Lin Xi_May I Be Able To......_Hong Kong & Macau Limited Edition

Author: Lin Xi Publisher: Bright Light Culture Book Size: 140mm x 210mm Pages: 272 ISBN: 978-988-8884-69-8 Publication Date: July 2025 [Content Introduction] Lin Xi's calligraphic title: "May I Be Able To" May I be able to enter the four types of love in this world with what kind of steps. This book compiles essays and new poems by Lin Xi on the themes of self-love, friendship, romantic love, and a profound love for the world. It also includes his first writings about his childhood home—Tai Nan West Street, recounting fragments of past life experiences. Are these reflections merely fleeting glimpses, or something more? May I be able to sing a song of happiness without cost. This song is for blood relatives; for close friends; for lovers who break one's heart; or perhaps, extending further, for a great love for the world and others. Love takes many forms, yet it originates from a single point. Lin Xi has written extensively about this point, in lyrics and essays, always conveying the message: To love others, one must first love oneself. If one cannot love oneself, how can one truly love another? Before these four types of love, no matter how insignificant one may feel; love, beginning with oneself, requires unwavering courage. Loving oneself is not just a slogan; it is a realization that love is a journey of self-discovery and practice. May I be able to... As he writes in the book: //Once one steps into a crowd, A person truly becomes one. Continuing onward, forced to the edge of life, What one loves to do can no longer be done, So what one is happy to do becomes even more. Including, after the rain, Holding up the blue sky, Including Walking in the rain with pride, Or holding an umbrella with peace of mind. Indifferent to the downpour of the world, Only concerned if others are caught in the rain, Only then can one dare to respect oneself. Without concern for oneself, One attains the long-desired freedom. After cycles of having and losing, Finding one's faith in others, Preserving pure emotions amidst complex human nature, Following a parabola unwilling to repeat, The happiness one pursues Is attained With final maturity.// Parts of this book are excerpted from "Ren Qing . Shi Gu" and "Singing the Happiest Song Without Cost." [Author Biography] Lin Xi Graduated from the Faculty of Arts, University of Hong Kong, majoring in Translation. He has been a teaching assistant in the Chinese Department at HKU, an editor at "Express News," Head of Creative Department/Deputy Manager of Program Department at Asia Television, Creative Director/General Manager of Music Production Company, Head of Advertising Creative and Production Department/Creative Consultant/Consultant at Commercial Radio. Currently writes full-time.