Travel Upang Lumago

Matapos ang 6 na buwan ng pagtuturo sa maliit na bayan ng Aojiang ko natapos ang aking kontrata at ito ay panahon na upang ilipat sa. Ang pagiging nakakulong sa maliit na buhay ng bayan Aojiang ay matigas sa ulit kaya ko wanted na tingnan ang isang iba't ibang panig ng Tsina sa isang malaking lungsod, at ako ay din naghihingalo na gumastos ng mas maraming oras sa aking kasintahan ni Jen ako ay nagpasya na lumipat sa ang pinakamalaking ng lahat ng mga lungsod-Beijing, at masiyahan sa aking sarili para sa isang habang.

Beijing Skyline

Bago heading na sa Beijing ako nagpunta sa Shanghai kasama ang ilang mga lumang mga kaibigan upang makita ang mundo eksibisyon, ngunit ang kukunin ko na i-save para sa isang hinaharap na post.

Reflections ng Aojiang

Buhay sa Aojiang ay isang kagiliw-giliw na kabanata sa aking buhay. Aojiang ay isang bayan na hindi lahat ng nice na sa isang tao. Ito ay maliit, ngunit masikip at marumi ... at iba ang maliit na bayan ako pamilyar sa mga tao ay hindi nais na makakuha ng sa alam mo, at sila ay hindi na friendly. Ang aming bayan ay lamang tungkol sa 6 dayuhan na sinadya namin got a pulutong ng pansin ... pero iba ang atensyon ko ay ginagamit upang sa Foshan na aking tinukoy bilang "Rock Star status" na ito pansin nadama halos negatibo. Kaysa sa nakapako sa iyo ng kuryusidad, o sinasabi helo sa inyo dahil sa interes, ang mga tao tila sa pagkakatitig sa iyo bilang kung kayo ay ilang mga kakaibang mga hayop at sinabi lamang helo lamang upang makita kung paano 'ay tumugon sa mga hayop', pagkatapos ay tumawa sa lahat ng kanilang mga mga kaibigan ang tungkol dito.

Upang maging tapat sa bayan talagang binigyan ako ng isang negatibong opinyon sa Intsik ... ako nagpunta mula sa pagiging masigasig at friendly sa aking mga pakikipag-ugnayan sa mga lokal na estranghero na lamang ang nagsasalita sa kanila kapag ganap na kinakailangan. Ako ay maging friendly sa ilan sa mga Lokal ngunit hindi ko talagang gumawa ng maraming mga lokal na 'kaibigan' maliban na sila ay ipinakilala sa grupo sa pamamagitan ng ibang tao.

Sa una kapag nag-aaplay para sa mga trabaho sa Aojiang ako imagined isang maliit na maganda ang mapayapang bayan na hinihikayat ako sa kaibiganin ang Mga Lokal, mapabuti ang aking mga Intsik, malaman ang higit pa tungkol sa mga Intsik kultura, makakuha ng mas maraming connected sa kalikasan at masiyahan sa isang mas mabagal paced buhay para sa isang habang ... ngunit halos lahat ng mga inaasahan ay ipinapakita na hindi totoo.

Ko na narinig ang isa dahilan Aojiang ay kung paano ito ay, ay dahil ang mga malalaking lungsod na malapit ng Wenzhou ay kilala para sa kanyang pamatay negosyo saloobin at walang awa ng pera paggawa ng mga estratehiya. Ang mga tao na magpatibay ng isang mindset ng matinding kumpetisyon, nagsusumikap na maging mas mabuti kaysa iba sa lahat ng gastos at paggawa ng kahit na ano ang kinakailangan upang makagawa ng isang tubo sa negosyo. hindi ako sigurado kung paano ang tunay na ngunit ito ay sumasalamin sa saloobin ng ilan sa mga Lokal medyo malakas.

Ko na hindi kailanman bago sa aking buhay nakita driver na drive kaya impatiently, cut off ang iba sa bawat pagkakataon, itigil lanes ng trapiko na magbigay sa kanilang mga sarili ng kaunting kalamangan, at nag-pugak ang kanilang harap kaya patuloy at malakas sa bawat solong pagkakataon. Ang isang halimbawa ng mga saloobin sa kalye ay kapag ang aking mga kaibigan Daniel isa oras, habang nasa isang taxi, ay suplado sa likod ng isang kotse tumigil na lamang na kailangan upang ilipat ang forward ng ilang pulgada upang ipaalam sa kanya pumasa. Daniels taxi honked sa kanya ng ilang beses, ngunit ang mga driver ng pinansin ito. Pagkatapos ng isang habang Daniel inilipat na kung saan ang mga driver ay maaaring makita sa kanya at para sa motioned sa kanya upang sumulong ang driver yelled ignorantly isang Gan-ma! Sa kanya na ito sa konteksto ay nangangahulugan ng isang bagay kasama ang mga linya ng "kung ano ang impiyerno ang gusto mo?" Matapos ito ay malinaw kung ano ang Daniel at pinaghahanap ang driver pa rin ay hindi ilipat Daniel ipinahayag ang galit namin ang lahat ng nadama patungo sa Lokal sa mga katulad na sitwasyon sa pamamagitan ng flipping off sa kanya at magaralgal sa kanya para sa isang ilang minuto.

Aojiang ay din ng isang katawa-tawa halimbawa ng iba't-ibang mga ideya ng pag-save mukha na ang ilang mga maliit na bayan Intsik Lokal maaaring magkaroon. Naiintindihan ko ang konsepto ng pag-save mukha sa ilang mga sitwasyon sa pamamagitan ng ... halimbawa ... hindi nakakahiya sa iba pa sa sosyal na sitwasyon, arguing magalang nang walang nagpapakita ng maraming galit, hindi contradicting ang iyong superiors at bagay-bagay tulad na. Subalit ang ilan sa mga bagay-bagay sa Lokal ay kapag tumutukoy sa pagkakaroon ng pag-save o mukha lang tila na maging isang paraan upang bigyang-kasiyahan ang kanilang mga egos pagnanais na maging mas mahusay kaysa sa iba. Narito ang ilang halimbawa ng mga bagay na hindi namin maintindihan hanggang sa tinanong namin ang isang lokal na 'bakit?' at ito ay ipinaliwanag.

-Minsan kapag Lokal bumili ng bagong damit sa Aojiang sila kusa umalis ang mga tag sa para sa nag-iisang dahilan ng pagpapakita sa iba na ang kanilang mga damit ay 'bagong' kaya maaaring sila ay appreciated.

-Kadalasan namin gusto pumunta sa point at pumili ng mga restawran kung saan lakad mo hanggang sa isang suntok at point upang ang mga bagay na iyong nais. Napansin namin matapos ang isang habang na madalas ay mga taong may ganap na mabuting pockets ay hold ang kanilang mga susi ng sasakyan sa kanilang mga kamay bilang sila nakatutok sa pagkain sila wanted. Kami wondered bakit nila gawin ito dahil malinaw naman sila ay may upang ilagay ang mga pindutan sa kanilang bulsa kapag sila ay naupo sa kumain pa rin, kung bakit ay nais nilang hawakan ang mga ito sa linya? Natagpuan namin ang mga tao lamang na may nicer mas bagong sasakyan ay na ito, at may hawak ng susi sa kanilang mga kamay habang pagturo ay isang paraan ng pagpapakita ng iba sila ay pag-aari ng isang magandang sasakyan sa halip na isang iskuter mahinang tao.

One-time ang aking mga kaibigan Alex napunta sa tanghalian sa kanyang mga lumang boss. Sila ay nagkaroon ng isang 2 tanghalian break ngunit kapag sila ay naupo sa order ang hepe hiningi na ang pagkain ay dinala Kuai-Dian! (Mabilis). Demanding ang iyong pagkain ay mabilis na hindi lahat ng di-pangkaraniwang na sa bayang ito ngunit Alex tinanong siya kung bakit siya pinaghahanap ito upang mabilis na mula noong sila ay nagkaroon ng isang 2 oras na break. Sinabi niya sa kanya kung hindi siya ay humingi ito nang mabilis, ang iba pang mga talahanayan ay tiyak na ... pagkatapos ng kanilang pagkain ay dumating mamaya pagbibigay sa kahulugan na sila ay 'mas mahalaga'.

-Kahit na ang aking mga batang mag-aaral ay kumilos sa mga katulad na paraan. Bawat klase Gusto ko punan ang kanilang pag-unlad ng libro sa kung gaano kahusay ang kanilang ginawa para na klase. Gusto ko punan ang bawat libro sa dulo ng klase, pagkatapos ay isang beses ang lahat ng mga libro ay tapos ko gusto ipaalam sa lahat gumawa ng isang linya. Ang kakaiba bagay ay, kahit ako hindi kailanman ipaalam sa isang tao na sumali sa linya bago ang lahat ng mga libro ay tapos na. Ang bata ay pa rin labanan at itulak at malakas na tulak ng kanilang mga libro sa aking mukha sa isang desperado pagtatangka upang ang kanilang libro checked bago ang iba pang mga kids. Kahit na kung ako lang tinipon ang lahat ng mga libro sa parehong oras, at kamay sa kanila ang lahat ng likod at sa parehong oras, kids gusto pa rin makipag-away sa kanilang mga libro sa itaas ng sangkaterba. Tuwing nag-iisang klase ko ay sa sumigaw sa aking mga kids sa umupo ako habang napuno ang mga libro dahil ang nais nila tumakbo at subukan sa magtulakan ang kanilang mga libro sa aking mukha kaya gusto ko kumpleto ito mas mabilis. Pagkatapos ng buwan na ito ko natanto kung paano mahirap ito ay at ako had ang aking feat magtanong sa kids "Alam mo kami sa lahat ng gumawa ng isang linya at sa parehong oras, alam mo na walang isa ay makakakuha ng pumunta sa bahay ng anumang maaga, alam mo sa pagkakaroon ng iyong libro tapos una at huling ay ang eksaktong parehong, ito ay hindi na gumawa ng ANUMANG pagkakaiba ... bakit ka makipag-away kaya desperately ang bawat klase na magkaroon ng iyong libro tapos muna? "ang kids lang ay tumugon" Guro, namin lamang gustong maging number 1, upang maging mas mahusay kaysa sa ibang mag-aaral. "

