ClimbupAnotherWorldDuringthisNationalDay,theweatherinShandongwasperfectwithwarmsunshineandfewfloatingclouds.ItwasagreatplantoclimbMountTaiwithseveralgoodfriends.Packinglight,wesetoffforMountTaiat11:30p.m.asmost
ClimbupAnotherWorld
DuringthisNationalDay,theweatherinShandongwasperfectwithwarmsunshineandfewfloatingclouds.ItwasagreatplantoclimbMountTaiwithseveralgoodfriends.
Packinglight,wesetoffforMountTaiat11:30p.m.asmostpeopledid.Itwassointerestingthateveryoneheldaflashlightandwalkedupstairssocarefullyinextremedarknessasiftheytrodondelicateground.Whenwestoppedforarest,Icouldn’thelpscreamingforthethousandsofstarstwinklinginthesky.Amazingly,thestarsseemedtotellmetheirupsanddownsbyblinkingtheirshiningeyesatdifferentspeed.Notuntilthatmoment,didIrealizethatwehadbeenaroundnoiseandexcitementforalongtimeandgraduallywentawayfromthetruenaturefatherandfather.
Weclimbedandclimbed.WhenwereachedthetopofMountTai,itwasonly4:30a.m..Asdarkasnight,thepeakwaslitupbyhundredsoftorches.Icouldstillrememberthepiercingwindblewtowardsmyface,andallthatIcoulddowasnothingbutshivering.Weatesomesnacks,toldsomejokes,andsharedsomestories.Anhourlater,starshadalmostfadedaway,andwewereabletoseethingsclearly.Thatwasmytimetoobservesunrise,whichstirredtheheartofmine.Beingencompassedbyboundlesssky,IforgothowImanagedtoclimbmillionsofstairsfor4.5hours,howIcametoWuhanforstudy,howIspentmorethantenyearsonthecollegeentranceexamination,etc.AllIthoughtwasjustthenature.Howfabulous!Howattracting!Howunforgettable!
We’dclimbedupanotherworld.Anotherworldwithnoselfhoodwasfilledwithcontainment,diversification,reverenceandmystery.Weallstayedcalmaswewaitedpatientlyforthefirstsightofthesun.Nostruggle,nounhappinessandnodisaster.Allweenjoyedwasthatmeaningfulexperienceofpursuingthedreamofsunriseandlongingforthelight,thebeautyandthetruenature.Welostourselvesinanotherworld.
Itwasapitythatwefailedtocatchthefirstsightofsunrisebecauseofafewclouds.Butitdidn’tmatter,becausewehadalreadyenrichedourexperienceforhavingseenanotherworld.