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From Pups to Panthers: Understanding Teenagers Through the Feline Lens
Recently, an acquaintance forwarded an online missive to me. The discourse was entitled “The Epoch of Felines.” Regrettably, the identity of the author remained undisclosed, yet it adeptly encapsulated the attributes of the interim phase of youth. The narrator expressed: I discerned that progeny embody the qualities of canines, faithful and tender, whereas adolescents epitomize feline traits. Nurturing a canine is straightforward. One administers sustenance, imparts training, issues directives, and it, in turn, cradles its head in one’s lap, regarding them as if they were a masterpiece. When summoned, it bounds around the domicile with fervor. However, upon reaching the age of thirteen, one’s exuberant and winsome pup metamorphoses into…
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A Reflection on Well-Intentioned Smothering and the Importance of Independence
I carried the oil lamp and walked towards the darkest corner of the garden, where a bud was faintly growing. The flower was planted here when I was young and ignorant. I knew that such a small corner could not support flowers, but I stubbornly Plant it here and let it struggle to take root. It is the most special flower in my garden. I also want to take care of it with my heart. I always want to write something for it, but I can’t do it. Do I pity it? No, it’s just that every story has nothing to do with it. Looking at its tender green but…
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Beyond Youthful Fire, Beyond Elderly Grace: The Untapped Wisdom of Middle Age
I have always believed that in a certain period of time and in a certain society, even if all the young and old people are possessed by demons, as long as the middle-aged people are not ridiculous, things will not be much worse. In middle age, the green fruits of life become so plump, the noisy youthful conflict precipitates into elegance, and even heavy social responsibilities may dissolve into daily life moods. When you reach the age when you should be independent, you still don’t know how to be spiritually independent. This is a common tragedy for many middle-aged people in China. Every day, we look forward to the instructions…
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Each man is his own god
For a long, long time, I couldn’t figure out one question: why do people go to horror novels or movies? Why do people create horrors out of nothing to scare themselves? Why does the protagonist of a horror story go to a rather suspicious attic instead of hiding in the safety of his own bed in the dead of night? Can’t we wait until another day? Later, when I grew up a little bit and knew a little bit more about the world, I finally realized: it turns out that the real world is always scarier than stories. The theme of horror stories is not horror, but courage. It helps…