Sa kabila ng ang katunayan hindi ko gusto ang mga lungsod ng Aojiang very much, at ako ay isang mahirap oras pakikitungo sa mga average na mga lokal na ... naghahanap ng likod ngayon ako pa rin natutuwa ako nagpunta, at maaari ko matapat sabihin ko hindi sa lahat ng kapighatian sa paggastos 6 na buwan ng aking buhay sa bayan. Sa kabila ng masamang mga bagay-bagay ako pa rin pinamamahalaang upang mahanap ang isang pulutong ng mabuti sa aking oras sa Aojiang. Para sa mga starters ko natutunan kung paano maging isang tunay na mabuting Ingles guro. Ang aming paaralan ay talagang mataas na pamantayan para sa amin, at nagkaroon na itinatag ng isang mataas na antas ng pagtuturo sa gayon ako ay sapilitang sa catch up sa antas ng pagtuturo at mabilis na malaman tons ng mga bagay-bagay upang mapahusay ang aking kasanayan. Natutunan ko mabilang na gawain at mga laro at mga paraan ng pagtuturo sa tunay drill bahay ng materyal at din masiguro ang aking mga bata ay nagkakaroon ng maraming masaya ang bawat klase. Dahil ako lahat ng bagay sa ang computer ako din may 40 lessons para sa 3 iba't-ibang mga antas na-save sa aking computer na ako sigurado ay darating sa madaling-magamit para sa hinaharap na pagtuturo. Pagtapos ng 6 na buwan din ako nagbigay ng sarili confidence sa aking kakayahan. Ako hindi kailanman hindi nakuha ng isang araw ng trabaho sa panahon ng oras, ang salamat at Intsik manager sinabi nila naisip ko ay isang tunay na mabuting guro, at ang aking mga mag-aaral na tila lubos na malungkot upang makita ako pumunta.

Aojiang din ay isang magandang lungsod na magtrabaho sa aking sarili ng isang bit. Ko pinamamahalaang upang pumunta sa gym 3 beses sa isang linggo para sa mga tungkol sa 3.5 na buwan, at din na gawin yoga dalawang beses sa isang linggo para sa mga tungkol sa 4 na buwan. Kapag ang aking mga kaibigan nakita ako sa Shanghai kanilang sinabi ko ay tumingin mas angkop na kaya ay isang magandang benepisyo. Ako din nagkaroon ng maraming oras upang malaman ang ilang mga bagong kasanayan sa computer at ilang mga bagong songs sa guitar. At sa pamamagitan ng Aojiang din sa pagkakaroon ng tunay murang presyo at hindi lahat na marami na gawin din ito hayaan mo akong i-save ang isang pulutong ng pera. Ko pinamamahalaang upang i-save ang tungkol sa 70% ng aking paycheck bawat buwan.

Ako din ay isang pulutong ng masaya sa Aojiang. Ako lamang ay nagkaroon na magtrabaho 21 oras sa isang linggo kaya kami ay nagkaroon ng isang pulutong ng mga oras sa gulo sa paligid. Ang dalawang iba pang mga guro sa aking paaralan ay awesome tao. Out ng lahat ng mga dayuhan sa mga nakapaligid na mga bayan ako ay tunay masaya na maging suplado sa kanila. Namin got kasama awesomely, at nagustuhan na magkaroon ng kasiyahan sa parehong paraan. Kami ay masyadong marami ang pag-inom sa mga bar at mga klub na kung saan ay laging masaya, kami climbed bundok, nagpunta swimming sa lake, nagpunta sa random adventures, nagpunta kamping, ay nagkaroon ng maraming dayuhan makakuha ng-togethers at kami lahat ay nagkaroon ng isang katulad na kahulugan ng magandang musika at ang isang katulad na pagkamapagpatawa. Ako din nagustuhan ang feat's sa aming paaralan ng isang pulutong kahit hindi nila ibahagi ang aming mga interes o nais na umistambay sa amin madalas hanggang sa katapusan. ^. ^

Thoughts sa Beijing

Malapit sa lungsod ng Beijing ay isang kagiliw-giliw na karanasan sa pang-unawa na ito reminded ako Aojiang ay HINDI China ... ito lamang ay isang maliit na kakaiba bayan sa loob ng Tsina. mag-alala ako ngayon na ang ilang ng aking mga pinakabagong post ng blog kung saan ko heneralisado Intsik o Tsina ay maaring hindi mag-aplay sa karamihan ng mga bansa. ako ngayon dahan-dahan sa pag-aaral na ito ay magaling makipag-usap sa mga Lokal muli. May kaya marami upang makakuha ng ginagamit upang ... ang mga tao ay napaka friendly at helpful sa akin ... ang driver ay hindi palaging pugak ang kanilang harap ... sila may mga restawran ng pizza ... hindi mo kailangan makipag-ayos sa iyong taxi presyo ... ang mga bar na live musika - impiyerno mayroong higit sa 1 bar! ... Ito ay tulad ko na reentered ang tunay na mundo muli, hanapin ko sarili ko sinasabi ... wow tandaan ko na!

Kaya malayo sa aking 3 araw sa Beijing nagpunta ako sa isang restaurant awesome pizza sa isang kalye na may hindi mabilang restoran at mga bar na nilalaro live na musika, Ininom ko ang isang magtampisaw bangka out papunta sa ilog, nakilala ko ang isang maalamat Beijing lokal na may Jen at luto na pagkain mula sa kanluran para sa kanya (sa kanluran ingredients) at nagpunta ako sa isang pagdiriwang ng musika ... lahat ng bagay na hindi posible sa likod Aojiang.

Ang pagdiriwang ng musika ay isang tonelada ng masaya. Ito ay isang oras sa labas ng Beijing malapit sa dakilang pader ng china napapaligiran ng kagubatan at kabundukan. Ang hangin ay sariwa, ang musika ay malaki, diyan ay lots ng mga tao pero nakakagulat na hindi masyadong marami, at ang kapaligiran ay sobrang friendly at masaya.

Ang Hinaharap

Ang hinaharap ngayon nararamdaman tunay nakapupukaw. Jen at mayroon ako ng isang listahan ng higit sa 50 mga bagay-bagay masaya na gawin kasama ang bungee jumping, isang paglalakbay sa isang sikat na kung fu templo, kamping sa dakilang pader at marami pang ibang bagay na masaya.

Ang aking oras sa Aojiang kung saan ako ay sapilitang upang manatili at magtrabaho sa panganganak bayan habang Jen ay naghihintay para sa akin sa Beijing tunay reinforced sa point para sa akin na KAILANGAN ko na maging ang aking sariling mga hepe sa buhay, magtakda ng aking sariling mga oras at makamit ang pinansiyal na kalayaan. alam ko ngayon na kailangan ko tumigil sa walang hanggang makamit ko na ito dahil hindi ko tanggapin ang isang 9-5 buhay na walang kalayaan para sa aking sarili.

Aking mga kapwa guro at Darian Alex inspirasyon din ako sa direksyon. Kanan bago ko kaliwa Aojiang Alex bumili ng isang bar at ngayon ay ipinagmamalaki ang may-ari ng kanyang sariling negosyo habang Darian natutugunan ng isang Intsik makipag-ugnayan sa negosyo at nagsimula ang isang maliit na negosyo proyekto ng kanyang sarili. Ito ay may inspirasyon ako sa trabaho sa ilang mga hinaharap na pera paggawa ng mga ideya sa aking sarili.

Sa itaas ng lahat ng ito pagkatapos ng paglipat mula sa Aojiang talagang ako pakiramdam ng kamalayan na ang mundo ay isang kahanga-hangang masaya at friendly na lugar. Para sa ilang mga kadahilanan sa loob ng akin ako isang malaking pang-unawa na malaki awesome bagay ay dumarating sa mga abot-tanaw para sa aking buhay ... at ang aking damdamin ay karaniwang karapatan!

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Na ito nakaraang weekend ako nagpunta streaking dito sa Tsina.

Aking mga kaibigan Darian at ako Nakuha pababa at ran sa kabuuan ng napakalaking tulay sa pagitan ng dalawang lokal na mga lungsod ng Aojiang at Longgun. Ito ay kinuha ng isang magandang 5 minuto upang gumawa ng mga ito mula sa isang gilid sa iba pang at bagaman namin did ito sa gabi kami pa rin pinamamahalaang upang maakit ang isang pulutong ng pansin, walang labis tigil trapiko.

Bakit ginagawa namin ito? Ay namin lasing? Well ... ng kaunti ... ngunit na ay hindi ang dahilan. Upang maging matapat na kami ay kapwa hindi sigurado kung paano ang mga ideya ay dumating up ... kami lang matandaan ang isa sa amin ang sinasabi "Hey sa tingin mo ay dapat naming magguhit sa kabila ng tulay?" At ang iba pang walang kulang isang matalo sinasabi "Oo ... Oo dapat namin. "

Ngayon gayunman, ang pag-iisip tungkol sa kung bakit kami ay ito ... (bukod sa ang dahilan na ito sounded masaya) ko natanto ang tunay na dahilan, at kung bakit din ako ng isang pulutong ng mga ulok mga bagay-bagay ko sa Tsina.

Ang Maliit na Town Mindset

Upang maintindihan kung bakit ko gusto pumunta streaking sa Tsina ito ay nakatutulong sa unang maunawaan ang maliit-bayan mindset Tsina at din ang mga kaganapan nangungunang hanggang sa ang streaking.

Ang mindset ay talagang konserbatibo talaga ... at iyon ay isang malaking paghalaga nang maliit. Ang mga tao lamang lang hindi ko peligroso mga bagay-bagay, at ang katotohanan ay kahit na sila ay kumuha ng matinding pag-iingat kapag gumagawa ng mga bagay-bagay isaalang-alang namin ang ligtas. Ang isang magandang halimbawa ng ito ay kapag kami pumunta paglangoy sa lake malapit. Halos bawat manlalangoy magbibigay sa kanila ng isang pampalutang bag na strapped sa kanilang baywang. Kahit na ang mga swimmers na tila na magkaroon ng propesyonal na form ay hindi dumaan sa mababaw na lugar na walang ito ulok naghahanap ng kaligtasan linya. Sila ay madalas magkaroon ng ideya ng panganib na mukhang gago sa amin. Ang aming mga kaibigan boss Matt's talaga sa kanya pinagbawalan mula sa paglangoy sa lake na ito, na sinasabi sa kanya doon ay marami mainit at malamig na spot sa loob nito ... at kung siya swims sa ito siya ay pinaka-malamang na nakakaharap ng isang malamig na patch, pagkatapos ay makakuha ng isang pulikatin at malunod. Ang mga taong gamitin ang payong kapag ito Masyadong maaraw sa labas, tumakbo sila para sa cover kung may isang drop ng ulan, at hindi kahit na sila ay kumain ng pakpak ng manok sa kanilang mga kamay dahil sa ito ay masyadong 'marumi'.

