We’re not pretty, but we’re sweet My friends and I are quietly sitting on the shelves of the supermarket, but everyone was a little anxious. Some customers stop by our aisle: only a few put us in their carts. It seems that our appearance scares people. Our name is prickly…

No, it’s not me! — Summer is the peak season for vacations. What do you wear when you travel? I prefer loose, casual clothes like jeans, a T-shirt, and sneakers. Of course, everyone has different ideas and choices. Someone recently posted a set of photos on social media of her traveling with her family. One…

Our appearance get older easily, but our hearts can stay young — Looking back, 2020 US Election: Trump was 73 years old, Biden was 77, Sanders was 78. These presidential candidates are all over 70 years old but none of them admitted defeat easily. Usually, one’s seventies is the age of enjoying retirement or taking care of grandchildren. …

Conscience — The whole day I felt apprehensive. It started this morning, as a passenger handed to me a wallet-like blue pocket that he happened to spot in the back seat of the car. I checked the pocket. There were 10.000 Yuan ($2.000) in it. I am a taxi driver. This pocket…

It is important for a German teacher to keep the balance between losing face and saving face — PanPan is my school friend. When she told me that her daughter would give up the German course, I thought the latter lost her mind. She was studying at a famous university in the South-West of China and was supposed to be sent to Germany for further study. …

Look to the stars for the answers to where you are going, but also where you have been — When I saw this photo, I wondered how long it had been since I looked up at the night sky — I can’t remember the last time I did. Can you think of the last time you looked up at the shining stars? I often see people looking down at…