Chinese New Year – the sad part
As I woke up on the eve of Chinese New Year, I settled down with a warm cup of coffee before my study table. It is minus 5Celcius outside. As the snow fell gracefully and slowly upon the ground, so did homesickness. It’s that time of the year again, when I know I’m missing out yet another gathering back home. Fortunately, I have the support of my family, who doesn’t give me the guilt nor pressure to be home.
As I tried to use the hot liquid to warm my relatively cold heart, the snow started to have a calming effect on me. It’s telling me that this is just a phase, a training, a period with a start and an end. It’s telling me that life is also about going to emotional valley, also about understanding suffering and also about feeling lonely and sad.
This year in Germany, we had one of the longest winter I remember. One thing good about snow is that it reflects very well, making the gloomy day a little brighter. I took out my camera and just made a few shots outside my window, each 30 mins apart as the day brightens.
Happy Chinese New Year!