Ang mga maliit na bayan mga tao madalas magkaroon ng isang takdang mindset patungo sa mga bagay-bagay at hindi nila maunawaan ang tunay bagay na hindi akma sa mindset na ito. Kahit ang simpleng pagkilos ng hindi nagdadala ng payong out sa ulan (kapag ito ay bahagya na kahit na pagdura sa isang mainit na araw) gumagawa ng mga ito tunay nalilito ... Sila ay agad-agad akala wala ka ng payong dahil ang inisip mo ng pagpili ng hindi upang gamitin ang isa ay masyadong kakaiba para sa kanila. Sa isa pang halimbawa, ngayon ko iniutos parehong sinangag at pritong noodles sama-sama mula sa isang restaurant, at kapag sila ay natagpuan sa labas sila ay ang parehong para sa akin na kumain sila ay shocked ... Ikaw ay dapat na-order ng isa o ng iba pang, hindi pareho!

Ang mga maliit na bayan madalas mga tao ang kanilang mga isip tinatangay ng hangin sa pamamagitan ng aming mga aksyon. Sila makakuha ng ganap na baffled sa pamamagitan ng ilan sa mga bagay na namin ang mga dayuhan. Ang ilang linggo nakaraan namin ay nagkaroon ng isang malakas na bagyo ulan ngunit ang aking mga kaibigan at ako pa pinaghahanap upang pumunta sa bar ... kaya sa halip ng mga nagdadala ng payong (Gusto na namin pa rin got pambabad basa dahil ito ay lubhang ulan hard) ... kami ay nagpasya na ilagay sa aming suites damit at magdala ng isang shirt sa amin sa isang plastic bag. Ito ay isang mainit na gabi sa gayon ito ay talagang isang pulutong ng masaya. Kami got lubhang kakaiba hitsura namin kapag ipinasok bar ang pambabad basa ... dahil Intsik ay nakamamatay matakot ng ulan ... pero pagkatapos ng pagpapalit sa aming mga shirts mga tao ay hindi tunay na paunawa ... Mamaya bagaman ito ay nagsimulang pagbuhos lubhang mahirap muli upang ako ay nagpasya upang makakuha ng likod sa aking damit-pampaligo at pumunta tumatakbo sa ulan para sa exhilarating pakiramdam. Ito ay dulot ng isang lubos na iskandalo at halos lahat ng tao mula sa bar nakukuha sa pintuan sa kawalang-paniwala na panoorin ako. Aking mga kaibigan mamaya isinalin para sa akin kung ano sila ay sinasabi habang nanonood ako. "Ano ang impiyerno ay siya ginagawa? Dayuhan ay masira ang ulo! Hindi alam niya siya ang pagpunta upang makakuha ng isang malamig? Siya ay pagpunta upang makakuha ng may sakit para sigurado! hindi ko na nakita ng isang bagay kaya sira! "

Dahil sa ang katunayan na ang mga tao ng Aojiang makakuha kaya shocked at appalled sa pamamagitan ng ang saya ng bagay kami na isaalang-alang namin ang medyo normal, hindi namin ng tulong ngunit higit pa sa mga bagay na ito. Ito ay lamang ng masyadong maraming masaya na gawin kakaiba mga bagay-bagay at makita ang mga ganap na baffled at nalilito tumingin sa mga tao ng mukha. Nakalilito Intsik ay may uri ng maging isang libangan ng mga mina, tulad ng ... kung ako nakasakay sa likod ng isang motorsiklo sa hangin sa aking buhok makikita ko bang gamitin ang isang fan na fan ang aking sarili ... o kailangan ko sayaw sa publiko para sa mga walang dahilan ... o gumawa ng mga kakaibang noises hayop sa mahirap na sitwasyon ... lamang upang makita ang hitsura na nakukuha ko ...

Ang katotohanan ay, ang mga tao ng Aojiang ay lubos mainip. Sila ay may parehong pag-uusap araw-araw, sila ay nagreklamo tungkol sa mga parehong bagay, gawin nila ang parehong bagay matapos ang trabaho, sila gumastos ng karamihan ng kanilang libreng oras sa qq (Intsik msn) at ang mga kuwento marinig ko kapag humingi ako "Ano ang gagawin mo sa ang katapusan ng linggo "sa aking mga kaibigan ay karaniwang depresses ako dahil ang sagot ay karaniwang lamang" I slept "

Dahil sa ito konserbatibo mindset at ang inip maramdaman ko sa Lokal, ako paminsan-minsan pakiramdam ko ito ay isang piraso ng aking mga tungkulin upang ipakita ang mga taong ito ng isang bagay hindi pa nila nakita bago ... para gisingin ang mga ito up mula sa kanilang labis mainip araw-araw na gawain ... na gawin ng isang bagay pambihira, kahit na para lamang sa mga dahilan na ang mga ito ay may isang "hindi mo na hulaan kung ano ang Nakita ko ang isang dayuhan paggawa" kuwento upang sabihin sa kanilang mga kaibigan.

Ang Night ng Streaking

tingin ko ang gabi ng streaking namin lalo na sa pamamagitan ng mapataob ang pag-uugali ng Lokal. Kami ay nagpasya na pumunta sa isang cool na bagong bar natagpuan namin na kung saan ay isang patyo na lugar, kaya makakapag-enjoy namin ang tag-init ng panahon at magkaroon ng ilang mga beers na LI ang nagpunta pababa. Sa pagdating ko sinabi ang weyter na namin pinaghahanap sa umupo sa labas ... at siya ay isang maliit na ulat ngunit sinabi na hindi namin. Sila ay ilipat sa isang piraso ng basura sa labas sa patyo at ito ibinigay sa akin ang mga impression na walang isa ay SA out sa patyo bago. Susunod na siya dinala sa labas sakit at ilagay ang mga ito up laban sa mga bar ... ibig sabihin na kami ay upang tumingin sa loob at ang mga bar sa buong panahon. Sinabi ko sa kanya namin pinaghahanap ng isang mesa sa patyo sa gayon ay maaari naming tamasahin ang mga taya ng panahon at panoorin ang paglubog ng araw ... Siya tila tunay nalilito sa pamamagitan ng ideya na ito at nagkaroon upang pumunta magtanong ang amo kung ito ay okay. Sa kalaunan ay nagkaroon kami ng isang talahanayan na-set up at ito ay isang tunay nice sitwasyon ... ang panahon ay perpekto namin ay nagkaroon ng isang magandang tingnan ng paglubog ng araw at sa kabila ng kalye sila kahit na-set up ng isang aparato ng sine at nagsimulang maglaro ng isang pelikula Jackie Chan.

Darian at ako ay isang maliit na ulat na hindi isa sino pa ang paririto ay dumating sa bar sa ang oras namin ay may, kaya kami ay nagpasya na mag-imbita ng isang tao na ibahagi ang aming mga beers at uminom sa amin. Namin na ginugol sa susunod na 4 o kaya oras, pakikipag-usap sa bawat tao cool naghahanap sa paligid ng aming mga edad, at nag-aanyaya sa kanila na uminom sa amin. Hindi isang solong tao ay kailanman umistima sa ideya. Namin sa wakas got desperado at inanyayahan sinuman sa lahat ng umupo sa may amin, ngunit walang kahit na nagpakita ng anumang remote interes. Ang mga tao ay ngiti sa amin at alon sa amin, ngunit kahit na matapos na ang setting ng a paglangkay-langkayin ng walang laman na upuan upang gawin itong kaakit-akit hitsura walang isa ay interesado. Libo-libong mga tao na dumaan ... sa isang absolutely perpekto para sa gabi pag-inom ... at hindi isang tao ang pumasok sa bar o SA sa amin sa ang patyo ... Sa panahon ng Jackie Chan daan-daang pelikula ng mga tao tumindig sa harap ng screen o SA sa kanilang motorsiklo sa relo ito. Ito baffled sa amin kung bakit walang isa ay nais na umupo sa ganda ng upuan ng patyo sa relos ito ... kami ay tulad ng isang perpektong tingnan.

Ako nag-iingat remembering ng isang katanungan ng isang lokal na ay nagtanong sa akin isang beses "Huwag mong dayuhan na malaman beer ay masama para sa iyo?"

Sa pamamagitan ng sa katapusan ng gabi, hindi namin mai-tulong ngunit magreklamo tungkol sa kung paano hindi mapaniniwalaan o kapani-paniwala mapilay ang Mga Lokal ay. Sa aming mga kaukulang mga bansa na gusto mo upang labanan para sa isang spot sa patyo sa panahon ng isang amazing gabi ng tag-init tulad nito. At ang bar na ito ay nagkaroon ng isang kabuuang tungkol sa 5 mga customer ang lahat ng gabi. Alam namin para sa mga sigurado na ang karamihan ng mga tao na dumaan sa amin sa pamamagitan ng ay nangyayari lamang sa bahay upang maupo sa kanilang mga computer, maglaro laro at makipag-usap sa qq ... ito ay masyadong nakakabigo para sa amin. Marahil ay streaking aming paraan ng sinasabi 'Wake up mga tao! Ito ay okay sa inumin sa mga estranghero, ay may ilang mga fun! Mayroong higit pa sa buhay kaysa sa qq! "

Ang reaksyon

hindi ko na nakita mukha bilang mabigla bilang mga taong tumingin sa amin sa kanilang mga sasakyan bilang namin ran sa kabuuan na matagal na tulay. Sila ay tumingin intrigued, shocked, appalled at baffled ... Sila kinuha ang mga larawan at cheered para sa amin o yelled sa amin.

