APAD: Life is a gift full of riddles

本帖于 2025-05-13 11:22:59 时间, 由普通用户 最西边的岛上 编辑

Life is a gift full of riddles in which suffering and happiness are inextricably intertwined. Any attempt to have one without the other was simply bound to fail.” ― Jan-Philipp Sendker, "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats"

The phrase suggests that life is not always straightforward or easily understood. It implies that there are often mysteries, challenges, and unexpected situations that we encounter, making life a complex puzzle to navigate.

- From dear Google without editing
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I believe that we - humans and other animals, plants, etc. - all come to this world for a reason. Whether we like it or not, each of us, including Maowi the cat, have been through many riddles in life, and with more ahead.  The best way to ride through them is to stay positive, to embrace the unknown and see life as a journey of discovery and growth, even when it's not always easy to understand.

We had a fun APAD riddle day back on New Year's day. Let's have another one today!

From online:
- What gets wet while drying?
Answer: A towel.

- What can go up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up?
Answer: An umbrella.

- What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?
Answer: Your left hand.

- What can you catch, but not throw?
Answer: A cold.

- What kind of band never plays music?
Answer: A rubber band.

- What has lots of eyes, but can’t see?
Answer: A potato.

- What has one eye, but can’t see?
Answer: A needle.

- What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?
Answer: A stamp.

- What kind of room has no doors or windows?
Answer: A mushroom.

- What is the end of everything?
Answer: The letter “G.”

- What has a bottom at the top?
Answer: Your legs.

- How far can you walk into the woods?
Answer: Halfway. After that, you’re walking out.


Same as last time, the last one is from 西岛 (based on personal experiences):
- Who is a close friend and enemy at the same time?
Answer: a mosquito 恨

Wait a minute, just did a search and found this on Google: "a close friend and enemy at the same time is known as a frenemy什么

 

Wish you all a good and smooth Tuesday!

Added a pic I took yesterday: the camas flower field near where mosquitoes bit me:

 

 

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想起一首电视剧插曲:苦乐年华。生活像一团麻。。。 -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/13/2025 postreply 06:45:43

haven't seen nor heard it before, is it this one as below? -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) () 05/13/2025 postreply 06:58:52

是的,是一部农村电视剧《篱笆女人和狗》的插曲。当时风靡一时。 -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/13/2025 postreply 07:43:42

“生活是一条路,怎能没有坑坑洼洼,生活是一杯酒,饱含着人生酸甜苦辣”.. so true!! -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) () 05/13/2025 postreply 08:28:42

APAD is a gift full of riddles:) ) Didn't catch some though -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) () 05/13/2025 postreply 07:33:13

Yeah, APAD riddles, some may be good enough ;-)) -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) () 05/13/2025 postreply 08:15:43

From Forest Gump: Life is like a box of chocolates. -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/13/2025 postreply 07:44:54

& U never know what you're gonna get … -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) () 05/13/2025 postreply 08:23:05

So puzzling that I don't know if I should hate frenemies. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/13/2025 postreply 08:32:28

The question is: do U have any frenemy? how could U tell? -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) () 05/13/2025 postreply 08:41:37

Thx 2mosquito who bit me yesterday so I learned theWord 2day -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) () 05/13/2025 postreply 08:46:23

added aPic of theField where “frenemies” bit me yesterday;-) -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) () 05/13/2025 postreply 14:21:11

They try to choke me or break my limbs. Ain't that clear!? -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/13/2025 postreply 08:49:33

Very!! So keep them @ bay (+6ft safe physical distance;-) ! -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) () 05/13/2025 postreply 08:58:56

we do not know which comes first, tomorrow or the accident -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) () 05/13/2025 postreply 16:07:53

Yep. Life is like an ice cream, enjoy it before it melts :-) -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) () 05/13/2025 postreply 16:17:39

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