The Method to Becoming Erudite

The Method to Becoming Erudite

Last year I had two large boxes of books shipped home. The outer boxes were battered and torn, so without sorting them, they were casually thrown into a corner. Later my ...
Someone With Stories

Someone With Stories

It was only when I seriously wanted to share my own or others' stories with someone that I realized I had no stories. For example, last night at dinner, I wanted to share...
Extravagant Hopes

Extravagant Hopes

Maybe many years from now I'll still remember this passage Wang Xiaobo wrote in The Golden Age: "That day I was twenty-one, in the golden age of my life. I had many extra...
Rain

Rain

Only on days when you forget your umbrella and watch the drizzle after work, seeing female colleagues magically pull out sun umbrellas and float away, do you feel truly l...
What to Do After Thirty?

What to Do After Thirty?

Our company has a new regional manager, looks to be in his forties, not very tall, sturdy build, dressed quite casually. No matter from which angle, he's an unremarkable ...
Chatting

Chatting

A while ago the company held an event requiring every employee to go out on the streets to find target customers, give them a small gift, and then get their phone numbers...