Ang aming mga kaibigan Alex na sa oras ay sa kanyang mga Intsik mga kaibigan ay pagpunta sa dumating sunggabin ilang tanghalian sa amin ... ngunit sa sandaling ang kanyang mga kaibigan Intsik narinig namin kung ano sila ay nagpasya sila ay hindi maaaring umistambay sa amin dahil kami ay 'masyadong loko', at napunta sa hapunan sa pamamagitan ng kanilang sarili.

Ang aming feat's (guro katulong) narinig ang kuwento at sinasabi sa amin ng kami ay walang pasubali sa labas ng aming isip ... talagang hindi nila maintindihan kung bakit namin ginawa ito, at ang ilang mga hindi kailanman sinabi nila gawin ito sa isang milyong taon. One feat subalit sinabi susunod siya pinaghahanap na dumating, kami ay kaya impressed! ^. ^ Iyong Mable awesome!

Ibinigay namin ang aming salamat sa isang maramihang pagpili palatanungan "Ano ang Devin at Darian gawin sa weekend ... Payo-nila ang saya bagay." Ang mga pagpipilian ay ...

A. swam sa kabila ng ilog,

B. estola ng kotse at nagpunta para sa isang sumakay.

C. nagpunta streaking sa kabila ng tulay.

O D. nagtutulog sa bahay at nilalaro laro computer.

Para sa karagdagang bigyang-diin ang aking mga punto na ang mga Lokal ay uri ng mayamot ... kahit na may pahiwatig na sinabi "ang kanilang ginawa ang saya bagay" sa isa sa aming feat's napili "Sila nagtutulog sa bahay at nilalaro laro computer. "

Tanging Mable, ang batang babae na wanted sa guhit sa amin susunod na got ang sagot na kanan.

Pagkabigla Therapy

malubhang ko pakiramdam na nito mabuti para sa Lokal ng Aojiang upang makita sa amin sa mga dayuhan paggawa loko bagay. Ko talagang isipin ito ay tumutulong sa kanila mapagtanto ang kanilang buhay ay hindi kailangan upang maging malinaw at ordinaryo at kung sila ay nais na magkaroon ng mas masaya ito ay ganap maaari. Siguro ko talagang sound judgmental kapag ako makipag-usap tungkol sa mga ito ... at na maaaring tunay na ... tingin ko ang dahilan ay dahil ko ang aking sarili na ginamit upang maging isang buong pulutong mas konserbatibo at reserved ... at ako kaya magkano happier ngayon ... kaya gusto ko sa iba na pumunta sa pamamagitan ng parehong bilang baguhin sa akin, upang makatulong sa gisingin ang mga ito hanggang sa kung ano ang kanilang mga nawawalang.

tingin ko ng kaunti therapy pagkabigla ay maaaring inspirational, at marahil ito ay gumawa ng isang maliit na pagbabago sa buhay ng isang tao ...

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tingin ko ito ay mahalaga sa buhay upang mahanap ang iyong sariling paniniwala tungkol sa kung ano ang katotohanan ay. Tungkol sa kung bakit ang sansinukob ay dito ... bakit umiiral namin ... kung bakit ay may isang malaking bakit ... kung ano ang mangyayari bago at pagkatapos namin mamatay kung anumang bagay ... at kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng lahat ng ito?

Habang paminsan-minsan mga tanong na ito ay maaaring tila hindi kaugnay sa aming mga araw-araw na buhay (pag-alam sa kahulugan ng buhay ay hindi maaaring makatulong sa iyo na gumawa ng susunod na sale sa trabaho ) Tingin ko mga tanong na ito ay ang pinaka-mahalagang mga katanungan maaari naming hilingin habang kami dito. Ang buong paraan namin nakatira ang aming buhay ay maaaring ganap na magpakailanman at kung binago ang kahulugan para sa aming mga buhay ay naiiba.

Of course ang mga problema sa mga tanong na ito ay na sila ay mahirap sa sagot, at maaaring imposible sa sagot na may 100% kawastuhan. Ngunit ano ang maaari naming gawin ay ang form na pinaniniwalaan na sumasalamin sa amin, na pakiramdam at karapatan na gumawa ng perpektong kahulugan at sa pagkakahanay sa lahat na aming kasalukuyang alam tungkol sa daigdig at ang katotohanan.

Kung ikaw ay isang regular na mambabasa ng minahan malalaman mo sa tingin ko na believing ay nakikita at din na ang iyong paniniwala tungkol sa mundo ay magkakaroon ng malaking pagbabago sa iyong pang-unawa at mga karanasan ng mga ito, kaya pagbabalangkas solid at empowering paniniwala tungkol sa kahulugan ng buhay o ang kalikasan ng katotohanan ay tiyak na isang empowering epekto sa iyong buhay. Ano empowers mga tao ay maaaring naiiba mula sa tao sa tao pati na rin. Ang ilang mga tao ay maaaring kapangyarihan sa pamamagitan ng believing na walang kahulugan ng buhay, na walang diyos o afterlife, kaya freeing ang mga ito upang manirahan bilang libreng ng buhay na pinili nila at sundin ang anumang landas na gusto nila. Habang ang iba ay maaaring sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan sa pagkakaroon ng iba't-ibang paniniwala tungkol sa mga umiiral na bilang isang espiritu pagkatapos ng kamatayan kaya na naghihikayat sa mga ito upang tuparin kung ano sa palagay nila ang kanilang layunin ay habang buhay na ito.

Anuman ang iyong paniniwala pag-asa ko sila magkaroon ng kahulugan sa iyo, huwag mag-karapatan at mahalaga din gumawa ng sa palagay mo mabuti ang tungkol sa pag-iral.

Ang isang kagiliw-giliw na perspektibo

Ako minsan narinig ng isang nakawiwiling paraan upang tingnan ang katotohanan sa pamamagitan ng Bill Harris ang tagapagtatag ng Centerpointe pananaliksik at ang isang nagsasalita sa pelikula 'Ang Lihim' nito malapit na hile-hilera sa aking paniniwala at ito ay gumagawa ng isang pulutong ng mga kahulugan sa akin kaya gusto kong ibahagi ito dito.

Gunigunihin para sa isang sandali na ikaw ay nagkaroon ng kapangyarihan sa programa ng iyong dreams sa gabi. maaari kang gumawa ng anumang bagay na walang pasubali mangyari sa iyong dreams. maaari kang gumawa ng mga ito para sa huling bilang maliit na bilang o matagal ng panahon na iyong nais. Gusto mong karanasan sa kanila ang lahat ng bilang kung ang paglalakad sa paligid sa tunay na mundo, at maaari mong itakda ang lahat ng mga patakaran ng iyong sarili. Ano ang gusto mong gawin?

tingin ko lahat ng gusto namin pumunta sa pamamagitan ng ilang mga phases kung namin had ito kapangyarihan. Unang namin gusto ang aming mga programa dreams payagan sa amin na kumilos ang lahat ng mga kagiliw-giliw na may fantasies namin sa buhay namin na hindi kailanman ay nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na mapagtanto. Gusto namin lumipad manlalaban jets (o lamang lumipad), ay may matalik na kaibigan encounters sa aming mga paboritong mga kilalang tao, travel sa mga lugar ng mundo hindi namin ay, makita kung ano ang kanyang nais na kumain ng 100 tubs ng sorbetes sa isang hilera, at sa gayon .

Ito ay hindi kapani-paniwala masaya para sa isang mahabang oras ngunit sa huli gusto namin nagawa na namin ang lahat ng nais na gawin at mga karanasan ay mawalan ng kanilang amazingness. Gusto Ito ay oras na 'up' ang laro.

Siguro sa susunod na sa halip na lamang kumikilos ang nagagalak fantasies namin gusto magbigay ng ating sarili ang ilang mga hamon ... Upang gumawa ng isang laro ng kung. Baka gusto bigyan ang iyong sarili sa papel na ginagampanan ng isang super bayani na may isang tiyak na misyon upang ganapin, o marahil na nais kumuha ng aktibong papel sa isa sa aming mga paboritong nagpapakita sa tv at tulungan silang magapi ng isang bagong sakuna. Siguro gusto mong bigyan ang iyong sarili sobrang bilis at lakas, ng isang nag-aalab tabak samuray at punan bagong York na may zombies at makita kung gaano katagal maaari mong lagpasan (isang personal na managinip ako gusto pag-ibig na magkaroon hehe ) Ang point ay, sa halip na lamang nakararanas ng kagalakan, gusto nais na karanasan ng isang pagsubok at isang hamon at pagkatapos ay pakiramdam ng kasiyahan ng overcoming ang kahirapan at lumalaking mula sa ito.

Sa kalaunan parang gusto gusto sa up ang pusta kahit na higit pa. talaga gusto mo nais na ilagay ang mga bagay-bagay sa mga karanasan upang gawin itong mas tunay. Sa halip na lamang ng isang programa sa panaginip na may simula at tapusin at ilang mga menor de edad hamon, baka gusto mong lumikha ng malaki at mabigat na pangyayari na span maraming mga taon at magpapahintulot sa inyo na ituloy ang pakikipagsapalaran sa isang malaking pakikitungo ng kalayaan, na may isang hindi kilalang kinalabasan kung saan maaari mong ituloy maramihang mga landas. Ang mga laro ay maaaring pretty katulad sa tunay na buhay at tiyak na gusto magsaya sa pag-aaral mula sa kanila at nakikita kung ano ang maaari mong gawin ito sa alternatibong mundo. Siguro gusto magpasiya na kumuha ng isang papel na ginagampanan bilang scarface at makita kung ano ang uri ng imperyo maaari kang bumuo. ^ ^

Panghuli doon ay isa lamang na paraan upang padamihin ang laro kahit na higit pa. Ikaw mapagtanto ang takda sa kadahilanan na sa lahat ng mga pangyayari sa itaas ay na alam mo ang kanyang lamang ng isang laro kapag play mo ito. Ang panganib ay hindi tunay na mga panganib dahil kahit mamatay ka sa laro ang iyong tunay na sarili ay hindi nasaktan. Ang tunay na susi sa pagkuha ng mga panghuli karanasan ay ang kalimutan na ito ay laro ng isang habang naglalaro ito lamang remembering iyong tunay na buhay pagkatapos ng kamatayan.

Ito ay magbibigay sa akin pabalik sa kalikasan ng katotohanan. Gunigunihin para sa isang sandali ikaw ay diyos.

