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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Ben thought about his poor unsuccessful roommate, whose professional dreams had been dashed, who made a hundredth of Ben's income and now sat in some godforsaken jail. What shocked Ben was the particular feeling he had toward Quan at this moment. He felt envy.

"But then, to top it off, I come over to China, wealthy and successful, and at first i feel sorry for my old roommate when i find out he's a poor locksmith's assistant and all his dreams have turned to ashes. See, Quan, I own the house you dreamed of - a couple of them, to be honest. Compared to me, you have nothing. But then i look at Ming and Shen and how they adore you, and I'm jealous. You're in jail, they're beating you up, and somehow I find myself wishing I had what you have. Compared to you, I'm the one who has nothing."

someone who seemingly has nothing.
someone who seems to have everything.
yet nothing is what it seems.
because even with nothing, someone knew he had everything.
and in what he thought was everything, the other found nothing.


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