Posted on 05/13/2008 10:59:47 PM PDT by chinaboy
To: All I want to let the chinese that are really here for support know that I am sorry for being so rude,and crass during this time. Now I do not like the CCP at all and belive in democracy for everyone. I feel angry and jaded at the world at this moment in my life because someone really close to me in my family died a few weeks ago. I have had a rough year and can be very snappy and mean at times. I do apologize and my prayers go out to all the innocents lost. I was just thinking about this last night about my family and my loss and thought I would say sorry.
845 posted on 2008年5月13日 21:24:14 by MARKUSPRIME --------------------------------------------------------- Hello，MARKUSPRIME，I feel sorry about your family.Our existence is far more tenuous than we might think.Place your hand over your chest and feel your heartbeat.That is actually your life clock ticking,and one day it will stop.That is 100 percent guaranteed,and there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it.Like everyone else,we will have some days that are better than others.Occasionally,everything may seem like a total disaster area.Just like the tough times we have.So let us give our prayers to all kindly people and thanks to the god for we still alive.
MARKUSPRIME,I am a Chinese,15 years old student in nanning,guangxi province.I also lost my father because the cancer in 2 years ago.I felt very sad ,very helpless but didn’t felt hopeless.Because I know my father never leave away from me.And my father taught me that ever problem has a lifespan.No problem is permanent.Storms always give way to the sun.Winter always thaws into springtime. All problem will be solved. MARKUSPRIME,In this tough time,you may not be able to control the times, but you can compose your response.You can turn your pain into protanity---or into poetry.Of cause,the choice is up to you.You may not have chosen your tough time,but you can choose how you will react to it.
Life is very like a mirror:if you smile upon it ,it smiles back upon you;but if you frown and look doubtful on it ,you will get a similar look in return.Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner,but of all that come in contact with it.who shuts love out,in turn shall be shut from love.
MARKUSPRIME,I guess you have never been to china before,and you know nothing about the Chinese culture and history at all.You learn about china form the Western media. I must to say, I really don’t see any love, generosity, friendship or cooperation from the recent report of Western media and politics,except full of bias/distortion. And Most of the time, you westerns don't really realize that they are just biases - you think you're just being reasonable.
So, MARKUSPRIME,I don’t want to talk about politics,but I want to tell you about my feeling,as an ordinary Chinese.In my experience,you (American/ westerns)always believe in youselves,as you do not believe in others.You permit all things to youselves,and that which you call sin in others.So you criticize all the time.
For me, I was rich,if not meney,in sunny hours and summer days.I can go shares my beatufull time with my nearest and dearest.So,however mean my life is,I just meet it and live it;never shut it and call it hard names.It is not so bad as I am.As we know,the fault-finder will find faults even in paradise.So I love my peaceful life,poor as it is.I may perhapshave some pleasant,thrilling,glorious hours,even in a poor-house.The setting sun is reflected from the window of the alms-house as brightly as from yours abode.So let me be grateful that I have suffered no intolerable wrong,no terrible woe of flesh or spirit,such as my fathers(grandfathers). Is it not much to have accomplished so large a part of the mortal journey with so much ease?
This day,I pay my attention to some guys’ words,those makes me feel confused. I don’t know why do we get so hung up on what we don’t agree on,when in fact it’s our differences that make life interesting?After all,half the world is upside down,so there’s absolutely no reason why we would all agree on everything.Even something as basic and profound as”Don’t chew with your mounth open” is not as widely accepted as you might think.
Why is it that when passions are inflamed we choose to argue and fight,when dancing the cha-cha is less injurious,far more enjoyable,and equally effective in resolving thesion?And why do we feel drawn together sometimes,yet we steadily build up defensive barriers around our innermost feelings and beliefs so we can never be truly close to anyone?
I think , we all have filters on, so we mostly see only what we want to see.So, when you finally open your eyes,you may be shocked at the obscured way you have been viewing the world to suit your own little plans.With those filters removed,you can take a closer look into yourself and others.
