Category: Reflection

  • New Conversation with an Old Friend

    We went back to Columbia S.H.P in the Sierras. It has been months, last time it was cold winter and the daylight was extremely frugal. I miss the drive, as we started climbing the foothill, the horizon starts to open up, and cows are dotted on the open ranches, enjoying sunshine and the grass. Old…

  • Perfect Moment

    The perfect moment is not really that perfect in reality, only you entitle it as such. The perfect moment is never near, it is always either far in the future or far in the past. Probably it’s human nature, the grass is always greener on the other side. Someone once said, what really happened doesn’t…

  • A Corner of This World

    Walking in the mountain with tall trees, wind is on top, I’m under, like listening to the wind from a different world. Spring time, everything is awake and growing, birds are chirping. Tall grass fills up the valley, like a balloon filled with air, so bouncy and flowy. They sway with the gentle breeze, so…

  • 行走的春天

    走在高树的山中,风在上面,我在下面。草长莺飞,一点不错,草茂盛地充满了山野,像气球打足了气,随风摇摆,挨挨挤挤,远看真像绿色的波浪一般。天地一下子变小了,充满了,各种植物都牟足了劲,生机勃勃,又井然有序。其实我不也是其中一员,只不过在行走。 目之所及为天,脚之所及为地,身体感官让我们感受这个世界的一角,也成为这个世界的一角。 走过露营地,一片喧嚣:童子军们,满满的集体生活,在这个年龄,有半大人的口吻,半小孩的做派,如春草般生机勃勃。一棵硕大的橡树下,一群人在野餐:小孩在一旁玩着球,大人围着野餐桌,一边烧烤,一边聊天,不时看看孩子。周围是各色帐篷,自由散落在旁。忽然想到,露营的美好就在于,在一个狭小的空间里,最大限度地和自己在意的人同吃同住,吃什么不重要,和谁吃重要。小小的帐篷再次证明了我们其实并不需要多大的空间: 一屋,一食,还有心中牵挂的人,都在,足矣。 傍晚的阳光洒在蓬松的高草上,柔和而有温度,不冷不热,一切刚刚好。

  • Live into a Living Story

    Today, I saw a quote on the back of a RV: Live a Great Story. What a concept! For this life, we are the writer, producer, director and actor. Where else can we find such an opportunity? As you are reading, I am writing, and the script is continuing.  And it’s a live show, no playback,…

  • Every Camera Takes Different Pictures

    I was admiring a poet from 1000 years ago, awed by what a beautiful world he lived in. Then I realized in his time, there was no electricity, nor heater or air conditioner, not even automobiles, most of the time had to travel on foot or at most by horse carriage. But he can live in such…

  • Secret Garden

    It’s a quiet early spring afternoon, behind an old house on top of the mountain. Daffodils are in full bloom, an open picnic table under the tree that rarely sees visitors; a rugged fence chewed by time frames this little peace heaven into its own world. Spring is overflowing in the air. Wind is blowing…

  • 春天依然一往情深

    黑云下,田野里一片盛开的芥菜花,黄灿灿地怒放着。春天不总是风和日丽,阴云密布下的遍地黄花更让人感动,生命的力度和张力扑面而来。如同天堂的华尔兹,即使错过一步,也要在下一拍跟上节奏,只要旋转,就是舞蹈。生命的韧性在于不屈不挠。人生是场独舞,好的舞者要跳满全场,跌跌撞撞间重整节拍;摔倒后自己站起来,继续优雅从容;即使百孔千疮,也要一意孤行;即使无人喝彩,也要精彩;踉跄间完成华丽的转身。 百转千回之后,春天依然一往情深,大地热泪盈眶。

  • Street Vendor

    I had my first street vendor experience. Every time when we drove by always see people lined up, with smoke and flames flaring up, lighting up people’s faces and the dark night sky. I always wanted to try it, the crowds seem so excited, and the smell is really tempting too. I can see the meat…

  • Life Calendar

    A friend of mine mentioned on his blog, “The Apollo 9 mission launched 56 years ago today — on 3 March 1969” (Residentialcruising.com). I was shocked by his memory and accuracy on dates. That reminds me that another friend of mine, often notes things like “today is anniversary of D Day”, or other European battles even…