Junshuai Feng

Thoughts After A Deep Chat with A Friend

Met a close friend recently for dinner, we talked, and talked. Got caught in the conversation so much and by the time I realized, it was 6 hours later… It was a lot to catch up on, and hearing his recent changes and achievements inspired me and made me so proud of having such a special friend. We literately went over a lot of random topics, and many of them resonates so much, so wanted to write them down so can maybe rewind later. Heads-up that half of this is about AI, so skip to the second half if it’s boring to you.

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Yes, procrastinated the year-end reflection to the new year again… Great.

Somehow year 2024 felt longer than usual, probably not because there were 29 days in February, but what was fulfilled in there that felt long-lasting.

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Have to pause what I’m doing and remind myself there’s only a couple days left in 2023. This year has been on the go, physically and mentally, which flushes away the track of time.

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I was sitting at a coffee bar the other day. An elderly couple approached and sat next to me. We greeted with a slight smile. He went back getting their food. It was quite chilly in the room, so she decided to put on her jacket. Though, she has shaky hands, I could feel the struggle as she slowly moved her hands into the sleeves. I wanted to help but got held back by “what if she didn’t want to be helped?” or “would that make her look more vulnerable?”, so I stayed quiet. Soon he returned, with some warm soup and salad. He helped her with the other sleeve and fixed her collar, but the zipper seems to be difficult to slide up even for him. “Can I help?” I finally spoke, he smiled and offered me some space, I zipped it up quickly and sat back. They thanked me and asked where I’m from, so we chi-chatted a little. I always enjoyed chatting with the elders because they could give me different perspectives about life and a vibe of “nothing matters in the end, so just be grateful for what you have and be happy”, which was exactly what I needed during some downtime. She tried lifting the spoon with those unsteady hands, but it was impossible to reach back to her mouth without spilling the soup, so he took over the spoon, scooped again, and fed her slowly one bite after another patiently… Perhaps that’s the meaning behind “The beauty is always around us, all you need is the eyes to discover”.