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Life, to me, is a thing in which pain and joy coexist. A large part of the reason I chose to study medicine and read widely in the humanities is that I can almost be described as a person beset by a hundred illnesses. I…

In his essay "Once More Crossing the Xiyuan Bridgehead," Mr. Yu Pingbo wrote: "From now on we must live life carefully." At some point in everyone's life, they suddenly make the same sigh. I noticed the other day that my white hair has clearly increased;…

Gibran said that he would not make friends with people who always think they are right, because such people are shameless. Everyone makes mistakes; a person who标榜 himself as a sage and cannot accept half a word of criticism from others, no matter how exalted…

Whether as individuals or as a society, the normal state is one of illness; being without illness is merely a miracle. We humans have always lived in symbiosis with pathogens; everyone is born carrying many kinds of viruses and bacteria and may at any time…

Smallpox was once an epidemic that swept across every country on earth; wave after wave of smallpox pandemics caused massive death tolls. Smallpox is caused by the variola virus. Smallpox has existed in human history for a very long time; observations of the mummy of…

From ancient times to the present, plagues and the accompanying economic crises have been catalysts for extremist ideas. The history of medicine tells us that whenever plagues rage and people face the threat of death, feelings of dejection, pessimism, and even despair appear and are…

From before the Lunar New Year until now, affected by the Spring Festival and the pandemic, my in-person practice has completely stopped. It has been 102 days since my study has had a new visitor. Because of Beijing's防控 policies, our entire building restricts outsiders from…

On April 25, 2020, I saw my father off as he left Beijing. He had stayed in Beijing for nearly four months — the longest stay he has ever had in Beijing, and also the most painful. That is why he insisted on returning to…

I have been very quiet lately, and my public account no longer updates daily as it used to. People keep worrying and messaging me. I want to tell everyone here: I am fine, and in no trouble at all. I simply do not like watching…

This year is the only year since my mother's death that I have not gone back for Qingming to tend her grave. What I cannot be sure of is whether next year and the year after I will be able to go back. Someone told…