ZynixTales

 　　No one is perfect, and we must accept our own shortcomings. So, how should parents guide their children to correctly understand themselves when faced with their own imperfections? 　　01. Help children accept themselves. 　　Every leaf in the world is different, and so are people. To help children accept themselves, parents must first help them accept their appearance. Even if they don't have big eyes or a high nose, they can compensate with other strengths. Everyone has their own unique beauty; appearance is just a superficial thing, and it will age with time, while the soul remains constant. Therefore, teach children not to be too concerned about their appearance, but to focus on learning and enriching their inner world. 　　02. Don't compare them to other children; let them surpass themselves. 　　It's said that without comparison, there is no harm. This applies not only to adults but also to children. Some parents always compare their children to others, which can lead child...

 　　I've lived in Quanzhou for half my life, and in Dongjie for so many years, I've never walked through Sanxiang Lane, even though it's right next door. Sometimes I would pass by without paying much attention; it's just a typical southern alley, 200-300 meters long 　　and 2 meters wide. Someone who's lived in this city for over 20 years without much worldly success moved in to save on rent. I was fortunate enough to record a small segment of this alley's long history. At the intersection of Sanxiang Lane and Wenling Road, there's a newly built residential area—though it's been 15 years since then. The ground floor is like any other building, with shops on the ground floor. Across the street are some older houses, urban villages. The buildings along the roadside are also shops: senior citizens' associations, small factories, cigarette shops, hair salons, breakfast stalls, and fried dough twists—they were delicious, coated in sugar, and I often bought t...

 Life is not a mere string of numbers, but an existence where every single one has meaning. On this planet teeming with billions of lives, the existence of an individual life may seem as insignificant as a drop in the ocean. Yet, in the vastness and immensity of space and time, life, like a star, can struggle and shine briefly in the darkness—this is the meaning of life. In the face of disaster, life shines all the brighter. Life possesses an unyielding strength. As stated in *How the Steel Was Tempered*, "When a person is healthy, without illness, and full of youthful vitality, strength is relatively simple and easy; but only when life binds you tightly with iron hoops does that strength become glorious." COVID-19 has stirred up a thousand waves, creating ripples of varying sizes for every living being in this turbulent water. At the heart of this storm, life faces immense trials. When the wings of death relentlessly loom and beat overhead, life can be arbitrarily pulled, tw...

 　　A fleeting moment, yet its fragrance endures. 　　Li Yu: A pitiful traveler in this world, filled with sorrow, recalling his life amidst heart-wrenching cries. 　　Once, there was a man, a foolish and incompetent ruler, indulging in nightly revelry and debauchery, ultimately leading to the downfall of his empire and the change of rulers; once, there was also a man, imprisoned for five years in a cramped courtyard, never experiencing a day of freedom, yet composing timeless masterpieces that have moved countless generations to tears, ushering in a new era of Chinese literature. 　　The former was Li Yu, the last ruler of the Southern Tang Dynasty; the latter, Li Yu, the emperor of lyric poetry. These two completely different individuals were ironically brought together by fate, creating him: a contradictory yet unique figure, a failed emperor, a successful lyricist. 　　Li Yu, the last ruler of the Southern Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties period, courtesy name Chongguang, original...

 　　The United States possesses comprehensive advantages in global politics, military, economy, and highly advanced science and technology, and will not allow other countries to grow too powerful, not even those with 70% of the strength of the US, as this would shake its hegemony. Therefore, almost always around this juncture, the US brought down the Soviet Union and crippled Japan's military. Now it's China's turn. 　　After 40 years of reform and opening up, China has developed incredibly rapidly! Its GDP is approaching 70% of the US's, and its high-tech industries have grown steadily, beginning to impact the US's position. Even with the full force of the US, it's difficult to shake Huawei's dominance. 　　What to do? War is not an option! China's military strength is unmatched by Middle Eastern countries, backed by atomic and hydrogen bombs, and its Dongfeng intercontinental ballistic missiles are not to be trifled with. A trade war is also out of the ques...

 　　Having worked in the overseas short video departments of Tencent, Alibaba, and YY, directly competing with ByteDance, I was truly frustrated and left the industry with tears in my eyes. 　　I entered the overseas short video market at the end of 2016, belonging to the first wave of short video companies going global. Later, I worked in this field, from India to the US, Brazil, Mexico, Southeast Asia, and back to China, constantly working for different companies, always among the earliest to establish a presence in their respective markets. Then I watched ByteDance gradually erode our market share. Why was ByteDance able to achieve a late-mover advantage? 　　The reasons are as follows 　　: One: High salaries + high growth opportunities, quickly building a highly effective team. 　　Don't be fooled by my different markets and companies; the various business leaders at ByteDance I worked with were all former colleagues, either from Alibaba's UC or YY. Why were they willing to leave A...