Yes, especially Taoist literature, because my uniqueness was also my heart condition. Any strong emotion—happiness, anger—could cause my heart rate to spike, and then I would faint. I needed to practice qigong energetics, meditation. It was not just philosophical, like reading the scripture. They were survival skills necessary to keep my emotions and heart rate stable until I had surgery at the age of 12.

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