(Baka gusto mong basahin ang mga nakaraang article " Ano ang diyos? Ang Sagot "bago ito ng isa, upang maunawaan mo ang aking mga kahulugan ng diyos.)

Ikaw ay walang katapusang kamalayan at katalinuhan sa kanyang purest form. Marahil na nais na diyos ng isang karanasan sa paglaki at matuto mula sa, at upang karanasan sa buhay at sa paglaki at matuto mula sa mga ito ay may na maging isang paghihiwalay mula sa walang katapusang pagiging isa sa mga natatanging mga hiwalay na mga bahagi na maaaring makipag-ugnayan sa bawat isa. May ay maging isang mundo para sa mga ito upang kumuha ng lugar in At tulad ng taong mapangarapin niya natagpuan ang panghuli karanasan ay isang laro sa kung saan ang mga manlalaro kalimutan ang kanilang tunay na kalikasan, at kalimutan na ito ay lamang ng isang laro na kung saan ang kanilang tunay na selves hindi maaari tunay ay nasaktan hanggang sa ang laro ay tapos na. Kaya diyos ang lumilikha ng sarili nagtutukod sansinukob at separates kanyang sarili sa hindi mabilang mga anyo ng buhay na karanasan na ito sa.

Aking Thoughts

Kahit na ito paniwala ng katotohanan ay may anumang mga katotohanan sa mga ito o hindi Wala akong ideya, ngunit ito ay tunay nakapupukaw at empowering para sa akin sa tingin ng mga ito sa ganitong paraan. Ang paniniwala ay hindi lumalabag sa anumang pang-agham na kaalaman kami ay may at sila ay angkop sa may isang pulutong ng espirituwal na kaalaman at mga karanasan sa mga tao ay may had sa buong mundo ... plus ito Tama ang sukat sa gamit ang aking paniniwala sa kung ano ang diyos ay.

Upang mag-isip ng aking sarili (at ang iba) bilang microcosms ng diyos, pagkuha bahagi sa laro na ito upang malaman at lumaki ay tunay kawili-wili at masaya sa akin. Kung ang paniniwala na ito ay totoo kaysa alam ko kahit na ano ang mangyayari sa aking buhay ito ay mabuti bilang ang aking tunay na sarili hindi kailanman maaaring maging pinsala, at ito ay nagbibigay sa akin ang pagganyak upang mabuhay ng isang libreng buhay at subukan upang ganapin ang maraming mga awesome mga bagay-bagay bilang ako sa panahon ng aking oras upang makakuha ng mas maraming out ng ito hangga't maaari. Sino ang nakakaalam kung ilang layers ang laro ay maaaring magkaroon ng bukod sa pisikal. Siguro sa laro na ito kami ay may maramihang mga tao buhay (tulad ng paniniwala ng muling pagkakatawang-tao ng Budismo.) Siguro doon ay isang dulo ng layunin na ito sa lahat ng laro namin progressing patungo sa sama-sama. Walang paraan upang malaman para sigurado, ngunit ito ang akma sa akin at ito nararamdaman kaya mabuti para sa ngayon kukunin ko na patuloy na naniniwala ito!

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Ano ang Diyos?

Bilang ko na manlalakbay mayroong nangyaring ng ilang mga kagiliw-giliw na mga araw, na kung saan ang pag-upo sa isang lundo kapaligiran tulad ng sa paligid ng isang apoy sa kampo sa pag-uusap ay paglipat ng mas malalim sa mga talakayan tungkol sa buhay. Talks tungkol sa kahulugan ng buhay, kung bakit kami dito, na kung saan kami ay dumating mula sa at mga talakayan tungkol sa Diyos ay maaari talagang magdala ng isang malawak na iba't-ibang uri ng mga sagot at magkakontrahan views mula sa mga tao.

Ang tanong ng "ba kayo naniniwala sa Diyos" ay isa ako palaging natagpuan ang matigas na sagot. Ang problema ay na ito tila ang iba shared ang parehong pangkalahatang ideya ng kung ano ang Diyos ay ... Ang ilang mga makapangyarihan na na nalikha ang sansinukob at ang lahat ng buhay sa ito ... at ngayon na sits up sa mga ulap at relo sa amin. Ang mga talakayan ay pagkatapos ay tungkol sa kung ang Diyos ay may anumang epekto sa mundo, kung siya ay isang nice Diyos o isang natatakot sa Diyos at iba pang mga bagay-bagay na hindi magkasya sa aking paniwala ng Diyos. Ang mga tao ay sinasabi ng mga bagay-bagay tulad ng "May ay hindi maaaring isang Diyos. If there was a God, why would he let such awful things happen on the world?” Or they would defend that there is a God by saying “He answers prayers and creates miracles.” Or that “he works in mysterious ways.” The problem with all these questions and statements is that they fail to ask the much more important question “What is God?” Without asking that, every other statement could be built upon false assumptions.

I want to start this article by saying no one is qualified to answer this question and claim any sort of certainty. We can never be sure of what exists beyond what we can directly experience and this is no different. When it comes to the abstract and the intangible all we can do is discuss possibilities and find out what makes the most sense for us. All I am claiming in this article is that this idea of what God is makes much more sense than many other traditional notions of God.

I also want to make clear that I'm not a religious person, and this article is not aligned with any particular faith. I tend to think many things about religion are foolish and I believe that generally religion does more harm than good in the world. I do think though than many religions share a few common higher truths with each other.

Before the end of this article I'm going to attempt to, through common sense and logical reasoning, define that God exists, explain what God is, and reason that we are all one with God and one with each other.

Take it step by step

I think the only way I can convince anyone of my conclusion is to take my reasoning step by step agreeing on one simple point at a time. I'll try not to make any assumptions that don't make absolute sense.

The first step is to decide if the universe was created on not.

Now there are only two possibilities, either the universe has always existed forever and ever or else it was created. First, let's decide that it doesn't make sense that the universe has always existed.

What do we know about the universe? Well the main thing is that the universe is in a constant state of change. Planets are always in gravitational motion around their respective suns. Stars eventually die in great supernovas, new stars are born within nebulae. Entire galaxies are in motion, some even colliding into each other. We also know that the universe is expanding at a rapid rate. It appears to be moving outwards from a central starting location.

Now the point of all this is: there had to be a starting point for all this expanded movement. For something to be in a state of motion at a certain speed in a certain direction there had to be a time that it was put into motion. Science shows us today that through various methods such as background radiation measurements (measuring the cooling time of suns since their creation), and expansion rate calculations estimate that the universe has been expanding from a starting point for approximately 13.73 billion years, the current estimated age of the universe. The date when it was created.

Okay so we decided the universe was in fact created. Now how was it created? That's not entirely important for what I'm getting at but if you believe in the current scientific theory of the big bang that's fine.

Now my next point is that it had to be created by SOMETHING.

Let's examine the big bang for a second, the big band theory states that somewhere around 13.73 billion years ago there was nothing and then boom! Big bang. Then they always say, what caused the big bang to happen or where all the energy from the big bang came from no one knows.

But it had to come from somewhere. Nothing doesn't just create something. You can't hurt yourself by walking into nothing. Nothing can't cook your breakfast for you, and nothing can't create the big bang. Nothing is what it is… no-thing.

So something had to exist before the big bang, because it can't possibly come from nothing. Now this something that I'm about to describe is what I'm going to call God.

Okay so this something called God existed before the big bang, now what can we conclude about God? First of all it has to have always existed. It could not have been created at some point in time because then the question would simply change to be; what created that creator? The other creator would now be God and then that God would have to be infinite and so on and so on.

So God is infinite and existed before the universe and is therefore separate from the relative concept of time. Ano pa? God has to be infinite in all directions, separate from the concept of space. The reason, besides the fact that space and time are connected, is because it takes at least 2 separate objects for the concept of space to exist.

If God is the only thing in existence there is nothing else at all not even time, God is literally everything and therefore infinite. It's not like a square drawn on a page with a border of blank white space around it, there is ONLY the square and therefore there are no borders.

Now because God is infinite and nothing exists but God, God must be existence in it's most basic form. If there was a more basic form than God then God could be separated into smaller components and therefore would cease to be infinite.

So what do we know about matter in its smallest form thanks to quantum physics. Science tells us in its basic form everything is energy. First you have the Universe –> Galaxy –> Earth –> Individuals –> Organ Systems –> Cells –> Molecules –> Atoms –> Subatomic Particles –> Energy

So this God in its simplest form would have to simply be pure infinite energy.

So we know what God is and 'boom' we know somehow the universe was created. Now step back a sec, God is infinite energy in all directions now where would the universe be created?

It cannot be created separate from God because God is infinite, therefore it has to be created within God, encompassed by Gods infinite energy. Now I don't mean it's inside God I mean it isn't even separate from God, God is one with the entire universe. The universe cannot be separate from that which is infinite.

How can this be? Well God is infinite energy and the universe in its simplest form is just energy, so all it is, is energy encompassed by energy. The separation between God and the universe therefore must only be an illusion on the level where we move from energy into form aka atoms and molecules.

So my final point, if God encompasses the entire universe and the universe is one with God, this also means you are one with God, it means you are also one with the rest of the universe, the plants, the objects, and your fellow man.

So what does this conclusion mean?

Well here are a couple things for starters:

It answers the question so many people ask “Why would God let bad things happen to good people” God is not some person sitting up in the clouds watching our daily lives judging us on our sins, punishing the evil and rewarding the good, he is one with us and therefore our lives are in our control.

It brings the power back to us. Many religions teach that you should give yourself to God, entrust in him and devote yourself to his will. The truth is that you are a microcosm of God. You don't need to give up your own power in hopes that God will make life good for you, you have all the power you need to be in full control of your life within you. Anything you want is within your grasp as you have infinite potential.

There is no devil to counter God in the universe. If God is infinite then it leaves no place for an opposite opposing being such as the devil. The only evil in the world is the evil that is created on the level of form which is not infinite.

Next if we are one with God and one with infinite energy what happens when we die? Well it's not over, we are infinite with no end, we would only transition to a new existence as energy and live on. Returning to the energy from which we were temporarily separated by form.

The important question

The big mystery for us now is the question about consciousness. Is our consciousness merely located in our brains meaning it dies when we die? Or is it separate from the world of form? Are we merely the sum of the mechanical firing of the neurons in our physical brains? Or are we something more? There have been reports of people who had near death experiences retaining consciousness while they were technically brain dead, but can we trust these reports?

