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《 公众号「林三土」2017-2018年文章目录 》 Pick Your Destiny: Part I Call me a crazy dad. Three days into the new year, I already can't stop thinking three months ahead, about probably the most important family event this year: Bugū's " 抓周 (zhuā zhōu)" ceremony. 抓周 , literally "pick [your destiny] on your first birthday", is a common tradition in most parts of China. On that day, family members, relatives, friends and neighbors gather, putting the kid on the floor, circled by various random objects, each assigned a special meaning. The object the kid picks up indicates her future life path. I picked up a writing brush and a stack of worn books, which, according to the elders, meant I was going to be a "man of letters" - a writer, a scholar, a public intellectual. Bumò chose a toy chameleon, and we ordained her a zoologist-to-be. Given that I'm now an
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