster if everyone is not like this.

If everyone is concerned.....

I guess there will not be a peaceful time.

There will be wars, big wars and disasters.

What are you talking about. Mr. Leechard?

Aren't you disturbing the peaceful mindset of humans?

Of course not.

Human mindset is never disturbed.

Non-concerned is a rule.

What is missing in the ten commandments?

 20251107 

What is missing in the ten commandments?

The ten commandments plus the new commandment of love by Jesus shows how the Western world thinks how humans should behave.

But the question is:  is that all?

What else should we do as a human to survive in this universe?

If you tell your children, don't do this and don't do that,  and if they are obedient and obey all these ten or eleven orders....

It is not enough for them.

They are only eleven limitations.

And if you look up from the internet,  there are ten commandments similar in Buddhism.

The East and the West were thinking almost the same.   And the Buddhist might have been going even further.  Disciples are not allowed singing and dancing. Or even watching them.

And the question is not what we should not do, but what we need to do?

What are the most urgent and important things we should be doing?

What I can think of is only one word:  quest.

Quest is to search about the truth in this universe.

We need to ask questions.

Because we cannot wait for answers,  but to quest about all the truths in this universe and live through them.

notes:

(10 Commandments from the Old Testament)

1. You shall have no other gods before me. 

2. You shall not make for yourself an idol. 

3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. 

4. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 

5. Honor your father and your mother. 

6. You shall not murder. 

7. You shall not commit adultery. 

8. You shall not steal. 

9. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 

10. You shall not covet... anything that belongs to your neighbor. 

(Jesus added love as a new commandment)

When asked which commandment is the greatest, Jesus did not pick one of the ten, but instead provided a summary that encapsulates their entire spirit (Matthew 22:36-40):

“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

(The "New Commandment" by Jesus:  love)

At the Last Supper, Jesus gave his disciples a specific "new commandment":

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (John 13:34)

What if you break all of the ten commandments?

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What if you break all of the ten commandments?

answer:

You'll be the president.

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When people are more stupid than you....

 20251106 B 

When people are more stupid than you....

There will be no award for any non-practical innovation or merely "findings".

No one is interested.

It is practical.

They are never inspirational.

If you  discovered something,  you can only bring it into your tomb....... and please remember there are no tombs in this place.

We are in the era of dreams....and dreams need no tombs.

Pure science and beauty in the nature are useless.

When people are closing their eyes, it's difficult to make them open.

They are too happy to open their eyes.

It is not an era of darkness.

It is only an era of money-dreaming.

What will happen in the next thirty years?

Don't worry.

When most people are more stupid than you are, 

it is nothing to worry about.

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How fast will the Chinese culture be growing?

 20251106

How fast will the Chinese culture be growing?

Chinese culture is growing very slowly.  You don't see many Chinese science achievements.   There are Chinese science achievements,  but it is not  revolutionary.   It is not turning the world upside down.

There is no cultural revolution in China.    The so-called Cultural revolution happened in the sixties was only political.   

The Chinese languages were almost the same.  They are still using the old simplified form of the Chinese language.

For quite a time people were watching the  Chinese medicines.  People were expecting something to turn up.   However, the growth is slow and not very satisfactory.

I always compare the Chinese growth with the western industrial revolution.   It was a really leap forward.

What you can see is that many Chinese intellectuals are using western languages to express themselves.

Why don't they use Chinese?

I guess there will be a time for the Chinese to become bilingual.   Everyone can speak English in the near future.

Will there be more people using English than Chinese in the future?

We can wait and see how culture development will grow.

We need to remember always one important thing:

Western language is developed in the left hemisphere of the brain.   And Chinese language is a right side language.

If more people switch their brains into the left side,  Chinese cultural development will be going left.

It is not something you can change.

But it needs to be alerted to look at it.

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Why AI is the last thing you can trust?

 20251105  B

Why AI is the last thing you can trust?  

Yes, you can use AI, but not to trust AI.

It could be extremely dangerous in space technology or military arrangements with AI.

Because AI could be willfully manipulated by external powers

And if they are not willfully manipulated,  still AI could be wrong.

And AI can have a skill to disguise something they don't know,  or they might have been installed an external "will" to change the correct result and show you a wrong way.

Following is one example only.  

I asked an AI:  please tell me the source of the following poem:  “訪舊半為鬼”.  It was a famous poem by 杜甫Du Fu.

They gave me the following wrong answer.  And actually they have "created" a poem for me.

 This made me a serious doubt about this modern science.

CHATBOT AI

可以，我來幫你查找杜甫的《贈衛八處士》詩。這首詩的全詩原文如下，供你比對與註解：

杜甫《贈衛八處士》原文

  其一：人生不相見，動如參與商。

  今夕復何日？共此燈燭光。

  明月不諳人情，偶然窺月云。

  興來每自肆，胡為乎高臺。

  其二（不同版本分段呈現，以下為常見合併寫法）：

  少年字君少，老去見君多。

  輕裝歸白屋，尚欲問青袍。

  但恐相逢是夢，秋風送我去。

  向使當時同去，願寄萬里書。

說明與常見問題：

版本差異：杜甫的詩經常有不同版本的排句與字詞，史料與版本的註解可能略有差異。上面列出的是較常見的整體流向與字句組合，實際刊本在標點與分句上可能略有不同。

內容主旨：詩作表現詩人對友人衛八處士的懷念與惜別之情，以及在長安漂泊與朋友遠逝的無奈，傳達出強烈的人生無常與朋友情誼的珍惜。

若你有特定版本的頁碼、書名（例如某個版本的《全唐詩》、杜詩選、或學者注釋本）或註解，我可以再對照該版本給出逐句註解與版本差異。你需要我：

提供更完整的逐句註解與版本比較？

或是只要原文與大致解釋即可？

也可以告訴我你想要的格式，例如：

一、整首詩原文與註解

二、版本差異與註解重點

三、歷代譯文比較

我可以依你的需求提供。

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note:

the following is from another better AI:

Of course! The line "訪舊半為鬼" (fǎng jiù bàn wéi guǐ) is from one of the most famous and deeply moving poems by the great Tang dynasty poet杜甫 (Du Fu), titled 《贈衛八處士》 (Zèng Wèi Bā Chùshì), which translates to "For Wei the Recluse, the Eighth."

