Old man and the talk (2) In the last couple of years, I carefully learned the ways that my uncle showed me. Since then, it has made me happy in many ways. Recently, our company organized a trip to the grassland of Guyuan County. It was a long distance from Beijing to Guyuan County. On the way, I looked at the birds and breathed the fresh air. Some people might not think this was a big deal – after all, fresh air and birds are everywhere, right? No. I live in Beijing, and I rarely see fresh air or birds, so for me, it was very pleasing to enjoy nature. Also, previously, I thought that my hometown was a very poor place, but when I watched the villages in Guyuan County, I realized that my hometown looks a little better than there. At the same time, I found that many places are still poor, despite the fact that the people work hard in these places. I deeply know what I should cherish. A few times during the company trip, there were some problems. Either the place had a bad smell or the food was not what people hoped for, or the bus was not working well and it took much longer to travel from place to place than we planned . Some guys were disappointed, and wished they did not come on the trip. I walked towards them, and I told them what happened two years ago. I explained to them how we control what we feel; if we want to enjoy the trip, we can concentrate on the good parts and forget the bad parts; if we want to have a bad time on the trip, we can concentrate on the bad parts and forget the good parts. When they smiled, I felt very great. It is more than two weeks since we visited the grassland. However, I hope that the chain of the loving is not broken. On the contrary, more people could learn from this story, and enjoy the happiness.

Old man and the talk It has been more than two years, however I still remember that day, March 23, 2008. For all other people, it was a normal day, with everything as usual, but my mind was totally changed that day by visiting and talking with a special person. I feel that I am very fortunate because it impacted me in many ways. I believe that loving is a chain. I wish more people could gain wisdom from this. What on earth happened? The detail is as follows: One of my friends and I made a decision that his family and I would visit the Ancient Observatory on March 23, 2008. After breakfast that morning, I directly went to Wudaokou subway station. I arrived there about 9:00 AM, even though we planned to meet at 9:30 AM. Until 9:25 AM, I didn’t see my friend and his family. I was so anxious that I worried about whether they would cancel this visit. Finally, I saw my friend at 9:29 AM. At 9:30 AM, my friend and his family stood by my side. I was surprised that they were so punctual. In one hour, we arrived at the Ancient Observatory. I quickly made my way through all the exhibits, so it looked like I had previously visited this observatory. Then, I watched my friend’s father. He carefully read the words, and looked like he was thinking. I was wondering why. Suddenly, the old uncle called to me, “Strong, do you know how it works?” I was shy and shook my head. My uncle said, “It is ok. I can show you the theory.” After he introduced the theory, I was more surprised that he knew so much about this Chinese invention. He maybe realize what I wondered. Despite the fact that I did not ask him, he immediately said to me, “After I retired, I had enough time to research anything I like. I visit many places and carefully study what I see. This makes me happy.” When I heard these words, I was shocked. Whenever I visited places, I never felt like they made me happy. On the contrary, I only felt tired every time, even if many people said that it was an interesting place. Sometimes other guys say, “The old buildings are miserable. They are in ruins.” Even though I did not know about the ancient observatory, my uncle introduced it to me patiently. While I was very tired, I was so thrilled that it still reminded me of caring about the process and enjoying the process.

big wild goose pagoda 大雁塔 Big Wild Goose Pagoda built in Tang Dynasty Yonghui three years (652 AD), is built for monk Xuan Zang, seven-story tower, 64.5 m-high. Be regarded as a symbol of the ancient capital of Xi'an. Xi'an is a famous tourist destination.

大雁塔建于唐代永徽三年（公元652年），是玄奘为藏经典而修建，塔身七层，通高64.5米。被视为古都西安的象征。是西安市著名的旅游地。

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