Journal lingqi's Journal: October 14th, 2003 1
October 14th, 2003 (11:53pm, Eastern Standard Time)
One year, equivalent of
365.2422 days
8165.873 hours
525948.8 minutes
one revolution of the earth around the sun - returning to the same position in its orbit one more time...
Of course, the truth is that the sun is part of the galactic arm, so the earth is actually many AUs away from where it was in space before (now, granted, due to the expansion of the universe there isn't exactly a reference point), but we define a year nonetheless...
Today marks the anniversary of my voyage to this foreign land of Japan...
Ironically, I am spending this day in my parents' house in Queens NY; the distant and different lifestyle feeling almost like a dream that I must plunge into a few days later.
The raindrops outside dances, on the roofs, on the ground, on cars that did not escape fast enough into the garage, and occasionally umbrellas shelding some poor souls that must make that emergency trip at such a time in the night. A symphony of tic-tac-ping-plat-ta-ta-ta-ta....
Maybe they are happy that I made it; maybe they are trying to call me back into the dream I have so temporarily woken up from.
Maybe I am dreaming.
I must be dreaming.
Remembering the me only a few years before, the prospect of living in Japan and doing everything I am doing really seems, actually, completely unforseeable; just like how a dream always have these images / scenarios / objects / events / feelings that comes up consecutively - nay, gattling, - vaguely making sense but mostly not, and everything from the depth of imagination that completely catches one by surprise, I suppose that life is all too much like a dream.
I wonder, what will the future of this dream hold for me?
When will I wake up from this dream?
Maybe, just maybe, I am just a dream...?
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hmm... late night at important dates makes one write weird things. =)
I like to point out that today apparently is also the date which the China sent up the first astronaut (taikon-naut?). I am pleased. I guess China must have seen my determination a year ago, and drew inspiration from my actions throughout this time - finally able to achieve something all of us are proud of.
It's a good feeling to be the inspiration of the world (alright, asia anyway), eh?
Dreaming? (Score:1)
Have you been reading any Kant lately? Sure sounds like it... Don't worry, I think that's a good thing. I shamelessly profess myself to be a Kantian idealist for those who feel the need to categorise things.