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April 2nd 2003,

Today was the day I was born. My parents were joyful and

happy as O was a healthy baby and a man. My mom took

very good care of me and made sure that i would have a

nice childhood. They name me Dong and my surname is Mi,

so I am Mi Dong. I was birthed at home and not at a

hospital, our house is way too far away from a proper

hospital. There are some clinics that provide first aid but

that is it. Also money is scarce, as my father is only a

soldier. So there is no need to use it if not needed.

I was born in the city Jilin, inside our house, a 4 roomed

cottage. It was cozy and nice but we had no direct access to

clean water or electricity. To get water, my mother had to

walk all the way to the well near our neighbours farm,

which is 2 km away.


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My Dad is 21 years old and my mom is 20. They are very

young and very principled and enthusiastic about their

future. My dad joined the army because he did not want to

be a farmer. He enjoys it a lot and I can see him being very

successful in his future.

My family is very superstitious so they made me go

through many rituals after birth. For good luck in my life,

they held a feast in celebration of my birth. They dressed

me in red as it is signifies good luck. I am their first child

so they did not want to take any risks. My family was

really happy that I was born healthy and without any

complications, they plan for me to have a successful future.

April 2nd 2009,


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Today I turned 6 I am very excited as that means I will go

to school soon. I am eager to go because our house is really

boring. have friends come over once every two weeks but I,

myself, can't go visit them as my Mom says I’m too young

to walk outside on my own. For my birthday mother baked

a small cake for my friends and I. Then we called grandma

and grandpa from my cellphone. Everyone in my family

has a cellphone. My dad let me have a cheap cellphone in

case of emergencies. He told me not to use it unless its

really urgent.


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September 9th 2009,

My first day at school I am very happy to finally attend

1st grade. The government pays for my first 9 years of

education, which is really good because that means my

parents can save up for my high school and university. My

dad doesn’t earn much but it will be enough to get me

through high school at the very least. We may not be the

richest, but we have enough money for healthcare and to

support some of my future. Im very grateful for that.


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July 13th 2010,

Dear Diary,

I am doing really well in school. I finished 1st grade as the

best student in my class. I always behave and get my work

done. My parents are really happy with me. I especially like

gym class, because I am good at it. I can run very quickly

but I also get tired pretty quickly.

Every semester my school holds a small race around the

fields. I really like them because I like competing against

my friends. I came 3rd place the first time, and 2nd in the

next. I want to improve my running skills because i enjoy it

a lot.

I really like being at school, but when I am at home I am

bored and lonely. I talked to my parents about if they could

give me another brother or sisters, but they said that the

government doesn’t allow them to get more than 1 child.

February 14th 2015


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Dear Diary,

Studies are starting to get harder and harder by the

month. I can handle it but I don’t like the stress. My

parents insist that i keep studying hard so that I have a

good future, but I don’t think that it is what I want. I want

to be a soldier like my dad. I want to study military and

strategy. I’ve already read the “Art of War” and I train

myself physically everyday.

My parents hate the idea of me joining the army

Otherwise, life has been pretty good. I have good friends

and I’m healthy, my family is happy and my dad got

promoted in his job This is good news because that means

I will be able to afford university. I also joined Muay Thai

Kickboxing class that they provide in our school. I train

every week for 2 hours.

January 15th 2019

Dear Diary,


7/18

I am in my final year of high school until i move on to

become a Junior. I now get to choose what subjects I do

and what I want to become in the future.

I have decided with my parents that I will study strategy,

war, and then become a

commander of sorts. If I get

the right grades and the

right recommendation from

my teachers my dream can

be a possibility.

I’ve been practising and

reading ahead of my class. I

want to achieve outstanding

grades on my test so that I

get into the best university

possible. There are many

universities in Jilin and in

China as well but the

competition is tough. In the

past years I performed really well and my teachers are

confident in my studies. They believe that I can do good on

my exams that are gonna come in a few years. They are

more confident than i am.


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March 24th 2020

Dear Diary,

Something terrible happened. My mom is getting sick.

She keeps coughing and she has a really bad fever. At

first we thought that it was just a cold but it wouldn’t

go away. My dad and I are really worried. We took her

to the hospital and they diagnosed it as something

minor and we bought the medication, but it still hasn’t

stopped.

We are planning on taking her back because it is

getting out of hand. Mother started to cough up blood. I

am worried sick about her health.

What makes me the most worried is that we don’t

know what it really is, which means it can be

something serious.

I will update you when I can.


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March 31st 2020

Mother passed away this morning, she died of lung

cancer. The doctors misdiagnosed it as pneumonia and

gave her the wrong medication, which damaged her

lungs even more.

My dad and I could understand what was happening. I

felt so powerless and so useless. I could not help her

with anything. Mother always was a healthy woman,

we didn’t know that she had this major disease. We

asked the doctor how it happened. He said that lung

cancer is a very big problem in China because of the

pollution from the factories. No matter how healthy

you are if you spent a long time near them you were

under risk of getting the cancer.

My mother was raised in Taipei where everything was

covered in factories after the industrial revolution in

the east. The countries took advantage of the cheap

labour and hired millions to work in their factories, My

mother herself worked in one for a while before

moving to JIlin and meeting my dad.


