APAD: A Charmed Life

Meaning:

   A life of guaranteed good fortune or invulnerability, by virtue of a charm or

   spell.

 

Background:

   From Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1605.

 

     MACBETH

     Thou losest labour:

     As easy mayst thou the intrenchant air        

     With thy keen sword impress as make me bleed:

     Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests;      

     I bear a charmed life, which must not yield,

     To one of woman born.

 

- www.phrases.org.uk [edited]

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My friend Bill was born in the early 70s which, when looking back,

was the right time. Waves of unspeakable evil and horrors had just run their

course and a fresh tide came in, swept him up, and carried him forward and

outward, to the capital city and then to the sea. By the time he landed in North

America, the Chinese were no longer excluded. He and his fellow students were

welcomed to universities and churches, educated, and worked high-paying jobs

afterwards. Despite of all his faults and flaws, no real harm had befallen him.

The closest call was pre-diabetes when he turned 40, which was not only soonest

mended but awakened him to health and well-being.

 

What had he done to derserve this charmed life? Nothing, he said.

Good writeup! luck can play a big role in 1's life. ;-)

Thanks. Vanity often prevents one from seeing the truth.

Last week, my mom had dinner with 2 of her old colleagues

the host Dr. Zhang's 98yr old, 1.2k steps daily walk exrcse

All from the circle had asked the secret of his longevity

he carefully wrote down daily routine, thousands of words

Thanks for sharing. Dr. Zhang's blessing has reached us.

He takes 'Know Thyself" seriously :-)

no single typo. at last he said

也许我写的这些没有任何用处，我长寿的原因可能是我家有长寿基因， 他妹妹也94岁了，也什么病都没有。

哈哈，别信那些瞎养生，养生专家短命的比比皆是，长寿基因是王道

这老几位在工作时是同一个专业一个教研室。据我观察好像都有长寿的趋势，我妈最年轻84岁，再有年轻点的快90岁。

张老师已经完全达到长寿标准了。他们好像都有听力退化的毛病，说话都得大声嚷嚷，听着底气十足，张老师是四川人，口音一点没变，说什么居然都能听得清。老头坚持自己一个人生活，子女每周来看他几次。

呵呵，check out what he said about 长寿秘诀

长寿 often misses the point. 12k steps/day ==quality of life.

1.2k

Still not bad at 98 :-)

1.2k for a 98 is great; 12k for a 98 is bragging

Beautiful write -up. Love Bill‘s stories!

你妈工作的这个专业有利健康。工作的教研室风水好。

Good writing. Bill is still young.

Thank you, my friend, as always for encouraging.

Thank you, 白云. Bill is and tries to stay healthy.

天天吃着地沟油呼吸污染空气，不影响长寿，