What does it mean to be slow on the uptake?
Take Jiang Xiezhi, who told a joke in the morning. Gu Heyi didn’t get it until that evening, when she laughed on her own for ages.
Later, Miss Gu explained, “You only live once. It’s better to be a little slow on the uptake, so you aren’t bothered by so many things.”
From the first time she met Jiang Xiezhi, Gu Heyi sat by the sea, counting on her fingers. They had known each other for well over a decade. At last, they each reached their stop and went their separate ways.
Be.
Theme: Seize the moment and have no regrets.
