This book, written by a young, up-and-coming Chinese film director, takes readers on a nostalgic trip down memory lane, highlighting candid thoughts, deep reflections, and insightful advice on some of our lives' biggest issues, including fostering genuine friendship, maintaining family bonds, handling peer pressure, getting over a separation, overcoming loneliness, coping with self doubt and internal struggles, pursuing personal goals, getting ahead at work, choosing the right person for long-term relationship, searching for one's true calling, etc. A couple of the chapters here paralleled my own past events and struck a deep chord with me, reminding me of the costly mistakes I need to learn from. Although some may dismiss this book as yet another chicken soup for the soul, it's written with utmost honesty and sincerity that you would expect from a true friend that has your best interests at heart.