If our consciousness is separate from the physical universe, it must be one with the infinite energy of god. Perhaps when we leave this world our consciousness returns to the oneness of pure infinite god consciousness.

Whatever happens there is only one thing I am sure of. If there is anything our consciousness will be the only thing we can bring with us to the other side. Therefore developing your consciousness by learning and experiencing all you can while you are alive is the most important thing you can do.

What do you think?

I hope this article can create some good discussion from people with diverging opinions. Did I miss something? Did I assume too much somewhere? Was there a hole in my logic? Or do you agree that this theory makes the most sense? Let me know!

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I'm always really fascinated with the stark differences between my western culture and the culture of my Chinese friends. One area where the differences are huge is how young adults relate to their parents, and the power the parents hold over their children's lives.

In the west its common for parents to have a great deal of control over their kids lives – while they are young – but as they mature they certainly get more freedom… and once the kids aren't kids anymore (maybe around 17-20) they pretty much have the freedom to decide what to do with their lives. Certainly when you're my age (23) your parents don't have control over whether you go out late at night, or who you date, or what you do with your free time… But here in small-town China it is the case… and the control goes even further.

This article is about the small town type of people that I live with. In larger cities like Beijing the mindsets are totally different and a lot less traditional so not all of this will apply.

The power!

At our school we have 3 Chinese Teacher Assistants (TA's) and I heard a story from each of them about their parents control over them. Keep in mind they are all around the age 23-24.

After working together with our TA's for about 4 months and inviting them to come out with us often, we finally convinced them to eat dinner and go to the bar with us one night. The night was a lot of fun, we had tons of laughs played some drinking games, and really all became better friends. The next day however our TA Echo told us she might not be able to repeat that kind of night with us again… because she had stayed out too late and got in big trouble from her parents. Again… she is around 23 years old.

Our other TA named Sukie told me she doesn't have any desire to meet boys because she really doesn't want to get a boyfriend. When I asked her why not she told me she doesn't want a boyfriend, because then her parents will force her to get married to him.

And similar to the last case, my TA Phoebe told me she doesn't want to ever get married because she doesn't want to have kids. When I asked her why she doesn't just marry a man who also doesn't want to have kids she said it was impossible, because her parents want her to have kids… and her husband's parents would want him to have kids… and they would simply have no choice.

That last one was too much for me to accept… Imagine bringing a child into this world… that you don't even want… because your parents want you to have children. I can't fathom it… and on top of that… imagine being a parent and telling your daughter who you know doesn't want kids that she has to do it!

When I questioned Phoebe more about this and asked her why she doesn't just do what she wants since it's her life… and not her parents life… she told me it would be terribly selfish of her to simply do what she wanted instead of following her parent's wishes. She would feel guilty about it and her family would look down upon her selfishness.

If you ask me… trying to control the lives of your adult children for your own amusement is the obvious selfish act.

When speaking with my TA's about these things it really seems to me that doing your own thing doesn't seem like an option. In fact, the idea of rebelling against their parent's wishes doesn't even occur to them. The mindset is… of course I have to listen to them… they are my parents, what kind of a person would I be if I didn't? It's my responsibility to my family to do what I'm told. The idea that their parents had their own lives to live… and therefore shouldn't need to control their children's lives as well doesn't come up.

To us from a foreign culture the amount of control the parents have over their children's lives seems ridiculous and unbelievable… and even more so how easily the children accept the control placed on them. But to them it's completely normal and acceptable. It made me wonder where the drastic differences in ideas come from.

Where does it come from here in China?

I think this level of acceptance for the control parents have over their children here in small town China comes from a few sources.

Firstly parents tend to train their children into doing whatever they are told throughout life by making all the important decisions for their children as they grow. They try to make their kids life easy by taking responsibility for all their decisions with the mentality that they are old and wise and therefore know what's best for them.

The children find it easy to allow their parents to make decisions for them because as they grow they are so bogged down with school work they have no time to come up with their own ideas, or to rebel against their parents decisions if they disagree with them. We have heard the government deliberately increases the schoolwork children get during the ages where children develop their own ideas and crave to take control over their own lives, therefore putting so much pressure on the children to complete their studies they are unable to deviate from the accepted path during this time.

In addition while in school the students don't get many creative assignments that force them to come up with new ideas by themselves. After watching the movie avatar with my friend Angela she couldn't fathom how American film makers could come up with such an interesting and creative world like in the movie. She then told me how in school they had never once… not even once in all their years of schooling, had the chance to write a story of their own. She was very surprised to know that through my years at school I had to write around 10 stories of my own. The evidence of this lack of creativity is very clear in the classroom when we ask high level English students to come up with their own stories. The stories are almost always very boring and repetitive… Even encouraging the kids to tell a story of their own imaginary super hero adventures is dull and uneventful.

It really just seems that in China new ideas are often shunned upon. It's much more important for a member of society to do what he is told and to follow traditions than it is for them to think of new ways to do things or to come up with their own individual beliefs. (We even got in lots of trouble from our Chinese friend when we tried to modify a traditional Chinese drinking game to make it more fun!)

An interesting note is that the words for question and problem are the same in Chinese… so one might think… if you don't ask any questions you won't have any problems.

I believe that in China people are valued for being the same, fitting in, doing what their told, accepting traditions and keeping their ideas to themselves.

Where does it come from in the west?

While there are a lot more variations and exceptions to the norm in the west… in general I think the lesser control parents have over their children's lives comes from a few sources as well.

In western cultures parents encourage their kids to live their own lives. Allowing your parents to make all your decisions is looked down upon and socially unaccepted. If you always do what your mommy tells you to do you will be made fun of and encouraged to live your own life. We are taught to make our own decisions, and see the results of them. We are often encouraged to make our own mistakes and learn from them. We generally get to choose our own path in life, like what we want to study in school.

While in school we are taught to think for ourselves and be creative. From a young age we are encouraged to write stories, share ideas, create new things, draw and to ask lots of questions.

Having new ideas are encouraged we are often taught there are no wrong answers as long as we are thinking. Coming up with a new solution to an old problem is rewarded and encouraged. We are taught to debate and to see both sides of a situation.

Generally people are valued for being unique and special. People see being average as the same as being boring. Countless high-school life movies show the 'normal' kids who have nothing special about them and don't stand out in any way as the least popular and least liked. We strive for something more, to be great, to be exceptional and to be unique.

So Who's Right?

Is there a right or wrong between our cultures? Which one is best for society, which one is best for the individual?

It's easy for me with my western mentalities to think that our way of doing things is correct and the Chinese way is foolish… but it's important to see the good and bad in both ways of living.

There are a lot of benefits to the Chinese culture and the way Chinese parents control their children. For starters children are instilled with a strong sense of responsibility towards their families. The kids will respect their parents, respect their decisions and respect authority in general.

In the west there is often a serious lack of respect for elders or authority in kids. Perhaps because children are encouraged to think for themselves they quickly assume they know what's best and think they always know more than the adults who try to control them. There are tons of clashes between parents and kids in the west that just don't happen the same way here.

In China the children are also encouraged to work hard and are encouraged to fit the model of the ideal productive member of society whereas in the west we often let kids make their own path and do their own thing which can lead to them being lazy and unproductive.

Freedom to pursue what you want out of life

In the end I think the most important thing to consider is that everyone in life deserves to be able to pursue their own happiness… to know what they want and to try to achieve it… and when kids are controlled so thoroughly by their parents that they don't even want to risk getting a boyfriend in fear that their parents will force them to marry him then they aren't free to try and pursue the happiness they want.

While there are a lot of good things about the small town traditional minded Chinese culture, the fact that a person isn't free to do what they feel is best for themselves makes me think that it is holding them back from living the types of lives they want and deserve.

While there are some problems with how kids and parents relate to each other in the west, I think the freedom and independence children are encouraged to pursue will help them learn and grow as people to become successful productive adults in the future.

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I'ma believer that no matter what country your from, no matter who you are, no matter your past or your current situation… there's one thing we all want from life… we all just want to be happy.

My definition of the word happiness can also include being fulfilled, being proud of who you are, feeling good about life, feeling successful ect.

Happiness comes in many forms but I think there's one thing that will make all people from all walks of life with all different interests happy, no matter what your definition of happiness is or what happiness means to you.

…And that one thing is freedom.

Having freedom in all areas of your life enables you to pursue your own happiness unhindered… letting you work on any area of your life without obstacles… and ensures you can experience and strive towards the things that make you happy.

If you have freedom to do what you want… then all you need to do is identify what makes you happy and then do it. Life becomes simple, and being happy is effortless.

Financial Freedom

I think financial freedom is incredibly important for happiness. If your struggling to pay the bills at a 9-5 it takes a lot more effort to be happy than if you're off riding elephants through Thailand for example.

Financial freedom gives you the incredible ability to seek out the countless amazing experiences our world has to offer and dive into them.

Imagine deciding you want to learn how to hand craft guitars in India… or spend a while traversing the beautiful landscape of New Zealand, or experience what it's like to climb the Himalaya Mountains. Maybe you're not into travel but you'd like to see what it's like to drive an F1 race car, or take a sky diving course, or you simply like eating in fancy restaurants every night of the week. Financial freedom gives you that choice to do what you want when you want.

Its true money doesn't make you happy… but the freedom money offers lets you pursue the things that do make you happy without trouble.

To achieve financial freedom its best to create multiple sources of income for yourself that don't require you to trade the hours of your life away for a fixed amount of money. Strive to set your life up in a way that allows you to work as much or as little as you want, when you want, and that gives you an amount of income proportional to the amount of work you do. Try to have the type of work that allows you to make money even while you're not working. (Like making cash from book sales)

Health Freedom

Keeping in good health and good physical shape gives you other kinds of freedoms. Staying fit will allow you to do all the athletic things like go hiking, try mountain climbing, run marathons, do martial arts or any other physical activity you enjoy.

Having a fit body will also likely improve your self esteem giving you confidence when interacting with other people freeing you to act without self consciousness. It might also open up your dating options too, freeing you to find the perfect relationship partner.

To achieve freedom in the area of health you obviously just need to get in shape and then maintain it. There are countless guides on healthy eating and exercise out there so look one up if your struggling!

