狡兔愛讀書

     That's a very inspiring speech, which once again reminds me of the essence of simplicity.      The idea sharer, Pico Lyer,  is a travel writer.  That means he's been to many countries, many places and going through many exotic experiences, and then he has made them into his ideas of writing.  He mentioned that he started to get foot on the world since he's only 9  years old, when he knew England's boarding school cost cheaper than his hometown school in California.  I don't remember what the world meant to me at the age of 9, but I bet it must be a narrow and naive path.  Therefore, I appreciate his courage of exploring the unknown and his clear mind of presenting his need at that age.       Why do I emphasize his childhood experience?       He's come up with  the main idea "Sit still/ Meditation" from his many traveling experience and the eventually awkward knowing no pla...

      Nancy Frate is the one who started the ice-bucket challenge  to call the public's attention to the disease, ALS.  This is an incurable disease, which means people can only see the patient gradually weakening day in and day out.  She's such a brave mother for she positively faced the music and turned it into a motivating story.  I think it must be a hard work and twisted with some complicated feelings.   When  I witness my kids suffering from some diseases or accidents, it really tortures a mother's heart; therefore, it mush be a strong bondage among the family members and deep faith, which allow them to share and embrace each other at the hard times.  Without the family link, the patient and the carers suffer alone, it hurts to be left alone.  Without firm faith, people tend to complain, and it's also not good to health.      She attributed her courage to her ALS-diagnosed son, Pete, whom she described as ...

     I was astonished to view the short video clip shown by the photographer Chris Burkard .  Beautiful photos touch; however, they sometimes lie.  Chris' pictures did touch the hearts without faking feelings, showing an absolute loneliness purifying a complicated mind.  I was greatly moved not only by those astonishing photos but his testament to the wild nature as well.  He linked the joy with suffering and said " There's no shortcut to joy."  And he also said  that pain is the shortcut of mindfulness.  Nowadays,  people tend to pursue the quick or real-time joy and might be trapped in the net-surfing or social groups.  Who would like to take pains to go further exploration into peace in mind?      When the photographer stood on stage and explained his obsession with the cold/ isolated beaches on earth, his eyes glowed and his voice shivered.  He's sincere and that made his speech as part of my reading....