If Not Now, When?
I just got home from Boston, and for the first time in days, everything feels quiet. I’m sitting in my backyard. It’s not quite as hot today, and there’s a little breeze moving through the trees. The wind chimes are making those soft, beautiful sounds, and I can hear the leaves rustling and dancing above me. It’s peaceful out here, the kind of quiet that finally gives your mind a chance to catch up with everything your heart has been feeling. And all I can think about is Izzy
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静默之光:张仕龙与战争留下的勇气
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The Weight My Great-Grandfather Carried in WWII: The Legacy of Cheong Soo Long [張仕龍]
How One Man’s Silence Saved Lives During the Japanese Invasion. . My great-grandpa, Cheong Soo Long. Picture from "记者生涯三十年", upscaled by AI. I spent my childhood playing in the small village of Tjolok (Sungai Pinang), never imagining the history buried beneath those familiar roads. It was only through my mother’s stories, shared almost by accident, that I stumbled onto a chapter of courage and sacrifice that had lived in silence for decades. What I learned changed everything
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It's hard to believe that 25 years have passed since Autumn in My Heart first aired, and yet the ache it left has never faded....
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"Are your feet surviving?" many asked me. I laughed and said, " Surviving? No, I'm LIVING!" No kidding.. I am fully alive. We walked...
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Before the first step..
Narrow and winding, the village street resembled a quaint alleyway, its cobblestones worn smooth by the passage of time. Buildings rose...
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Held together by small things.
It had been a long day of flying from one airport to another, and I was exhausted but excited! My stomach was hungry, my...
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