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Life Lessons on Appreciating Each Moment and Finding Hope Through Hard Times
Some time ago, I received a call from a friend. He has always been an optimistic and sunny person, but when he called me that day, he asked me in a choked voice if I had any money left. His mother had a heart attack and was admitted to the intensive care unit. He urgently needed some money to help her. Operation. After I transferred the money to him, I stood by the window holding my phone and couldn’t help but think of the words “life is impermanent”. We are all pursuing a better life. We want to grow up faster than our parents grow old. We want to mature…
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The Universal Lessons of Love and Life from Bestseller Novel “The Ferryman”
If life is a lonely river, who will be the ferryman of your soul? For this question, perhaps everyone has been looking for the answer throughout their lives. The novel “The Ferryman” tells us the answer to the mystery with a touching story. The protagonist of the story, Dylan, lived a lonely and depressed life before she was 15 years old. In a train accident, she became the only victim. After her death, she accidentally meets the ferryman Tristan. The two crossed the wasteland together, gradually fell in love, and finally ferry each other back to the world. As soon as this book came out, it won the first place…
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There’s No Such Thing as “Happily Ever After” in Real Life
The efforts of many people are just for once and for all. Growing up, I believe that everyone has heard “as long as you…” countless times. In middle school, the teacher told us that as long as you work hard and get admitted to a good university, you will be fine. After graduation, our parents told us that as long as you work hard and get into the system, you will be fine. Entering the society, public opinion tells us that as long as you work hard and accumulate wealth to buy a house and a car, you will be fine. Nobody told us the definition of “good”,…
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Jane Eyre’s Journey of Self-Discovery Through Life’s Encounters
In 1947, Charlotte Brontë completed the autobiographical novel “Jane Eyre” in less than a year. Once this book was published, it was highly sought after, and it attracted thousands of readers with an irresistible beauty. Jane Eyre’s voice is still echoing in people’s ears, influencing generations of readers. British critic George Lewis said: “Jane Eyre” is a “soul-to-soul dialogue” work. The protagonist Jane Eyre is an orphan girl, short in stature and not pretty. She has a rough fate since she was a child, and she meets all kinds of people. In all kinds of encounters, she grew and transformed all the way, and finally gained happiness and found her…
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The Art of Loneliness: A Visit with an Old Man Who Loves to Be Alone
What kind of experience should a person like to live alone? Is it a strong heart, or a cowardly heart? In the countryside, I saw an old man, his name was Yongli, my name was Rongli, and I suddenly felt an indescribable intimacy. He is a man who likes to be alone. I liked it when I was in my twenties, and now I am eighty-five years old. I am a person who likes excitement, and I have never left the excitement in my life. I have liked lively groups, manic birdsong, angry waves, and violent winds. The old man likes to be alone, like everything about being alone. In…
