I need mottoes. Not just on how to make a great career or run a company, but mottos about everyday life; to ease the pain and the doubt about being a sincere person with a strong belief about the better things in a simple life.
I guess it also the reason why many Chinese readers like Lian Yue’s relationship Q&A column which appears in many national magazines. Lian has turned these columns ito a book, Wo Ai Wen Lian Yue (I love asking Lian Yue, the Writers’ Publishing House, 28 yuan). Lian Yue, born in 1970 was a public prosecutor and then a journalist for the Southern Weekend, a leading national weekly. Now he is a freelancing columnist for many national newspapers and magazines. The book is a collection of Lian’s articles from the beginning of 2003 to the end of 2005. Readers call it the “Chinese version of Chicken Soupor the Soul.”It’s interesting to read these readers’ questions, full of confusion and horror over love and relationships. Is love or a relationship really that cplicated? Lian Yue puts it simply, “Themost basic element is that you love him and he loves you.” Lian has clear perspective and strong opinions about love and marriage. He does not write vague sentences, or useless comforting words. For people who feel disappointed about love, Lian said, “Love brings us endless confusion and urges us to seek the truth, because it’s the most important element to life. Even if you get hurt, try to learn skills to survive and wait for the light in thdark.”There are many interesting chapters in this book. Lian teaches girls how to tell a man by the way he values money, and why they should stay away from married men. He also has very sharp opinions about topics that are popular among Chinese people aged 20 to 40, including why your other half should be from a similar background, comercial sex and why Chinese girls date foreign guys.
