English Essays
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Ten Days After Mother’s Day, My Daughter’s Note Made Me Cry on May 20
Ten days after Mother’s Day, a handwritten note from my daughter moved me in a way I had not expected. Her natural way of expressing love made me realise that raising a child is not only about what we give… Continue reading
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What Really Hooks Us Isn’t Short Videos, but the Illusion of Success
The internet rarely shows us the full reality of creative work. By constantly highlighting sudden success while hiding the far more common stories of slow growth, stagnation and failure, it can make us mistake possibility for probability—and leave us emotionally… Continue reading
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The Most Expensive Part of Taking a Child Out Isn’t the Toy — It’s All the Little Purchases Along the Way
What began as a simple Children’s Day outing soon turned into a series of small spending decisions, from food and toys to a craft book and yarn. The experience made me realise that the real cost of taking children out… Continue reading
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After Going Viral, Why Does Steady Growth Start to Feel Like Failure?
This essay reflects on how a sudden viral surge can quietly change a creator’s sense of what “normal” growth looks like. It explores why steady progress may begin to feel like failure after a dramatic peak, and why sustainable routines,… Continue reading
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From WeChat’s Redesign to AI Poisoning: Why I Suddenly Thought of Idiocracy
This essay looks at how algorithmic feeds and AI are changing the way we search, choose, judge, and think. Using *Idiocracy* as a point of reference, it asks whether the greater danger is not machines becoming more human, but people… Continue reading
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Why Chinese People See Safety in Surveillance Cameras, While Germans Think First of Privacy
This essay explores why surveillance cameras often represent safety and efficiency in China, while they raise concerns about privacy and power in Germany. Rather than judging which view is more advanced, it traces how history, collective life, urbanisation, and changing… Continue reading
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From Zero to One: At Last, Someone Followed the Scent
A reflection on what it means to move from zero to one as a writer. A few small signs—a like, a comment, a new subscriber—become proof that words can travel quietly through the dark and eventually reach someone far away. Continue reading
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July 27: An Ordinary Day That Wasn’t Quite Ordinary
On July 27, my independent website received its first like, and I finally began using Threads. That small moment helped me see more clearly how writing, daily life, and different platforms can support one another—not through sudden growth, but through… Continue reading
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When a Child Can Already See Far Ahead, but Her Hands and Emotions Haven’t Caught Up
Some children can already see clearly what they want to create, while their skills and emotions still need time to catch up. This essay explores how failure, positive labels, and a narrow sense of self-worth can shape a child’s frustration—and… Continue reading
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I Told My Daughter: Happiness Isn’t Something You Buy. It’s Something That Grows
When my daughter wished she could have anything she wanted instantly, we began talking about why getting more does not always make us happier. Lasting happiness grows through waiting, choosing, caring, and learning to find stability within ourselves. Continue reading