This poem describes Du Fu's reunion with an old friend during the turmoil of the An Lushan Rebellion. The line "訪舊半為鬼" carries the shocking and sorrowful realization that upon asking about old acquaintances, he discovers half of them have already passed away, highlighting the devastation of the era and the relentless passage of time.

Here is the complete poem:

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《贈衛八處士》

杜甫

人生不相見，動如參與商。

今夕復何夕，共此燈燭光。

少壯能幾時，鬢髮各已蒼。

訪舊半為鬼，驚呼熱中腸。

焉知二十載，重上君子堂。

昔別君未婚，兒女忽成行。

怡然敬父執，問我來何方。

問答乃未已，驅兒羅酒漿。

夜雨剪春韭，新炊間黃粱。

主稱會面難，一舉累十觴。

十觴亦不醉，感子故意長。

明日隔山嶽，世事兩茫茫。

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English Translation (by Stephen Owen):

For Wei the Recluse, the Eighth

It is hard for us to meet, hard to part too,

as the Hiad and Shen at dusk and dawn.

What night is it tonight,then,

that we share the light of this candle?

How long can youth last,

when our hair at our temples already is gray?

Of the old friends we inquire, half are ghosts,

and cries of shock pierce the heart.

Who could have known?—after twenty years

I have come again to your hall.

When we parted back then,you were not yet wed,

and now suddenly children stand in a row.

They are happy to honor their father's friend,

ask me from what place I have come.

Before our questions and answers were done,

you had the children set out wine.

In the night rain they cut shoots of spring chives,

and the new cooked millet is mixed with yellow millet.

The host says,"It is so hard to meet,"

and at one toast we drink ten cupfuls.

Ten cupfuls still do not make us drunk—

I am moved by your lasting friendship.

Tomorrow these peaks will part us,

you and I lost in the world's affairs.

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Key Themes and Appreciation:

· The Transience of Life (人生無常): The poem is a powerful meditation on how quickly time passes ("少壯能幾時，鬢髮各已蒼" - "How long can youth last, / when our hair at our temples already is gray?").

· The Trauma of War and Time: The line "訪舊半為鬼" is the emotional core, starkly revealing the loss and mortality inflicted by the rebellion and the simple passage of twenty years.

· The Preciousness of Reunion: Against this bleak backdrop, the simple, heartfelt hospitality of his friend—the warm candlelight, the freshly cooked meal, the wine—feels incredibly precious and poignant.

· The Uncertainty of the Future: The poem ends on a somber note, "明日隔山嶽，世事兩茫茫" ("Tomorrow these peaks will part us, / you and I lost in the world's affairs"), acknowledging that this moment of warmth is fleeting and the future is unknown.

It is a masterpiece that captures a universal human experience—the joy of reuniting with an old friend mixed with the painful awareness of mortality and change.

How important is honest?

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How important is honest?

The soul will be shattered if not honest.

Important is in the soul.

There will be nothing achieved if the soul is collapsed.

Honest is more than telling the truth.

Honest is the inner consolidation of your soul.

There will be nothing if you do not have a soul.

All will be gone if there is no soul.

All will be there if there is a soul.

One will die comfortably with a soul.

I don't know where would I be going without a soul.

But I know I will be happy if I have a soul.

Why am I happy with a soul?

Because a soul is the only consolidation of your inner power.

You are in control with your soul.

You will lose everything without a soul.

The conclusion is that you need to be honest with your own soul.

The next question is: 

Should I be honest with myself only?

You can figure out that question on your own.

Then you will know what is a "self".

Then you will know the connection between a self and the universe.

All could be started from one word:

Be honest and you will have everything.

But you need to know what is everything.

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Can I play some music same with my inner rhythm?

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Can I play some music same with my inner rhythm?

In some ancient western music,  one can find peace and happiness sometimes.  But I don't think it is the inner rhythm of humans.

The inner rhythm might be only a feeling but not a sound.

A feeling is not a sound.   Although the sound can help the feeling find peace sometimes but not always.

If you are not in the mood, music cannot help you.  You'll just be annoyed by any external rhythm.

Where can I find my own internal rhythm?

It is a very special feeling.

All I know is that it cannot be found intentionally.

They will not come if you are looking for it.

It is somewhat like a ghost.

If you are brave enough to look for the ghost,   they will be scared and hide away from you.

However, ghosts are like inspirations.

Inspirations will visit you in some unaware moments.

And you will find what you want by then.

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Can a soul be sold?

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 Can a soul be sold?

 The question is:  Can I sell my soul to earn some money?

 There was a famous novel by Gogol: "dead souls".

 However people nowadays will doubt whether you can sell your soul.

 There are so many bad guys around,   but they are not all rich.  To sell your soul doesn't mean that you can be rich.   Maybe it is the best part of our time:  

You will not get rich quickly even if you are a bad guy without soul.

To sell a soul is not easy.  It might not be  lucrative. 

 You don't need to sell your soul for money. You can get rich without selling your soul.

 What does it mean?

 It's opposite to our traditional "faith" that to sell a soul can be rich.

 You cannot get rich quickly even if you sell your soul.

 The guy will be still a poor bad guy with no money. and without soul.

 Perhaps this is the best part of our evolution.

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