Two patients were admitted to the ENT ward at the same time, both experiencing discomfort in their noses. While waiting for the test results, A said: If it's cancer, go on a trip immediately and first go to Lhasa. B also expressed the same way. The result is that A has nasal cancer and B has nasal polyps.

A made a farewell plan and left the hospital, while B stayed behind. A's schedule is to visit Lhasa and Dunhuang; Take a boat from Panzhihua all the way to the mouth of the Yangtze River; Take a photo with coconut trees as the background in Sanya, Hainan; Spending a winter in Harbin; Take a boat from Dalian to Beihai in Guangxi; Ascend Tiananmen Square; Read all of Shakespeare's works; Strive to listen to the original version of "Er Quan Ying Yue" by the blind man Abing once; Write a book. All of these, totaling 27 articles.

He wrote after this list of life: "I have many dreams in my life, some have been realized, and some have not been realized due to various reasons. What God has given me now Time is running out, and in order to leave this world without regret, I plan to use the last few years of my life to fulfill the remaining 27 dreams.

Back then, Jia resigned from his position in the company and went to Lhasa and Dunhuang. The following year, he passed the adult exam with astonishing perseverance and resilience. During this period, he climbed Tiananmen Square, went to the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, and stayed with a herder for a week. Now this friend is fulfilling his long cherished wish of publishing a book.

One day, B saw an essay written by A in the newspaper and called to ask about A's illness. Jia said, I really can't imagine how bad my life would have been if it weren't for this illness. It reminded me to do what I want to do and achieve my dreams. Now I truly understand what life and existence are. You're living quite well, aren't you! B did not answer. Because what I said in the hospital about going to Lhasa and Dunhuang has long been forgotten because I am not suffering from cancer.

In this world, everyone actually suffers from a type of cancer, which is irresistible death. The reason why we didn't make a list of our lives like the person with nose cancer did, setting aside all unnecessary things to achieve our dreams and do what we want to do, is because we thought we would live longer.

However, perhaps it is this quantitative difference that makes our lives qualitatively different: some people turn their dreams into reality, while others carry their dreams into the grave.