AsweendedthelastroundofsparringinonenoonclasslateJuly,George,a
middle-agedbigstrongdude,asked:"Hurryingbacktowork?"Ittookmeamoment
beforeansweringsheepishly"Idon'thaveajobtogotoatthemoment.""Great!
Meneither."Hesmiledwidelyandindeedseemedtothinkitwasagoodthing.
Ididn'twanttobeidentifiedwithorbeattachedtoasport,oranythingfor
thatmatter,justli...[
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Itwasoneoftherarehotdayssincesummer.Somewhereinlandawildfirewas
raging.Underahazysky,thebaldeasthillstookonabrightbeigeandloomed
behindaveilofdust.Thelazy,waftinglateafternoonwindbroughtnorelief
tothesluggishsouth-boundtraffictowardSanJose.ThankGodweareheading
north,Billthought.
"Welearnedaboutmarketingandfund-raisingforroboticstoday."Timwasjust
offhisrobot-building...[
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IfirststartedpayingattentiontobreathingafterreadingJohnDouillard's
book"Body,Mind,andSport."Havingridofonequarterofbodyweight(Iwas
obese)at41,Ifeltlightasabirdandwasobsessedwithrunning.Theideaof
matchingstepsandpacewithbreathingfeltintuitive.Itrelaxedmeand,asIkeptatit,enduranceandspeedgainsfollowednaturally.Iespeciallyenjoyed
jogginguphill.Nomatterhowsteeptheincline,Ijust...[
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AsBillsauntereddowntheCitizenshipisleofthistinylibrary,Barron's501
EnglishVerbs2ndEd.caughthiseye.Themomenthepickeditup,heknewhis
planforthenextfewhours,topreparefortomorrow'sjobinterview,wastoast.
Hisweaknesswasthelanguage.Oncelayinghishandsonadictionary-sized
tome,hewouldstarttocombthroughforunfamiliarwords.Itwasanitcha
beaverwouldhavefeltinfrontofatree.
"Itmus...[
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"CanItakealook?"Peterturnedouttobenaturallycurious.Hehadaneasystyleandneverappearedself-concious,likeakid.Billlikedhim."Sure.Comeonin"hegotofftheladderandputdownthebrush:"andmakemeanofferIcannotrefuse."ThroughtheopengaragePeterstrolledin,passedthekitchen,andcameunderthepitchedroofofthelivingroom."Ilikethosehugepanes."Hepointedtothetriangulargablesabove:"...[
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我有三宝,持而保之。一曰慈,二曰俭,三曰不敢为天下先。
慈,故能勇;俭,故能广;不敢为天下先,故能成器长(zhǎng)。
Translation:ThreethingsareprecioustomeandIkeptthem.Theyarelove,
frugality,andnotdaringtobethefirst.Lovefillsmewithcourage.Ican
affordsharingwithothersbecauseImyselfamcheaptomaintain.Notdaring
tobethefirstallowsmetogrow.
MyUnderstanding:Ihaveneverdoubtedthefi...[
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"Youshould'vebroughtyourson."
Perchingonaladderandapaintbrushinhand,Billlookedtohisrightandsaw
thelankyfigureofPeterTan,wholivednext-door,attheothersideofthe
boxwoodbythelawn.
Thehousesinthisquietresidentialareaonthebaysideoffreeway880were
builtinthelate60swithhalfadozenlayoutsforlow-incomefamilies.Except
foronesideofanendunitonablock,eachsharedwallswithitsn...[
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Hehadneverthoughtpaintingagarage,ormanyotherdomesticjobs,couldbe
anythingbutachore,tobedonewithassoonaspossiblesothathecouldget
backtowhathewasgoodat.Nothingwrongwiththedivisionoflabor.Oris
there?
Today,threemonthsoutofajob,henoticedthatevensoakingtherollerinthe
bucketandbringingittothesurfacewithoutdrippingpaintweredelicatemoves
callingforthoughtandgoodtiming.Next,heplay...[
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EllicametovisitfromAustraliaandwedrilledandrolled.Aslendergirlinher30s,shewaswiryandstrong.LikeAmy,shewasapurplebelt,agile,andaggressive.ShecaughtmeinrearnakedchokesacoupleoftimesandIhadalotoffundefendingandescaping.FromRickson'sonlinecourses,Ilearnedoneeffectivebutterfly-killerandhadbeenenjoyingpassingmyopponents'guardseversince.Ialsodrilledhisfour-pointpositionreversewhenmypartnerpushedf...[
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Underanovercastskytheheatwavepressedonthismid-JulySunday,justasthe
meteorologistshadbeenpredictingforthepastweek.Forewarning,however,often
paralyzedBill.Themorehelearnedaboutpossibleorremotedisasters,themore
worriedhebecame.ThegloomanddoomspreadbythelocalstationssinceJanuary
amidrecordrainfalldepressedhimformonths.Intheend,nothingbadhad
happenedtohim,hisfamily,oranyoneheknew.All...[
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