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Caring for the world by sharing

By Ma Si,China Daily

For the past year, I have been living alone in Beijing, away from my parents who live in Hunan province. Until recently, there was something in my neighborhood that used to annoy and attract me at the same time－the delicious aroma that would emanate from my neighbor's kitchen.

The divine scent would instantly teleport me to my mom's kitchen thousands of miles away. And equally quickly, I'd be jolted back to my senses in my Beijing high-rise flat, where I'd order yet another home-delivery of an insipid meal from a nearby restaurant.

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