Beautiful Scenes#
The weather in Shanghai in March and April seems to be oscillating between spring and autumn. On Tuesday morning, the wind was quite strong, pushing people along. Riding back to my workstation after class, the road was covered with leaves being blown by the wind. In that moment, the scene I saw was like an animation, a bunch of dried yellow and green leaves running like little elves, truly magical.
The breeze of around ten degrees was so pleasant, as if nothing could disturb it.
Later that evening, a heavy rainstorm came. I urged my senior brother to leave, but we ended up caught in the heaviest rain. Walking on the road, watching the lightning and thunder in the sky, I thought to myself that as long as I saw the lightning and was still alive, everything should be fine (laughs).
On the Qingming Festival on April 5th, I lounged around, feeling anxious while looking at reports and playing games. It felt like going back to high school. During dinner, stepping out of the dormitory, I saw the library in the distance, half bathed in the sunset, so beautiful.
Ah, why didn't I take photos of these moments? Well, maybe at that time, my imagination was more vivid, and photos might not capture that feeling.
Right and Wrong#
Lately, I've been particularly fond of listening to songs on Bilibili and YouTube. Tonight, I accidentally came across Shen Yicheng's "Chun" from the 2020 Bilibili Summer Graduation Song Concert. I first heard this song when I was a sophomore, and now listening to it, I realize how much time has passed (cough cough). Graduation, waiting for graduation, what new feelings will I experience when I truly bid farewell to this identity?
Yesterday, I received a message from a classmate from my undergraduate days asking, "What have you been busy with lately? How's work going?" I jokingly replied, "Just got laid off recently, still looking for a job..." Only later did I find out that he is now working at ZTE, wanting to see if I, who used to "study hard," am doing better than him. He's been asking people he knows how I'm doing, even asking those who are not close. It's a bit annoying...
Soon, I will also be submerged, or rather, I have already entered the deep sea...
This is a quote I found online, which is often quoted by Luo Xiang, referring to Alain de Botton's words: "We are on a stage not of our choosing, performing a script not of our choosing. Perhaps maturity means being able to play various roles in life skillfully."
This quote intermittently inspires me.
Sometimes I affirm myself, sometimes I feel discouraged, thinking I'm inadequate, constantly struggling. Talking to friends about our lives in graduate school, despite some dissatisfaction, we are still persevering. Everyone says it's enough to be alive, lying flat, yet shedding "tears" while struggling to lift our heads. I really want to applaud every life like this.
Random Chatter#
A friend from Turkey told me that the earthquake had a significant impact on their country. Now they are taking online classes while vacationing in another country, praying for their country to recover soon, while also envying those on vacation...
Chatpdf is really useful! Extracting key content and making a simple report is quite handy.
Hope the one-hour presentation next week goes smoothly, once it's done, I'll come back to life! Who hasn't finished their ppt for the deadline yet, casually typing away here...
See you next week.