Personal Freedom

Personal freedom mainly means freedom from fear. Whatever it is you want to go for in life you can do it without letting your personal fears get in the way and stop you. If you want to quit your 9-5 and start your own business you'll need to be able to push your fears out of the way in order to take the leap.

This can also be expanded to having freedom from personal issues that get in the way during social interactions. If you want to enrich your life with loving friends and deep relationships having the freedom to be confident and to be social will go a long way.

Personal freedom is about having your life together, being confident, making intelligent choices, building strong personal relationship skills, and being free of personal issues.

I think the best way to improve your personal freedom is through exposure to situations that challenge you to grow. If you afraid to talk to strangers then work on it little by little… If your social skills suck then get out there and practice. These things don't happen on their own… but all you need to make progress is a little effort over a period of time. And for the record… travelling is the best way to get these comfort zone expanding experiences!

Final Thoughts

Happiness comes from a balance of many areas of life including financial abundance, strong health, meaningful relationships, and more… but the important thing in life is to attain the freedom to be able to pursue and work on your happiness in all these areas of life unhindered.

Work on achieving freedom and the rest will be effortless.

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A Day in the Party Life of an English Teacher in China

Sitting in bed with a massive hangover and no desire to move for the rest of the day I figured this would be a perfect time to write about a day in the party life of an English Teacher here in China.

Nearly all of the English teachers I've met here in China have a few things in common. They are pretty young, pretty adventurous, they love to party often and they love to party hard.

Here's what we do on typical party days here in China.

During the Day

For me a party day usually starts with an enthusiastic knock on the door and the voice of my crazy South African friend yelling “Devin! Wake the fuck up! It's beer-o-clock brother!” At this point depending on what happened the night before I usually chug as much water as I can, try to explain to my friend I'm too hung over to start drinking again this early, but then eventually cave in and cure my hangover with a fresh cold beer.

After waking up our other friend Alex in the same fashion then going for some delicious Muslim food we try to make the most out of the few awesome spots of nature we have around this part of China. We'll usually stock up on a backpack (or two) full of beers and snacks and then either take our bikes to go climb a small mountain (if we're feeling energetic) and stop for about 5 beer breaks along the way before getting pretty drunk at the top… or we'll take a taxi to a remote location in a bamboo forest to go camping for the night, or most commonly we'll head to the big nearby lake for some swimming and fun.

At the lake we'll call up some other friends and spend the day swimming, listening to music, playing hacky-sack, playing guitar, and of course doing a lot of drinking. Often we'll climb up to the water tower and jump off about 6 meters into the water which is a lot of fun. If we have the rest of the day off we sometimes go to the gazebo on the other side of the lake and start a fire on it to cook some food for ourselves.

During the Evening

After some fun in the sun it's time to get down to business. With about 12 foreigners in the area there's quite often a lot of dinners, either for people's birthdays or for people returning back home or some other special occasion. Our favorite place to go for this is a really nice hotpot place with good food and ridiculously cheap 1RMB (15 cent) beers. These dinners are a lot of fun because it gets all the foreigners from the different nearby towns together for some good times and laughs.

Depending on the timing either before or after the dinner we'll do some pre-drinking at one of our houses. We put on some tunes and crack open some double deer beers. These beers are unbelievable because they only cost 20rmb ($3) for a 12 pack, but then out of those 12 beers you get about 5 'winners' which entitle you to a free beer. (We all yell 'winner!' at the top of our lungs every time this happens) From these 5 winning beers we usually get 2-3 more winning beers. (Around 8 free beers from a 12 pack) Then when you add in the fact you can return the bottles for 2 more beers (1 of which might be a winner) it's possible to get about 11 free beers from our 12 pack. We have no idea how the company makes any money… we've been drinking for months for almost free!

During the Night

After this depending on what time it is we'll head to the bar. We'll meet up with anyone who wants to come out for the night, usually head to our favorite bar called 'Sculpting and Times' play some drinking games with cards or some Foozeball and have some laughs.

Next we'll head to the club. Clubs in China can be stupidly expensive (like 45 RMB for a beer compared to the usual 2-5 RMB) but luckily we are all drunk before we arrive and we have some strategies for spending as little money as possible in the clubs.

One of my favorite things about Chinese clubs is that even when they have a dress code as a foreigner I can get away with wearing anything I want. I often go to the club in flip flops a tee-shirt and bathing shorts (because that's what we had at the lake) and people are always amped about it. A Chinese club never has a line, there's never trouble with bouncers, and there's a really friendly vibe.

The key to spending little-to-no money in a Chinese club is to have a beer in your hands. The locals are really friendly and they love to drink with foreigners so if you look interested and smile at them they'll definitely wave you over to say cheers and drink with you.  Often they'll encourage you to chug the remainder of your beer with them then since they were the ones who encouraged you to finish your beer they'll reward you with another one right away. The locals are so friendly it's not hard to get all your beers for the night free this way. I've literally managed to go to the club 5-6 times without spending a cent.

To get this initial beer needed I sometimes sneak it in my shorts or my jacket in the winter… and sometimes I get caught. But the awesome thing is… the last time I got caught pulling out an outside beer the security dude politely explained to me I wasn't allowed to bring beer in… took my half drank beer away and rewarded me with a fresh beer from the bar for free! It was so awesome!!

Some of my friends from around the world complain that Chinese clubs aren't the same as the ones back home… but for me I like Chinese clubs much better than Canadian equivalents. There's a lot more going on, there's a much friendlier vibe, and I generally have so much more fun. Chinese clubs often have live performers too. There are almost always live singers and dancers, and sometimes there is even a stage with performers doing balancing acts, or kung fu routines, or gymnastics.

If you want to get away from the dance floor for a bit you can often walk up to any table of people and join in their drinking games. The most common games involve dice and a bit of strategy but I've learned so many other drinking games as well, some involving funny dance moves, some being a form of rock paper scissors but with a pretty girl, police officer and rapist… and some that I have no idea what's going on.

It's so much fun to be a foreigner in a Chinese club because we're generally treated like a Rock Star. It's fun to be able to just walk into a club with shorts and flip flops and immediately get given a free beer and invited onto the main center dance stage to rock out in front of everyone. I'll often be pulled into the front of a massive Congo line or some other fun thing that makes the vibe of the club so much fun. Chinese girls are also incredibly into us foreigners at the club, and it's not hard to find someone to dance with all night (sometimes 3 or 4 girls at once!). When I was single it wouldn't be uncommon for me to leave with 5-6 numbers in a night.

After the club we'll sometimes go for some late night barbeque food to put a delicious cap on a great night.

A Day in the Life

The small town of Aojiang where I live can be boring at times and it can feel like there's nothing ever going on. But even in this place we managed to make our own fun and have some great times quite often. The relaxed hours and (relatively) high salary of an English Teacher allows us to do a lot of partying and still save most of our paycheck every month. I left out a few details of some of the crazier things we do and some of the things I just wouldn't want to write about on my website, but if you're interested in that you'll just have to teach English in China and experience it for yourself!

If your thinking of becoming an English Teacher in China you're in for a treat because you'll have some good party times ahead~

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One of my favorite topics to delve into is the topic of energy. I think the topic of energy is by far one of the most important aspects of existence and also one of the least talked about and understood. We as people are just beginning to grasp some aspects of how the world's energy can be manipulated and here in China the topic is far more common than back in the west.

What exactly am I talking about when I say energy?

It's hard to give a single specific definition of energy because there are so many various practices and understandings of energy out there. In Scientific study energy exists in several forms such as heat, kinetic or mechanical energy, light, potential energy, and electrical energy. In quantum physics it's thought that all matter at its most basic form is energy. Energy is also found in a lot of other practices in life with solid examples of its use.

Chinese Energy Practices

China seems to be the birthplace of studies into the body's energy and its various uses. Here in China the energy I am talking about is called Chi (Qi) and can be found in many practices. This page is meant to offer a brief introduction to some of these practices so you can look into them further if they interest you.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an Ancient Chinese technique used to treat pain and illness in the body. The idea behind acupuncture is to use hair thin needles to stimulate various energy meridians throughout the body to remove energy blockages, help the energy flow and bring a balance to the bodies energy field. While acupuncture has been used for thousands of years in Asia it has just caught on and been accepted as an effective treatment for various illnesses by a large number of professionals here in the west.

Tai Chi

Tai Chi is another extremely popular practice of energy manipulation for health and overall well being here in China and is growing in popularity in western countries.  Tai chi can be seen as a sort of combination of Yoga and moving meditation and also bring with it a lot of health benefits for the practitioners. Here in China you can find people practicing Tai Chi in the park every morning.

Martial Arts

Oriental martial arts such as Kung fu and Karate focus heavily on using ones energy effectively while attacking or defending. The energy is also used to maintain health and well being and is explored in various meditation practices that coincide with the physical practices of the arts. There are also practices which involve using the body's energy as an actual physical shield to block immense attacks. I saw a program on this practice on the discovery channel where martial art and energy manipulation experts allowed other professional athletes to attack their bodies with immense punches to the face or kicks to the groin using all their strength without even fazing the martial artists on the receiving end.

Qi Gong

Qigong is a very interesting form of energy manipulation whose sole purpose is to bring about healing and heath to the practitioner by manipulating, renewing and balancing the bodies energy. I have learned how to perform Qigong and have tried it from time to time with good results. After practicing it a few times I became much more in tune with my bodies energy and I found that the level that you can really feel it as you manipulate it and hold it in your hands would remove anyone's doubt to its existence. I tried Qigong a few times when I was sick and it instantly made me feel a better. My favorite time to use it is if I am really tired and ready for bed but I have plans to go out later that night. 30 minutes of QiGong usually gets me feeling extremely energetic and pumped removing all my sleepiness.

Taoist sex practices

I've also recently been reading about ancient Chinese Taoist sex practices. Still practiced by people today the methods involve moving and channeling the sexual energy cultivated during intercourse away from just your genitals and throughout the entire body that can eventually result in multiple full body orgasms and other benefits… talk about a useful way to use energy!

Other Energy Practices

Meditation

Meditation is an eastern practice that has become much more popular and accepted in western countries over the past few years. While some meditation simply involves breathing and mind clearing practices others involve moving the bodies energy around through visualization. Today the health benefits of meditation are very well known and its practiced by many people of many different cultures.

