Mails with J.Y.

Dear old friend,

Thank you for your e-mail, I like your poem.

It is strange that there are tears on my face while I am reading your e-mail.

A lot of pictures, which happened on us before, appeared in my mind....

From your saying & writing I can tell that Qiao Yi is Qiao Yi. Your real nature still exists. There is a saying, which is true: "One's nature can't be altered."

I wonder what have happened for 20 years! How have you spent about 9 thousand days there? Why you kept silent ? Oh, It is certain that I would learn a lot from you if you were in China.

Some photos for you. More later if you hope.

Sincerely yours,
JY (10.11.2008 Mo.)
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Dear J.Y.,

I’ve got your mails, thank you.

Thanks a lot for the tears shed for my mail, they must due to compassion and empathy — the emotional mutual understanding as traits in being good friends.

Thanks a lot for your good memory with so many pictures having happened on us in the golden age of our nineteen eighties.

Thanks a lot for the photos, they brought me the sweet smiles, the smart aspect, the eloquent gesture and a mind at peace, just angel alike.

Thanks also for the compliment by pointing out that my real nature still exists and that you would like to learn from me.

Actually I’ve got a lot to learn from you. Your ability of getting along with people and competence of organizing activities are beyond any comparison. They due to your personal charm, attractiveness and emotional quotient (EQ).

I wonder how you have kept the ever lasting beauty of youth for the last 20 years. You must have got a special way of fitness training that makes you look even more charming and graceful than before.

In this field I’d also like to learn from you and have some experience exchanges with you, for I’ve been teaching Tai Chi here in Germany (see enclosed photos).

Now let me quote another poem written 24 years ago in memory of my grandfather. Both of my fathers passed away afterwards. So did your mother as you told me. Let this poem show our eternal affectionate memory to them.

满庭芳 清明祭酒

怅忆韶年，烟波浩渺，故里庭院香销。旧欢如梦，何似落花飘。
泪眼频频顾盼，伤流景，风物潇潇。长思忆，千番呐唤，凝噎踏途遥。
迢迢，芳草绿，依依柳色，细雨鸣条。叹春风漫卷，抚弄心潮。
阔别天涯久矣，清明节，酒酹滔滔。残阳里，衷肠望断，相见是今朝。

Looking forward to hearing from you again, hopefully with some more photos.

Sincerely yours,
Q. Y. (15.11.2008 Sa.)

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Dear QY,

Thank you for your e-mail. You are so kind, I am flattered. I do enjoy reading your e-mails, your poems, even seeing your photos. Honestly speaking, your English + Chinese are so elegant that I feel I am having lessons by reading your words.

You are admired by your close friend. I always regard you as my best friend, a learned brother, a gentleman. You are reliable. It is a great pity for me that you "disappeared" so many years in my life. As you said that's our golden time. Otherwise we could do so much as well as enjoyed so much. LIFE IS LONG, LIFE IS SHORT.

I have lessons on Sunday mornings in another school. After teaching I went to see my daddy. I will show your poem to him someday.

Would you mind if I ask you when you began to teach TAI JI? How did you learn it?
Tai Ji and QI GONG keep me fit. I like sport.

As you know I am an open-minded lady. I always manage to be happy every minute. Being with students make me pleased everyday, many call me mom wu.

I'd like to send you more photos, as you hope.

Yours JY (16.11.2008 So.)