Beijing Lights #9: Few People Know My Full Name
They just call me “Number Five.”
They just call me “Number Five.”
“It’s when I own nothing that I know for sure what I want in my life.”
“When I see a majestic mountain, I get the idea that we should be as strong and persevering as mountains; when I see rivers and seas, I get the idea that we should be encompassing just like the ocean.”
“I’m regularly overwhelmed with a feeling of self-pity. I’m nobody but an ordinary man, but I want an unordinary life.”
“I’m an idealist, which means I feel disappointed very often because apparently it’s not a perfect world we’re living in. Yet I also get so often amazed because the world stores so many surprises.”
“I feel like my whole married life has been a long dream. I’ve been fooling myself into thinking he will become a more responsible husband for our family’s and our child’s sake.”
“I live well with retirement pensions. I don’t need to worry about medical fees when I’m sick. It’s an all right life indeed.”
“I believe that everyone was brought to this world for a reason. From the beginning to the end of our lives, we may find the days repetitive sometimes. But every day is also unknown and unpredictable, and that, I think, is what makes life meaningful.”