The Price of Love

Master suAug 2025

2.5

Word count: 120K words
Chapters: 30

Summary

This book is based on the author's real-life experience. After resigning from his job, the author trained for 22 days at Weihai Vocational College to obtain a seafarer's certificate. Returning to college and being elected class monitor again, he met many people and heard their stories, which brought back memories of his own university days and his bond with his first girlfriend.

One cannot possess youth and mature thinking at the same time. The book discusses some life philosophies and study methods. It advises young people to put down their phones, read and learn more, and cultivate their interests.

Editor's review

Love's Price is a work of nonfiction based on the author's real experiences. Its main thread follows his resignation from work, obtaining a seafarer's certificate, and twenty-two days of training at Weihai Vocational College—returning to campus, serving as class monitor again, encountering a wide array of people and stories, and from there drawing out memories of his own college days and his bond with his first love. The book's poignancy lies in the contrast captured by the line "one cannot possess both a young life and a mature mind": looking back in midlife, it offers both a sorting-through of past emotions and a confirmation of present choices. Beyond personal narrative, the book also discusses certain life philosophies and study methods, and explicitly advises young people to put down their phones, read more, and cultivate interests. This makes it more than a memoir—it also carries a note of self-reflection and gentle exhortation. Read it as a sincere sharing rather than a life guide; the narration is highly personal, and the method suggestions should be adopted selectively according to one's own circumstances. Suitable for reading during a life transition or when seeking to reset one's study rhythm.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers currently in career or life transition who need a point of reference
Readers interested in real experiences such as seafarer training and returning to campus
Young people who want to regain a study mindset and welcome a reminder to put down their phones
Readers who prefer authentic personal narrative over fiction

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking professional career-planning guidance or systematic study methods
Readers who prefer fiction and crave strong plot and drama
Readers with little interest in personal memoir and emotional narrative

Reading tips

Start with the training and return-to-campus sections, then revisit the emotional memories to understand the causes and consequences of the author's choices
When you reach the study-method suggestions, pick one or two you can act on the same day and try them for a week
Read it at a decision point in life, treating it as a reference to another's experience rather than a standard answer
After each reading, take a few minutes to write one sentence of your own parallel reflection to help digest it

版权信息
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前言
【一】2025年2月15日星期六
【二】2025年2月22日星期六
【三】2025年3月5日星期三
【四】2025年3月6日星期四
【五】2025年3月7日星期五
【六】2025年3月8日星期六
【七】2025年3月9日星期日
【八】2025年3月10日星期一
【九】2025年3月11日星期二
【十】2025年3月12日星期三
【十一】2025年3月13日星期四
【十二】2025年3月14日星期五
【十三】2025年3月15日星期六
【十四】2025年3月16日星期日
【十五】2025年3月17日星期一
【十六】2025年3月18日星期二
【十七】2025年3月19日星期三
【十八】2025年3月20日星期四
【十九】2025年3月21日星期五
【二十】2025年3月22日星期六
【二十一】2025年3月23日星期日
【二十二】2025年3月24日星期一
【二十三】2025年3月25日星期二
【二十四】2025年3月26日星期三
【二十五】2025年3月27日星期四
【二十六】2025年3月28日星期五
尾声

FAQ

Are all the experiences in the book real?

The introduction states that the book is based on the author's real experiences, including resigning from work, obtaining a seafarer's certificate, and twenty-two days of training at Weihai Vocational College. It can be read as a personal narrative; specific details should be taken as presented in the book.

Are the study methods in the book practical?

The book does contain some life philosophies and study methods, but these are the author's personal experience sharing, not a systematic methodology. Readers are advised to try them selectively according to their own circumstances rather than adopting them wholesale.

Why does the book advise young people to put down their phones?

This is an explicit suggestion the author makes in the book, echoing his own experience of returning to campus and relearning. The core idea is to invest time in reading, studying, and cultivating interests; readers can judge for themselves whether this fits their situation.

Is it suitable for someone considering a career change?

Fairly suitable. The author's process of resigning, recertifying, and retraining offers a real point of reference for those in career transition. But it is not a career-planning guide, and specific decisions still need to be made in light of one's own conditions.

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Master su Author

Master su is an author about whom limited public information is available; the library currently holds only one work by this author, the prose collection The Price of Love. Based on the available information, the writing is primarily prose, centered on emotions and life experience, and the title itself suggests a reflection on love and its costs. Because verifiable details such as dates of birth and death, nationality, and educational background are unavailable, no further account of the author's life can be given, and it would be inappropriate to speculate about their experience or identity. For readers, the most direct way to learn about this author is to read The Price of Love: it belongs to the prose and miscellaneous writings category and is suited to readers interested in emotional writing and personal reflection. Given the limited material, this introduction presents only confirmed facts, focuses on the work itself, and suggests that readers rely primarily on the text to understand the author.