TRANSLATEDAI Translation · from Simplified Chinese
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AI ─ NOTE
This year brought both loss and gain, making it hard to tell whether one loses in order to gain or gains in order to lose. Some people became part of the speaker’s world, while others became part of their character. The year was long and required much self-comfort, especially around graduation, which brought sleepless nights despite a lack of visible effort in school. People taught the speaker about life both by staying and by leaving, and even forgotten things remain hidden in memory, waiting to be stirred up again. Hello, 23—may the new year continue warmly.
Hello, 23
Hello, 23
At this age, I have lost a lot, but I have also gained a lot. So much so that I occasionally find it hard to distinguish whether I lost things in order to gain, or gained things in order to lose.
Some people have appeared in my life and become a part of my world, while others have appeared and become a part of my character.
In this sense, for the things that are lost, a part of the initial meaning of gaining them was that one day, they would eventually be lost.
Learning to comfort myself from different perspectives is perhaps the most noticeable change in me this year, because to be honest, this year has felt a bit long, and there have been many things that needed comfort.
Even the matter of graduation kept me awake for many nights watching graduation videos, even though I clearly didn't work very hard while I was in school.
Some people teach me about life by appearing, and others teach me about life by disappearing. Even things that have been forgotten are hidden in the dust of the planet of my thoughts, waiting for a breeze to stir them up.
Hello there, 23. In this new year of life, I will continue to walk forward warmly.