Look Before and After

We look before and after, and pine for what is not.” This was my favorite quote when I was in high school. At that time, we seemed to be never feel content or satisfied about ourselves. The pressure was not just came from within but also from the eyes of the beholders surrounded us. Thus, I reminded myself again and again not to “pine for what is not”.

Not anything that is not meant to be. Not anything will not come surely. Not someone, not something or some emotions or feelings. The only left is the anticipation of un-expected and the surprises. When it finally comes in my way, I would sense it, recognize it and cherish the moment when it is happening.

是對未來抱著熱情還是讓我成了冷情的人?該是從那時開始,我對於撼動自己的熱情滿溢,討厭的無限排斥,不上眼的保持最遠距離 。也是從那時開始,對於我不在乎的人,我不在乎其感受。我對人類懷著信心與溫暖,但是對我而言,人們只分為兩種。。。

“We look before and after,
And pine for what is not;
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught;
Our sweetest songs are those that tell
Of saddest thought.

Yet if we could scorn
Hate, and pride, and fear;
If we were things born
Not to shed a tear,
I know not how thy joy we ever
Should come near.”

Percy Bysshe Shelley,

Leave a comment