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I previously lived in mainland China for 11 years, but I moved to Taiwan in 2015. I am still living and working in Taipei, Taiwan, now.
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    Wow. A deep question. I'm sorry, but there are no easy or simple answers. The truth is that life is not fair. There will always be suffering in life. We have to be strong. Personally, I found some answers from studying Buddhism. The Buddha said that life contains dukkha, (or suffering,) but that this is not really what makes us unhappy. Instead, we are unhappy because we want life to be fair and free from pain. But this is not real life. Everyone gets sick, gets old and will die. You can either accept it or try to fight against it. (For example, if you want to be young forever, then you will be very unhappy when you finally become older.) This idea is similar to something called the "Serenity Prayer". It states, "May God give me the courage to change the things I can, the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, and the wisdom to know the difference." That's the best advice I can offer you. Hope it helps. BTW, (this means "by the way,") I notice you are Korean. So I am curious. Were you thinking of the people in North Korea when you asked this question?
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    You know, to an American, saying that you want to speak like a "native American" does not mean exactly what you think it means. To Americans, the only real NATIVE Americans are the race of people we also sometimes call American Indians. This can be confusing because they are not related to people from India at all. But when Christopher Columbus first landed on North America, he thought he had found a new way to get to India. So he called the native people he found here "Indians". Sadly, America has done many bad things to the true Native Americans. It's a shameful part of American history.

    Anyway, I simply wanted to let you know that, although I am an American, (and I was born in the US,) I would not say that I am a Native American. (In fact, I am a native of the US. So you are not wrong. But now we use that expression to refer to the original native peoples of America.)

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    Hmmm. Maybe you will think I am a little strange, but my favorite song is probably "Everything in its Right Place" by the group Radiohead. I love their music! It is very deep and moody and interesting.

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    In English we say, "Time heals all wounds." I believe you will feel better in the future. I choose to believe that everything happens for a reason. If someone you liked married someone else, then that simply means he was never your "Mr. Right." So don't feel sad, because you will find someone better than him in the future! (Another English saying: "There are many fish in the sea.")

    Life is sad sometimes, but we have to be strong. The future will be better. Believe that. And take care.

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    Maybe I am too traditional, but you should only talk about this kind of topic with a very close friend, (or your lover.) I think you should be very suspicious about anyone who starts chatting with you about sex online. They almost certainly bring up this subject because they are hoping to flirt with you, (and probably more.) I think it is impolite to discuss sex with strangers on the internet, (unless you are in a chat room dedicated to people looking for sex.) If someone chats so directly about sex with me, I will find it to be a major turn-off. I will ask them to stop or change the subject. If they continue, I will stop chatting with them altogether. After all, on the internet, it is not hard to find people online who are simply trolling for sex. Be a little careful.

     

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