Finally,I want to say, MARKUSPRIME,your apologetic post make me warm.So I decide to say some words to you and to all kindly American,whom pray for the vitcims in the earthquake.THANK YOU.In the end, MARKUSPRIME,I wanna say to you,tough times never last,but tough people do.Storms always give way to the sun.Winter always thaws into springtime.Your storm will pass.Your wither will thaw.Your problem will be solved.And ours too.(I expect you and all the american in this board can see what I said)
Why should Papertyger exercise extreme caution? Is there something wrong with Papertyger posting a hello to the new person from China? I'm curious.
Just a little word of caution about corresponding with strangers from non-free nations.
In China, the wrong sort of political statement can get you thrown into prison. Kinda like the U.S. should Hillary win.
That does not answer what I was asking.
Worst case scenario, what is wrong with strangers posting here? You're a stranger to me, I'm a stranger to you, we both assume that we are both Americans but really unless I had met you during a FReeper event, there would be no way I could confirm that you had ever set foot in the USA. And even if I had met you, and assumed from your unbroken English that you were a native born American, you could still be a foreign spy.
So what if you were a foreign spy? Wouldn't then your exposure here to discussion about how concerned Americans are about the catatrophic events in China go a long way to making things better?
chinaboy,
My condolences to you on the death of your father and to you and your people on the recent tragedy in China.
I will continue to pray for your country and for those who have been affected by this earthquake.
Thank you for sharing your experiences with us at FR.
Maybe it’s just Chinese teenage angst posted on FR. Be kind.
As another American guy said, the Chinese are very shy. In fact, when we say something here we are afraid that may hurt someone. I always hurt and you always hurt me. That’s because we believe in something different. But we - you and me - don’t want to hurt each other. We are all human. I really appreciate your care for us, especially those now in earthquake area so much. And I do believe you are good persons. I can tell you that when I read some, if not all, western medias, I really fell hurt so much, because i feel that they don’t look us as equal. They think they are the judger. Maybe they think most Chinese hate the gov, but i can tell you NO. While when we say no, they call us nationalism.
Hmmmm.... “chinaboy” signs up May 12, then “YetAnotherChinaBoy” signs up with a very similar name on May 13......Hmmmmm
Right, but he's here now as are others from China. If it's by accident then let's pray that they can continue posting here. We can learn from them as much as they can learn from us. If it's by design that they are here, that also can be good.
My prayers are for all in China who have been injured, killed or affected by this terrible earthquake. Politics can wait awhile while there is great and immediate human need for compassion, understanding and prayer.
Give us all a break with that kinda stuff. Please.
All I’m saying is, this is the Internet. You have no idea if this guy or guys is/are who they say they are. It has happened before (see DITHF). EVERY time there is a tragedy, people come out of the woodwork to prey on the victims and those expressing sympathy. I’m just saying be cautious.
You can’t cross a chasm in two small leaps.It takes courage and commitment to make your understanding,forgive me for my poor English,I can’t reply so quickly because I have to use a dictionary to help me to understand your words.But I just try my best to understand you ,and you don’t.
You mean there are tow “chinaboy”?Can you tell me where I can find the other chinaboy?
Yes indeed and I do remember DITHF....which ended up being quite foolish, didn’t it?
Such is cyberworld. And such is Free Republic!
Of course one can be “taken in” by a faker here....because we have “freedom” here.
Freedom.....that is this place’s hallmark, that is (was) our nation’s hallmark.
Would that it would become the hallmark for the Chinese people and for all the world’s people as well.
Look at post 29.
See the name on post #29.
God bless the Chinese people affected by the recent earthquake.
Hello, never4get,thank you for you reply,but my feeling is not very good,because you just donot believe me,and call me another chinaboy.You didn’t know I had spended a lot of to write out this article.And I think you don’t care about it at all.I just try to communicate with you,and make more understanding with each other.Do you think it is nothing at all,do you?
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