Mr. King was born in 1909 and he lost his left arm when he was 35 years old. He managed to live a full live using only one arm. He was a diplomat and was stationed in Afganistan, Macau, Indonesia and Vietnam during some volitle time period starting around WWII. He loved playing sports and swimming as a youngster. After he lost his left arm, he biked using one arm and walked fast as transportation and exercise. He married his wife according to his parents' wishes and the couple stayed together for 75 years until she died 3 years ago. They had 1 son and 6 daughters. Now he lives in a nursing home and still walkes around with one cane. He goes to the bathroom and dresses himself every day. He worked as an English teacher and newspaper editor in Indonesia and he really enjoyed being a teacher. He is a very disciplined man. He doesn't eat much for dinner. He said when he was a diplomat, he used to eat a small bowl of rice congee before he went to any dinner party so that he would not eat too much at the feast. Now his favorite food is warm Chinese soup. He used to read Chinese newspaper every day and clipped many articles on diplomacy and war strategies to keep in his scrapbooks. He gave up most of his scrapbooks when he moved into the nursing home. He has 12 grandchildren and 8 great great children. However, his brothers, sisters, colleagues, friends, students and even one of his daughter all passed away. Of course, his wife's passing has the most impact on him. That's the story I wrote for the newspaper today. I wonder if he ever keeps a diary.
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