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Summer Solstice
Today is Summer Solstice, the longest daylight of the year, just for that it’s worth a celebration: to celebrate our days on earth, to celebrate the longest companionship of the sun, and the beginning of summer. This is a beautiful season: a time suitable for daydreaming; disappearing in the deeply wooded mountains; to zoom in through…
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红蜻蜓
院子里飞来一只红蜻蜓,夏天真的来了。蜻蜓是夏天的使者,装满了夏天的回忆。 小时候总喜欢去一个小公园逮蜻蜓。说是逮,其实一会儿又放了。每每看到蜻蜓落在花枝草尖,总是忍不住蹑手蹑脚地从后面悄悄走近,然后双手以迅雷不及掩耳的速度猛地捏住蜻蜓翅膀,有时能成功;有时在我马上就要触摸到蜻蜓翅膀的刹那间又飞了。这个动作教会了我静心屏气,全神贯注,世界都停了下来,停在我和蜻蜓之间。逮到后,我把蜻蜓的双翅立起,轻轻夹在指间,不能跑了也不能夹死。回家时,又都放了。两手空空,心里却是满满的喜悦。 那时满眼都是蜻蜓,蜻蜓翅膀在阳光下闪着七彩的光泽,对我来说胜过最美的彩虹。 不知不觉,一下午就过去了,那时候,时间很慢,不以钟点计算,而以蜻蜓的数量来衡量。 多年后,我又回到那个小公园,公园还在,但已焕然一新。这里的蜻蜓不多了,他们依然留在我的童年,那里阳光留守,夏日无边。
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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,…

