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Beijing Lights #9: Few People Know My Full Name
They just call me “Number Five.”
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In this special series, we’ll share some of the voices that make up Beijing’s 21.7 million humans. Who are these people we pass in the street everyday? Who lives behind those endless walls of apartment windows? These interviews take a small, but meaningful look.
我们谈论诗歌，科学和音乐，然而大地的精华是生生不息的努力活下去的人们。
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Beijing Lights #8: I’m The Only Dancer From My Island
“It’s when I own nothing that I know for sure what I want in my life.”
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Beijing Lights #7: Mountains, Rivers, Flowers, and Trees Are My Teachers
“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.”
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Beijing Lights #6: Nothing Is Ridiculous to Someone Who Takes It Seriously
“I’m regularly overwhelmed with a feeling of self-pity. I’m nobody but an ordinary man, but I want an unordinary life.”
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Beijing Lights #5: Every Day A New Yearning for 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.”
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Beijing Lights #4: Is There Any Insurance for Marriage?
“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.”
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Beijing Lights #3: Nothing Unsatisfying About Life
“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.”
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Beijing Lights #2: I’d Choose This Life Again
“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.”