• 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…

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