GO

Growing a habit to play GO with my son almost everyday. He progresses quickly day by day. I train myself hard to keep up with his level, doing homework practices with him, reading books, thinking constantly on the demanding questions of better moves. Yet I know clearly by my heart that someday he will be at the place where I may never be. Though not without certain depression (as the GO is basically a win-defeat game), I feel happy at the same time for his skill advancement.

As a man almost at his middle age, I am now aware of the gap between the middle-aged and the young. My son’s brain power, I can feel this vividly, has a large space for improvement, while mine is reaching the stage of stasis, is in a state of stagnation. Probably this is the fate all middle-aged have to accept, yet at once the hope to enjoy when watching the young in their daily growth.

I like the time I and my son spend together on studying different moves on the chess board. It is a bliss that we can find a way of communication that is sophisticated and intelligent to certain extent. Only hope the time of this happiness will continue right up to my old age. And hope my son will be happy and healthy all the time.