Decayed Memory
There are amazing things one has seen only once in his life.
There are special occasions one has gone through only once in his life.
There are fine people one has been with only once in his life.
Once, only once.
As time goes by,
does he have the heart to think about those he may not see once again,
or will he?
Being oblivious is part of nature but it is miserable that he would like to accelerate it and pretends to be reluctant to.
Why do I have to dwell in the past as our paths can never have a chance to intersect?
I am waiting,
not for somebody new,
but for a right therapy to cure the trauma.
But I believe that
the city remains OK while memory is decayed.
(回憶的腐朽先於這座城市.)
“Photographic Memory” – Surrogate
Best Wishes through the Snow
From snowing Estonia to snowing Tianjin, the postcard from my best friend Ray must have traveled so much that I felt a bit of jealousy. Honestly I didn’t realize that I should cherish postcards from friends but luckily I have kept them all. This year, however, I do. I’m leaving college for the real human society soon, and gonna make new friends wherever I might be. A Chinese saying, new stuff is always better than something old. As for friends, I think it’s another case. Ray is one of my best friends, and he’s sent me a postcard every year since he stepped out of the land. I don’t know if I will receive his card next year. I mean, he’ll find me nowhere and vice versa. Or the possibility might be that both of us will be busy as hell and will never care about sending or receiving a simple paper card compared to the more puzzling life we will be going through.
The card goes “Dear Jason, you are always my best friend! Best wishes from snowing Estonia.”
Yes, Ray, I’m thanking you for being my best friend, and I’m proud of you.
If only someday the world would be proud of the two of us.
“Snow” – Maximilian Hecker