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Lessons from Nature: Why Animals Die Quietly While Humans Grieve Death
In Northern Ireland, a 65-year-old retired doctor, Braden, bought a double cemetery early. His original idea was that he and his wife would be buried here a hundred years later. Unexpectedly, he divorced his wife. Therefore, he placed an advertisement in the media seeking burial companions. The advertisement said: Free accommodation in heaven will be provided. The space is spacious, anyone with a sense of humor and who does not smoke or eat garlic will be guaranteed to sleep with him. Everyone thought it was a joke. Unexpectedly, after the notice was published, 23 women came to apply. Five of them have been dating him for a long time. Finally,…
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Escaping Loneliness in a Digital World: Put Down Your Phone and Live in the Moment
In Chinese cities, whether you are in a restaurant, cafe or train station, if you look around, you will always see this scene: almost everyone is busy playing with their mobile phones, taking selfies, or playing games, and more often than not, everyone is busy playing with their mobile phones, taking selfies, or playing games. Boredly scrolling through news feeds and commenting on Moments. This scene not only exists in China, but is also a global phenomenon. On the one hand, high technology and social networks have made our lives more efficient, making things more convenient, communicating more timely, and understanding the outside world easier; on the other hand, we…
