Immersed in profound admiration and compassion, the Chinese kids watched MK suffering between rebellion and defeat. — “……What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” “Stand a little taller……” For quite a long time, this song reverberated across the globe. In the meantime, American superhero films hit all the silver screens on Earth. …

What if the frogs had the means of connecting? — A Chinese proverb depicts a frog that lives at the bottom of a deserted well. He is the largest and perhaps smartest creature in the well. Over time the frog thinks the size of the world is the little land of the bottom, the size of the sky is the…

The key is you never give up. — Wednesday morning, Oct 27, I was in the meeting of my Toastmasters club, Road2DTM. I thought it was just another regular meeting. But right in the middle of the meeting, a beautiful flyer burst onto the Zoom screen. My photo was on it, and a line said: “Congratulations. …

The stage is crowded when there is a show to demonstrate “The world is full of love”. — In the wake of my wife’s passing, and by accident, I found myself straddling on two vastly divided worlds. It was about how people perceive me as a human. The stark contrast between these worlds unfolded one evening when I overheard a conversation between my son Jack and a mysterious…

The Sunday Musings — Life is a game of loss. My thought has a hard time finding uplift in watching fall come upon me. The anticipated flourish of yellow and red was wiped away with one windy night. Harvest on the fields? Millions of lives scythed down. As I gazed out the window this…

A speech at a business challenge event — Hello, my name is Bond Wang. My career path is like many of yours, marked by highs and lows, achievements and setbacks. Today I want to focus on a new chapter that has brought me to a crossroad in my career path. Let me go back to six years ago…

I will learn to embrace the ephemerality and eternity of life. — It’s ironic that most adults think we know death too well while few have had a close encounter with it. We just need one of these encounters to solidify the thinking. On that Friday afternoon, under the scorching heat in South California, when my wife’s cold hand slipped away from…

The sun may set, but stars will rise. — In the waning light of a life once bright, In the tender embrace of a fading night, We stand as one, yet weak we see, Before Mother Nature’s decree. When the day comes, our hearts do weep, For love’s sweet promise, now slow and deep, Her passing nears, a shadow’s…

One single story, two characters, five decades of time span, and multiple layers of separate yet intertwined lives. Okay, let me say it one more time. When you surround yourself with good people, you surround yourself with good stories. I was excited when the club President Roz told us she…