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Life often is like that. It inflicts grief with one hand and gives joy with the other. It is something that took me most of my teenage years, and a fair share of the 1st half of my twenties to figure out, but I am glad I learnt it.

I sometimes think that if I had started really trying to understand my life in the terms of philosophical Daoism, I might not have spent so much time fighting things I could not change.

Happy birthday, Joseph.

By  Lashlar, at 8:13 PM  

Dear Kwok Ting Lee,

Forgive me for not responding sooner, I have been much distracted of late. Thank you so very much for your kind words of insight.

Unfortunately, I have not even now, after 58 years on this spinning rock, learned to stop fighting things I cannot change. Frankly, the problem is ego; if I did not care what people thought of me, most particularly, my work, my words, I would be a great deal happier in this life.

However, if I could do that, like most writers and artists, I am afraid I would lose the creative 'edge' and 'voice' needed to make my work distinctive and effective enough for the literary and intellectual market place, which is essential when one makes his living as a writer.

But, I will try harder to put some balance between my work ego and personal ego.

Again, thank you for taking the time to leave a much welcomed comment.

All the best,

Joseph

By  Joseph, at 12:37 PM  

Happy birthday Joseph.

By  Xiao Zhu, at 1:10 PM  

Dear Xiao Zhu,

Thank you. It's nice to hear from you.

All the best,

Joseph

By  Joseph, at 1:33 PM  

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