Life Can Be Started At Any Time
“Happiness is the new rich.
Inner peace is the new success.
Health is the new wealth.
Kindness is the new cool.”- Syed Balkhi
The beginning of summer, everything is alive again. During the pause of more than three months, I often ask myself where I want to spend the rest of my life.
No one is perfect; no city can give you all you expect in life. Different cities are like different clothes on hangers.
Shanghai - Business Suit
New York – Jumpsuit
Vancouver – Lululemon Yoga Apparel
Paris - Floral Dress
Greece - Beach Shorts and Straw Hat
Antigua – Bikini
London - Little Black Dress
The city in my mind corresponds to these fashionable clothes. Every one of them is a necessity in life. You deserve to have them all. In fact, in my opinion, such a life does not need to wait too long. Life is short; you just need a little effort, a little brain power, a little creativity and endless curiosity to plan ahead with us.
Today, I asked my daughter, if there is another epidemic, where would you like to spend your days in isolation? She told me that she wanted to swim in the calm Caribbean Sea in Antigua and fall asleep with the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. If you have a choice, where would you choose? Given that the epidemic is in the cold days, Antigua is certainly the best place. Even in the winter, it is always maintained at more than 20 degrees all year round, and this is the coldest that it gets.
Antigua has a blue-green and crystal clear Caribbean Sea, 365 beautiful and charming beaches, lush tropical rainforests, pink shell beaches, colourful and magical undersea world, magma spewing steam Crater Volcano, harbour wharf with thousands of sails, natural rock bridge with billowing waves, mottled historical and ancient buildings, bright and romantic Star River night, and delicious rum and lavish seafood. This is simply paradise on earth!
Of course, even in cold places, we both have good choices. I will choose Whistler, a ski resort in Canada. I've always dreamed of owning a ski-in ski-out chalet in a ski resort. A ski resort is the best place to keep social distance. It feels really great to have direct access from the ski slopes into the backyard. Grilling steaks by the creaky charcoal fireplace warms the stomach and soul.
Among many world-class ski resorts in British Columbia, Whistler has always been a “myth”. This land is full of primitive power. Everyone is a dreamer. Whistler is the only place in the world that perfectly integrated mountains with towns. There is more than just skiing here. Snowshoeing, snowmobiling, dog sledding, helicopter skiing and even ice caves and ice climbing, etc. are also available here. Even in the midst of this epidemic, we can still “seek joy amidst of snow”!
It is estimated that this epidemic will not happen in the summer. Otherwise, the blue color of the Aegean Sea can cure all anxiety. Santorini always has too many American tourists, full of New York and California English. It is similar to Sanya, full of the northeast dialect. I love Mykonos. You must go to Mykonos to daydream at least once in a lifetime. Crete is the choice of hipster and experience tourists. It is located in the middle of Europe, Asia and Africa, and also the birthplace of Western civilization history.
The best-selling book “A Brief History of Europe” wrote, “If we look for the origins of philosophy, art, literature, mathematics, science, medicine and political thought, all of this knowledge will bring us back to ancient Greece. If ancient Greece is the birthplace of European civilization, then Crete is undoubtedly the cradle of ancient Greek civilization.”
The island is always sunny. Evergreen plants, olives, grapes, and oranges are everywhere on the island. If you have a private manor along with a five-star resort, isn't it the ideal place to have an all-inclusive island? Seeking the prosperity of ancient Greek culture in Crete, feeling the ease of Greek islands, blowing the sea breeze of the Aegean Sea, and enjoying the precious parent-child time, it seems that we can forget about the virus that press the pause key in our life.
These past three months in Shanghai, I think more than ever before. I feel that life can be restarted at any time. As long as you have the desire, you can do it. Now, in addition to wishing to have a lot of time talking about the past, the present and the future full of various possibilities with my old friends, I also hope to find a place of true happiness - where is your happy place - inner place:
"Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smile. Drive away from safe boundaries. Open the sails that follow the trend. Explore, dream, discover. "
For most people, there is nothing more important than health after the epidemic. It includes the health of the family, the financial health of the family, the health of the soul and emotion, etc. Mother's Day 2020 is in a few days, I hope you, all my dear friends, will have a good time with your loving parents and lovely children. I’m just here to tell everyone that it's me Angela, who you have always liked, is in Shanghai at this moment. I have decided to have a new start every day. Let's start from here!
Angela Bi 毕颖
TCT Arte House, Founder
angelabi@tctandco.com
Written on May 7, 2020
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