【Lhasa Faith & Chengdu Ease & Life and Survival】

In October, taking advantage of a business trip to Lhasa & Chengdu, I carefully arranged a brief escape to seek out 【life】. 【In Lhasa, people live their days like scriptures】 An afternoon at Sera Monastery The applause in the debate courtyard mixed with chanting echoes through century-old trees I watch the palms of those prostrating on Barkhor Street grow thick calluses Suddenly I understand—faith is not lacking here The prayer wheels turn for lifetimes and lifetimes And there is light in their eyes 【In Chengdu, ease is a philosophy】 Sitting on a bamboo chair at Daqi Teahouse Half a day of leisure steeped in a gaiwan of tea The clinking sound of ear cleaning mingles with the clatter of mahjong tiles The gentle singing from bars and cafes on Yulin West Road Turns out some people really live life like a gentle stream On the flight back to Guangzhou Watching the snow-capped mountains faintly visible beneath the clouds in the distance I slowly savor: Lhasa entrusts the soul to the sky Chengdu soaks the days in tea One finds home in faith The other seeks poetry in everyday life Sometimes We are busy surviving But forget how to live .....