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April 31st 2020

My studies have been getting worse. After the passing

of my mother I haven’t been able to focus or perform

as well as I should be. My grades went down and I don’t

go out any more. I’ve also slowed down my training

process. I barely feel any motivation to do any work

anymore.

It has been month since our mother left us, but it still

feels like yesterday. My father is also showing signs of

depression. He lays in bed a lot and sleeps in. I am

scared that he will lose his job because of this. I try to

motivate him to go to work but it doesn’t work most

of the time.

On the other hand, being a Junior has been refreshing. I

get lots of freedom to study and to rest whenever I

want. I like having the ability to control my life because

my parents always used to manage everything I did as

a kid. Having any freedom can make my day.

July 20th 2021


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I finished school. I finally did it. I passed my exams with

really good marks and I got accepted into a military

university with a scholarship. This is really good and a

breath of fresh and nice air as life has been really

stressful for the last 2 years. Finally relaxing took a

large weight off my back.


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What I don't like about military school is that there are

no girls in it. Recently I started to take interest in

starting a relationship with someone.

Knowing that I have my future in my hands that looks

fairly stable gave me confidence to look for someone to

share my life with. I am hopeful that I will find

someone that loves me and that is willing to wait for

me to finish my school.

Education in China usually takes about 4 years to

complete after school. Including school it takes 16 years.

After i finish i am pretty much guaranteed a stable job

because of the scholarship that I received. The salary

starts at an above average 30,000$ income per month.

Which is 180,000 Chinese Yuan. This is an amazing

income for a starting salary. All the studying that I did

really payed off. I wish mother was here to see this.


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June 10th 2024

Dear Diary,

Studies are going really well and so is my physical

training. I've been really training my physical and

mental endurance. I’ve been eating healthy and a lot.

My father has enough money to buy lots of food. We

are pretty happy living together. We both have pretty

stable lives and I can’t ask for anything more than this.

August 26th 2025

I finished university and got my first job at a private

military organization in the Capital. I had to leave my

dad’s home so saying farewell was rough. I didn’t want

to leave him completely alone as I didn’t want to hurt

him.

Me, I met a girl, Mei, during my time at University and

we started dating. She studies medicine in the

University of Jilin. Being a doctor as a woman in China

is very uncommon. There’s about 1 female doctors for

every 3000 people. She is really smart and comes from

a wealthy family. Her parents like me because I am

also, very passionate about studying. I believe that I will

marry her soon. I’ve already asked her father for her

hand in marriage and he approved. I am very excited to

break the question


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August 20th 2026

Mei and I got married and we are having a kid We

already have all of the necessary documentation so we

are just waiting on the baby. I can’t believe that I am

going to be a dad. Although we are only allowed to have

1 child I will try to raise him with as most company as

possible. From my own experience growing up alone

was a torture and painful.

At work I am doing great, the pay is really helping us

with everything. My dad comes and visits us every once

in awhile.

May 30th 2027

Our kid was just born It was a girl and we named her

Nuo, which means Gracious in Mandarin. We named

her that because we are thankful for all of the things

that we have.

She was born healthy and strong She will be a fighter

just like her dad.


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April 2nd 2032

It’s my 30th Birthday Nuo, Mei, and our parents went

out for dinner at a fancy restaurant. We celebrated

and partied. Nuo is about to start her own journey She

begins first grade soon. Just like my parents did, I will

push Nuo to her full potential and let her decide what

she wants to do with her life. I can see her future being

bright. If she is anything like her mother she will be

extremely smart and beautiful. I am not worried one

bit about how she will turn out.


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May 30th 2047

Today my Father, Hsin Ta, passed away. It was a

peaceful death as he died from old age. He was happy

and with his family. Hsin was a great man, and

without him I would not be here. He supported me and

pushed me to prove myself. He made me show the

world what I was capable of and I am thankful for that.

He passed away at the age of 66, which is average for

a Chinese man. Especially for a soldier that worked for

his whole life

April 22nd 2062

I’m starting to feel weaker as I age. I have decided to

retire and build a nice cottage in Jilin. I built it near my

childhood house that i grew up in. It was really nice

revisiting and remembering all of my childhood

memories. It also reminded me of how far we’ve come.

Nuo is working and married, she has kids of her own I

am a grandfather. Everytime I see her kids I get a

warm feeling inside. It makes me happy seeing her all

grown up and looking after herself as well as the kids. I

am proud of her.


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May 8th 2077

One night, I lay in my bed with my wife. I start to feel

really weak but I don’t struggle. I am happy, I have lived

my life. I have children that are happy, grandchildren

that are happy, and my wife, also happy. We lived a

wonderful life and as I pass I think of all of the things I

left behind for this world. I lived 75, past my age

expectancy, but before my wife

Nuo:

We all gather today to commemorate my father’s

passing. He was a vibrant soul, he lit up any room he

walked into. Always filled with enthusiasm. He saw the

world as an opportunity to prove yourself, a challenge

to go through. And by being the father of me, you could

tell he was really up for the challenge. He would juggle

my demands, my mother’s’, and well as his job all at

the same time. But he never complained. He felt blessed

with what he had. And he would always remind us and

make us appreciate what we had. He provided us with

things that most people in this country couldn't have.

Shelter, water, food, education, all of the opportunities

in the world. My father was an amazing man that

deserved everything he had.

Thank you.


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