Chapter 1, Earth Human Survival Guide

(ver. Taiwan, a tiny island situated somewhere near a rock and a pair of very sharp scissors)

1. You don't need this guide if you are under 40.

2. Once you are 40, prepare to go through at least two, most likely a series of of crises.

3. 1st thing you should know in dealing with these crises, is that you need much, much more than a job, a wife, and multiple cats to get through.

4. 2nd thing you should know, is that you don't need to drink, be an alcoholic, do drugs, be a drug addict, or even beat your wife, to feel in-crisis.

5. OK, now that we had a basic understanding, here we go: to survive more than 40 years, on this petty island in this great big world, you will need:

a. a (big) family,

OR

b. (a bunch of) friends,

OR

c. an obsession,

OR

d. a (strong) sense of being needed.

(to be continued)