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.

所有跟帖： 

• Good writeup! luck can play a big role in 1's life. ;-) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:06:59

• Thanks. Vanity often prevents one from seeing the truth. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:15:54

• Last week, my mom had dinner with 2 of her old colleagues -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:19:26

• the host Dr. Zhang's 98yr old, 1.2k steps daily walk exrcse -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:21:58

• All from the circle had asked the secret of his longevity -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:24:39

• he carefully wrote down daily routine, thousands of words -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:27:57

• He takes 'Know Thyself" seriously :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:35:37

• no single typo. at last he said -移花接木- ♂ (1496 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:37:17

• 你媽工作的這個專業有利健康。工作的教研室風水好。 -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 12:46:30

• 天天吃著地溝油呼吸汙染空氣，不影響長壽， -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 14:42:43

• Thanks for sharing. Dr. Zhang's blessing has reached us. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:29:41

• 嗬嗬，check out what he said about 長壽秘訣 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:42:02

• 長壽 often misses the point. 12k steps/day ==quality of life. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:45:32

• 1.2k -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:46:55

• Still not bad at 98 :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 09:48:05

• 1.2k for a 98 is great; 12k for a 98 is bragging -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 10:16:52

• Beautiful write -up. Love Bill‘s stories! -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 10:59:34

• Thank you, my friend, as always for encouraging. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 14:26:39

• Good writing. Bill is still young. -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 12:49:47

• Thank you, 白雲. Bill is and tries to stay healthy. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/09/2024 postreply 14:30:53