The accident of life

Author: Xu Muyong
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: Chance is indeed wonderful, to the extent that many I Ching scholars have devoted great effort to explaining it. Life is truly rich and varied, like a flower that blooms constantly, bright sunshine, swift lightning, calm autumn water, and heavy winter snow. If you pay attention to what happens around you and pick up ideas casually, you can really create a dazzling kaleidoscope at will. However, the brilliance of life or the flowers often fades away in an instant. To avoid regrets, modern people use photography to capture it, but more and longer-lasting is to preserve it with words. I often regret that time passes too quickly, leaving no time to hold onto beauty. Fortunately, I still have a habit of writing, and I have recorded many experiences and thoughts over time, which eventually became a book. The manuscript is a collection of reflections on knowledge and actions in work and life. It was difficult to come up with an appropriate title, and it ended up being set aside for a year. Recently, I had an idea: isn’t an article just a spontaneous response to the "chance" in life? So, I named the book "Life’s Chance," though it may be shallow and humble, it has at least fulfilled a part of my wish.