Another living book, Tung, suffered from depression and underwent three months of treatment in a mental hospital.
"People used to think people who have been in mental hospitals are mad. It was a misunderstanding that prevented many patients from getting the necessary treatment in time. It was like any other disease, which could hit anyone," she said.
Tung shared her experience of fighting depression and urged her readers not to exaggerate or underestimate the damage it could inflict. Although drugs were not able to completely solve the problem, anyone who has depression should treat it positively.
Organizers emphasized that what makes living libraries different from lectures is equal communication instead of cramming-style education, which has heavily influenced Chinese people in terms of their way of thinking.
It is not one person teaching another, but someone introducing others to an alternative way of life. Everyone can raise questions and everyone should be respected.
Zhao Han worked in a Fortune Global 500 company after graduating from top universities. She eventually quit her job and joined an NGO that helped migrant workers' children in Beijing.
"From the secular point of view, these migrant workers are losers and worthless, but when I met with them, I was deeply moved by their kindness and good souls which forced me to rethink the definition of the value of a man in my mind."
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