Time flies by, and suddenly it’s the end of the month. When things get overwhelming, I really want to find an open space and shout at the sky. In the city, it’s hard to find a place to breathe fresh air, so I just have to pump myself up to keep my spirits high. Everyone is shrouded in gloom, so someone has to spread a little sunshine.
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| To the Sea
——Shu Ting
The sunrise over the sea
Elicits heartfelt admiration from many heroes
The sunset over the sea
Evokes tender nostalgia in many poets
How many songs sung on the cliffs
Are still whispered day and night
By the sea breeze
How many footprints left on the sand
How many sails raised towards the horizon
Are secretly buried
By the waves
There have been curses, there has been sorrow
There have been praises, there has been glory
The sea—ever-changing life
Life—a turbulent ocean
Where is the cave dug in childhood
Where are the traces of first love walking side by side
Oh, sea
Even if your waves
Can wash away memories
There are still some shells
Scattered on the hillside
Like stars on a summer night
Perhaps the whirlpool blinks with dangerous eyes
Perhaps the storm opens its greedy mouth
Oh, life
Though you have shattered
Countless pure dreams
There are still brave souls
Like petrels flying swiftly
Through the storm
The evening shore is as calm as night
The cold night rocks are as stern as death
From the shore to the rocks
How lonely my shadow is
From dusk to late night
How proud my heart is
"Element of freedom"
Whether you feign a roar
Or pretend to be calm
Whether you sweep away the past
All that is past—
In this world
There is the pain of sinking
And the joy of awakening
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Empathy is truly difficult. For example, if you are a naturally beautiful, stunning woman, it’s hard for you to understand the panic of someone like me, who has various innate deficiencies and a sensitive constitution.
Being besieged by life and work doesn’t affect the general direction of my heart. Occasionally looking back, the absurd, the ugly, the painful, the tangled, and the cherished are all written into history as youth fades away. If anyone asks, I will mostly smile and tell you, that was a long, long time ago, so long that I almost forgot.
Happiness comes quietly, like a reward after a long drought. It turns out that soulmates, such magical creatures, really do exist. Young, dreamy, and inexperienced girls, open your eyes and search for them.
For the next two months, I willingly become a faster-spinning top, unleashing the greatest energy in limited time and space. When I stop, I will go to meet the sea.
I first saw the sea in April 2012. I flew alone to Qingdao, dragging heavy worries and a gloomy face, watching seagulls scatter and the tides rise and fall by the sea. …………
-by Jessie
