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Party
I was invited to a party, a totally different social circle and background. I was nervous to accept, what to talk about, hesitating… I went after all, and enjoyed the party very much. Meeting people from different backgrounds is like opening up different horizons, there’s so much more to talk about beyond our comfort zone.…
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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…
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小满
小满了,越来越喜欢中国的节气,先人的智慧浸润肌肤。有满有空,才有余地;凡事不必求全,物极必反,有缺憾才有盼头;人生圆满在于不满,水满则溢,月圆则亏。 将满未满,此刻即圆满:窗外初夏的暖阳,风铃时有时无地清唱,紫色的豆荚花被阳光照得通透晶莹,邻居的风车茉莉爬过来,铺成了一面白色的花墙,豆荚花和茉莉各自流香,又相辅相成,甜而不腻,初夏的味道。 院子很小,但盛满了天,小得盈满。
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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…
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南非冰草
前院冒出了一棵小苗,有点像仙人掌又有点像火龙果,反正是多肉类植物,与众不同。便挖了出来,种在一个盛冬菜的小瓷坛,正好供在佛前。几个月过去了,TA倒是常绿,不断长出新芽。 有次在Locke老街边看到了一模一样的植物,比我家的大多了,近半米高,但也是只有多肉的绿叶,没有任何奇花异果,有点失望,捡了个寂寞。 前几天,看到TA竟然有点孕育着花苞的样子,想也许是又拔节长新叶了。没承想,这次竟开花了,明艳照人,配上褐色的小瓷坛和佛龛,自成一景。我不禁有点愧疚,只给了TA那么一点空间,想起时才浇点水,TA竟回报了这么令人心动的美好。 我上网查了查,才知道TA的学名叫:南非冰草。这么异国风情的冰草带着好望角的海风,和热带草原的阳光竟漂洋过海来到这里。 世间巧合太多,偏偏让我看到了TA,又有缘带回家,TA又偏偏有心凭借着一点阳光,泥土和水,就茁壮成长,进而开出了花,不枉今生佛前的缘份。也许TA早就知道要来这里,也许佛龛一直空着也是在等TA,而我只是一个送花的使者。
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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…
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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。
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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,…
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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…
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一只小猫的故事
邻家有一棵茂盛的桃树,花开满树,灼圴其华。早上看到满树桃花下,一只白色的小猫走过。 我认识TA,多年前很漂亮,步履轻盈,不知什么时候眼睛坏了,被抓了,可能是和别的猫打斗时被抓伤了。现在有些犹豫前行,面对迎面而来的猫,竟没有反应,依旧前行。想必是眼睛不好了。 若干年前,TA曾经身手矫健,我亲眼目睹TA高台扑鸟,稳准狠,我奋力追TA,希望能救下TA口中的小鸟,但TA宁可被我追得落慌而逃,也不松口。我曾经为此耿耿于怀,但见TA眼睛不好,行动渐缓不禁心生怜悯。每每见到TA,TA并不像别的猫那样躲我,不知是因为眼睛不好,还是对我没有戒备,反让我对TA多了些关注, 也慢慢原谅TA了。 TA见我,停了下来,渐渐眯起眼,仿佛在享受阳光,又像是睡着了,坐得很高,在红粉如霞的桃树前,安详如雕,相映成画。生活有时如赏画,左顾右盼间,差点错过了画。

