Tag: reality
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Time, Space, and the Gaps Between
Do we move through time, or does time move through us? The world spins, moments pass, and yet we often feel stuck between what was and what will be. How do we stay present while everything around us shifts? Can we be still while traveling through life’s currents? Our bodies function on their own—breathing, beating,…
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Life in the old lanes~ Shanghai
Behind and right next door to the glitz and glamour of Shanghai, real people live their real lives in the old lanes. The first shock you get walking through the very old parts of town is the extreme narrowness of the alleys and the very small size of the overcrowded rooms people call home. It…
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Day One Hundred Sixty Five, July 6, 2011
And how many communication gadgets do you own and how addicted are you to them? Almost everyone I know flirts daily with at least one phone, one computer, one ipod, one ipad, one game with a wireless connection, among other newly invented virtual reality toys, and they spend a large chunk of the day engrossed…