The Chinese calendar contains cycles of twelve years. A different animal represents each year. The first year of the cycle is the year of the rat. Aft...
Windflowers,windflowersmy father told me not to gonear themHe said he feared them alwaysand he told me that theycarried him awayWindflowers,beautifu...
He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father's life—who was the main source of support for the family. Since then,he has had to d...
Dreams keep running through my mindReflecting memories of long ago.Made in a land of fairy tales,A place my heart longs for so.Cut off from the rest o...
It is appropriate on an anniversary of the founding of a university to remind ourselves of its purposes.It is equally appropriate at such time for stu...
我们的社会说,一切都要行动,停滞就代表懒惰、消极以及无收益。而那些我们被迫停下来的时刻,比如排队、等医生或者在乘坐公交车,我们往往会感到不自在,往往想找些事儿干。一些人拿着手机按来按去,一些人会处理文件或者读一些东西,还有些人只是坐立不安的呆在那儿。貌似我们都不太习惯停顿”。片刻停留,片...
麦田怪圈不是我们干的。请用心想想吧。我们以你们认为不可能实现的速度飞行于群星间——可你们还认为我们需要为了联络用途而压下麦秆?你们为什么还总是以为我们会在荒郊僻野着陆?我们被你们的媒体所描绘的外星人形象弄得心烦意乱。当你们有心情思考时,就好好地看看你们对地球犯下的罪孽。你们正...
我们能让这世界变得更美好么?这句话本身就是一个错误的假设,认为这世界不好。反过来,我们应该说世界就是这样的,没有什么绝对的好与不好。这是我们选择的生活方式,也是我们喜欢的生活方式。换个角度看待事物:接受并试着理解。接受这世界,你会快乐。There is nothing either good or ...
美国一位社会活动家曾说:生活就是习以为常;而习以为常,就是拒绝求知。”当我们处理一系列有关心理健康的问题时,我们常常陷入惯常的反应中,不可自拔。当我们遇上挑战,也常常不由自主地告诉自己,管他呢,反正我不可能成功。”我们对自己的反应习以为常。然而,一旦我们意识到这个问题,我们便...
Terrible texting etiquette -- and ways to combat themBy Victoria Lowe for CosmopolitanUnless you're living a seriously alternative lifestyle, you&...