The Happy Hope
I took a hiatus from blog writing during a recent trip to Asia to see my family. Four weeks to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and back. It was pretty intense. In addition to the excessive eating that tends to happen during family visits, we also walked a lot. One of my brothers is quite a walker. His footsteps are all over the trails in Hong Kong. In addition, he and his wife have been taking hiking trips around the world. During our Taiwan trip, we walked all day sightseeing. Most of us had a hard time catching up with him. "Walking on this kind of terrain is no difficulty for me," he said proudly. "Having said that, my son, who does not walk often and does not train at all, when we go hiking together, leaves me trailing." The proud father patted his son on the shoulder. "I don't even know how he does it. He does it so effortlessly." My nephew did not say a word. He just smiled shyly. After my return from...
