New Streams of Life (1)
New Streams of Life (1)
Have arrived in England two days now. Haven’t felt ill at ease about the place;
haven’t felt out of place; and haven’t unused to the food here. Everything is
just as usual, except that I can’t hear the horns and no one pushes me around
any more on the streets; and that, instead of smoky sky, undifferentiated buildings, I see blue sky, boundless greens and hills, and rows of neat houses situated by the two sides of the roads.
I told my friend, when we went out for a walk on the greens, that I was not stunned by the scenery or the people here, even though I was a bit surprised the scenery appeared in the films such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility is still so easily accessible. Every morning, upon waking up, I stood by the window and I could see trees breezing away in front of me, seagulls flying away in the sky, and, in the remote, greens and lovely hills welcoming comely my eyes.
I felt like I was back to my childhood, and I saw myself look beyond the window
, run through fields, and pick flowers on the grassy vacant land. It was a beautiful feeling. And often only tranquil can describe it.
The other day when I was sitting in the car with my friend’s mother, she asked
me how I felt about England up so far. It was lovely, I answered. I told her that I have never liked city life, and the life here is so idyllic that I often forgot I was still in the modern times. Modern times, ever since I went to the city
, meant to me nothing but hustles and nonstop stress.
When I wrote this article, one line from Sense and Sensibility came into my mind
: "It is bewitching to think one’s happiness depends on one person...but it is
not always possible." In my case, though it is bewitching to think that my happiness depends on England, but I can't deny at this moment I am indeed happy.
January 24, 2007
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