APAD: skipping stones

本帖于 2025-02-03 09:02:30 时间, 由普通用户 最西边的岛上 编辑

The phrase Skipping stones is a metaphor for life. It begins with the careful search for the right stones.  Then you must learn to throw the stone at the right angle. It takes patience, humility and confident determination. Success is not measured by the distance or number of skips, but by the poetry and grace of that stone in balance with that water. Magic.

There will be sadness, heartbreak and fear, but there is hope, laughter and beauty in second chances. Search for your stone and throw it without fear of failure. Be satisfied with each try and then try again.  It’s the realization that everything gets the chance to glide, to skip, to splash in the water, until we too become water and sand. Peaceful.

- https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/skipping-stones/# with editing
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I bet we all have done stone skipping and found it addictive at times, at least I did even recently. But I'm not good at it, three skips is my record comparing to 88 skips of the world record. 什么

What made me think of the phrase are the recent world events, especially the newly imposed tariffs that started a trade war, like a sharp stone skipping on water.  What can I say, politics is really full of drama ...  ...

Oh, forgot to mention that I also found an interesting use of the phrase in https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Skipping%20Stones:
"When a deep individual has to keep their conversations shallow in order to relate or be understood by who they’re talking to.
“Why is Jerry talking about irrelevant things?”
“Oh, He’s just skipping stones because Mary is too shallow for a real conversation”

And a nice poem:

Have a nice Monday everyone!

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everything gets the chance to glide, to skip, to splash-金句! -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/03/2025 postreply 09:58:28

until we 2 become water and sand. Very poetic, isn't it?:-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/03/2025 postreply 10:58:48

Love this APAD, and its connotation! And the poem too! -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/03/2025 postreply 10:01:02

Thx. I like the poem as it matches my bestRecord: 3Skips :-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/03/2025 postreply 10:33:31

西岛,王府禾儿有请:) -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/03/2025 postreply 10:20:26

哦,今天还没来得及看,马上就去报到。谢谢暖冬! -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/03/2025 postreply 10:25:58

ducks and drakes -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/03/2025 postreply 12:18:48

exactly! Thx & U r more worldly than me ;-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/03/2025 postreply 12:33:16

3 is normal, I am not much better either -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/03/2025 postreply 14:24:09

onlyOnce. & I failed all throwing tests in all PEclasses ;-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/03/2025 postreply 16:00:51

It's a very beautiful article to read. Thank U 4 sharing! -暮子默- 给 暮子默 发送悄悄话 暮子默 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2025 postreply 09:48:13

The poem is very cute too! -暮子默- 给 暮子默 发送悄悄话 暮子默 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2025 postreply 09:48:41

cuz it came from realPoet, NOT AI. I hate AI/AGI !!!!!!Thx. -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/04/2025 postreply 16:29:38

I write my poems/lyrics too. Hope to be good at it one day. -暮子默- 给 暮子默 发送悄悄话 暮子默 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/05/2025 postreply 05:40:00

李健在他2022年《無時無刻》首唱会上说他听过(清华晓光)AI作曲,和作曲大家已经真假难辨,但他希望AI不要做到最顶端 -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/05/2025 postreply 07:45:42

请留给人类(真人作曲家)0.01%。视频如下(那段话是从1:30起): -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (194 bytes) () 02/05/2025 postreply 07:48:24

I composed the music for my songs as well. :-) -暮子默- 给 暮子默 发送悄悄话 暮子默 的博客首页 (697 bytes) () 02/05/2025 postreply 12:42:51

good 4 U & best of luck. ;-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/05/2025 postreply 15:38:24

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