Reiki

Among various other therapeutic skills my Aunt has been trained in Reiki energy healing so I have been able to learn a bit about this form of healing from her. Similar to QiGong Reiki healing is about manipulating the bodies energy, removing blockages, sending healing energy to damaged areas of the body. When receiving a Reiki massage one time I could feel a pressure pulsating back and forth on both sides of my body. I asked my Aunt if she was lightly touching me but showed me to my amazement that her hands were more than 4-5 inches away… and that she was consciously sending me energy from one side to another in exactly the way I had felt it.

Psi

Other uses of energy and the like can be grouped under the term Psi. This is a grouping of various things such as Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Energy shields, Telekinesis, Energy balls and stuff like that. These things can be seen as pretty farfetched for most people, but there are entire communities out there that practice them like this one here . Even doing a simple YouTube search on telekinesis can show you tons of videos of people who genuinely swear they actually learned some basic TK. Sure the videos could be faked and I'm sure some of them are, but perhaps its best to try the basic methods of some of these things yourself and see what kind of results you get before judging whether it is possible or not.

Water Crystals

Dr. Emoto Masaru published research and a book called Messages from Water detailing how water can be effected by energy. Volumes of water have thoughts, emotions and energy projected onto them and are then frozen to form water crystals. The amazing researched shows when water has positive feels and thoughts projected onto it like love and peace it forms into beautiful balanced crystals, whereas negative thoughts such as war or hatred freeze into erratic ugly designs. For a short introduction check out this video of the different steps Dr. Emoto went through to find out how energy effects water and some images of the crystals formed. Or this one if you just want to see the pictures.

These were just some of the various studies and practices involving energy that I know about. I'm sure there are many that I missed. With so much interest in the study and use of energy it's hard not to see its potential benefits!

Everyday Energy

So maybe you don't believe in any of the above practices. It's fine to be skeptical as long as you remain open minded. Perhaps they are all based on ancient outdated philosophies and are supported by delusional people. I personally have experience with some of the above practices and felt the results myself (and I don't think I'm delusional ) so I have a hard time not believing in them. But even if you don't believe in these things or you're just not interested in them, there are some things related to energy that are a little more practical and can have an influence on your everyday life.

It's pretty evident that a person's thoughts and energy is projected onto those around them. If you're in a good mood and have positive energy people tend to react positively to you. And if you are in a bad mood giving off negative vibes people can't help but react a little worse to you. No time in my life has this been as apparent to me as when meeting strangers in China the results that my mood makes are incredible.

Perhaps people pick up on it unconsciously, perhaps it's in your body language or voice tone or maybe they can just feel certain vibes from you, but the results are definitely noticeable. If you're a guy, for the clearest results on this try approaches a group of women you've never met while feeling joyous and alive compared to approaching them with a well trained fake smile. You'll notice if you're feeling amazing and having fun it's nearly impossible to get blown out!

This knowledge is important when choosing who you hang out with as well. Maybe you've noticed before that when hanging around negative pessimistic people it can actually be a draining experience, while spending time with positive people can make you feel uplifted and great. This can have a huge impact on your life over the course of time.

Final Thoughts

Whether you believe in the various energy practices in today's world or not is up to you but there is no denying the numerous results countless people from around the world get from them. I recommend picking one that you find most interesting and try it out yourself for a while to form your own opinions. And if you just want to have your mind blown a bit about our universe and the quantum physics of energy do a search for Dr. Quantum on Youtube.

The world of our thoughts and our body's energy is vast and interesting and it's been very cool to live here in China where the idea of it is so much more common. Even if you aren't into any specific energy practice merely going about your day with a positive attitude projecting positive energy will surely enhance your daily interactions and your life!

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Unfortunately the other day there was a power surge in my appartment.

My laptop got hit and now when I turn it on it will boot up for a few seconds then automatically power off.

My laptop was plugged into a powerbar, but looking at it now the powerbar doesnt seem to have a fuse switch on it… So some damage must have occured.

I've had my laptop in the shop for about a week now and the current word is it will be fixed on Monday.

Anyway as soon as its fixed regular articles and blog posts will be coming out again, stay tuned!

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I had heard some horror stories of Chinese hospitals.

Unsanitary dirty conditions… Lines that stretch out the door… Refusal of service without medical insurance… Crazy procedures… Suffice to say… I knew that a Chinese hospital was one place you did NOT want to go. But nothing that I had heard prepared me for… my experience…

Nothing I had heard prepared me for…

…Just how awesome my visit was!

(you didn't see that one coming)

First I'll talk about my injury;

So… believe it or not… I had just finished work and was hanging out with my friend Alex doing a bit of pre-drinking before heading out with our TA's (teacher assistants) for some barbeque and adventure when all of a sudden we heard a ferocious growl and we looked up to see the eyes of a lion staring at us! The lion charged into our room and violently pounced on my friend Alex. The lion was out of its mind with rage and clearly foaming at the mouth (we learned later it had rabies). I tackled the lion saving Alex from certain death and began beating it in the face with my bear hands. The lion managed to roll to the side throwing me off his body and knocking over a candle in the process setting the entire room into a blaze of fire. Smoke filled the room as the lion and I circled one another sizing each other up for the next attack. My friend Alex escaped from the room running for his life as the fire raged on filling the room with a smoky haze. I decided to attack first and hit the lion with a fierce blow between the eyes, it staggered backwards and slashed at me with his claws and growled viciously. The lion reared backwards and leaped at me with all its power. I lunged forward and clashed into the beast grappling it by its throat as we exchanged blow for blow to each other's bodies and face with all our strength.

At that moment I heard a small cry at the doorway of the burning room and looked to my horror as I saw a tiny baby lying helplessly underneath a flaming overhead wooden beam. My fear worsened as the beam cracked and began to give way under the intense heat. With a final surge of strength I head-butted the lion knocking it staggering backwards. I dashed towards the helpless babies as the beams began to fall with the lion quickly regaining its sense and pursuing close on my tail. Just as the beams gave way and began their horrific crash towards the helpless child I leaped forward through the air with a heroic effort carefully snatching the baby into my arms and cradling it against the blow of my fall as the flaming beams crashed violently behind me pinning the pursing lion in their wreckage. I skidded to a stop against the outside wall and took a moment to look at the baby who at that moment broke into a wide smile and a comforting giggle.

I took the baby to safety and returned to the scene of the fire and walked up to the lion who lay in pain still thrashing about trying to free himself from the burning wreckage. I held the beasts gaze in my eyes and nodded solemnly to show the beast my respect for our battle. I grabbed its head in my hands and whispering comforting thoughts of the afterlife I swiftly broke its neck to end its horrible suffering.

After leaving the burning building I surveyed my injuries… Besides some minor scratches I was bleeding heavily from my middle finger on my left hand… I gave it some time but the blood wouldn't stop flowing so I decided it was best to get it checked out at the nearby hospital.

Wow looking back on that story it's a little intense… and almost unbelievable… wow good thing I would never lie to you right?

Alex and I wrapped my finger in a newly opened sock to stop the blood and jumped in a cab to the hospital which was only a 5 minute ride away. When we arrived I was pretty amazed there was basically no one there. We walked up to the desk and completed a 2 minute registration and paid 5 rmb (almost a dollar) for the registration fee. We then got pointed into a small room that had a family in it and a couple doctors. They told us to wait for a moment as they checked an x-ray of a man who had sustained a neck injury. It was a little strange to have 3-4 patients with different problems talking to the doctors in this kind of open room. I saw a man who looked in very rough shape lying in bed with a life sign monitor on him and another guy who had sustained a similar finger injury as me except his looked a lot more severe.

Alex and I waited for only about 10 minutes until the doctor was free and took me into the side room. He was quick to look at my finger clean off all the blood and patch it up. He seemed really overly concerned about the minor injury and asked a lot of questions. Strangely enough the doctor didn't believe my story so I made up a lame one about opening a frozen beer bottle improperly and cutting myself on the broken glass from the bottles neck… He was satisfied with that story and continued.

After patching up my finger he informed me that I needed a shot in my arm and another shot in my butt to make sure I didn't get any infections.  I really didn't want a needle in my ass and I was sure it was pretty unnecessary… it's not like I cut myself on a rusty piece of medal or something so I refused the shot. After that we went back into the open room and he brought and English translator to give me a bit of final advice for my finger. He gave me so much advice in such a concerned fashion for my little finger injury it was a little strange. He insisted I keep it out of the water and that I make sure I come back to get it looked at again and the bandages changed in 3 days. As he gave us the advice in English we looked around to see the entire room of about 25 people now staring at us intensely. I'm used to being stared at in China but it was weird to see all these sick or injured people with broken bones, and other severe injuries staring so intently at me with my tiny finger injury.

Matapos ang payo ko thanked ang doktor na nagtanong sa akin tungkol sa 3 pang beses kung Gusto ko isaalang-alang ang pagbaril at ginawa ang aking paraan upang ang harapan. I braced aking sarili kapag ako ay kamay sa aking mga resibo para sa mga bayarin ay hindi alam kung ano ang gastos ay para sa mga medikal na atensiyon. lahat-lahat ko ay nagtaka nang labis kapag ang mga tao tinanong para sa 14rmb (tungkol sa $ 2)

Ko na maisasakatuparan kung paano awesome ang buong proseso ng nagpunta ... Kabilang ang mga taksi sumakay ito ay lamang tungkol sa 30 minuto mula sa kabuuang kapag ako ay hiwa ang aking daliri at lahat ko ay patched up at handa na upang pumunta para sa isang grand total ng 2 dollars. Magpalagay na ang uri ng mabilis at murang serbisyo sa isang bansa mula sa kanluran!

Sa kabila ng lahat ng mga istorya ng sindak Intsik ospital ko na narinig ko na sabihin ang mga ito ay isang medyo mura at mahusay na lugar upang makakuha ng patched up! ko pag-asa ko hindi kailanman may sa pagsubok ang aking karanasan sa isang Intsik ospital muli sa hinaharap ngunit ako ay tunay masaya sa kung paano maayos lahat ng bagay nagpunta!

Ngayon kung ikaw ay patawarin ninyo ako ako ng pagpunta sa pumunta sa aking mga pagsasanay leon labanan pamamaraan upang insure hindi ako makakuha ng nasugatan sa lahat ng susunod na oras!

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