Chapter 2 Primer

At this time, I was sitting on a passenger plane bound for Lhasa. In the aisle, the flight attendant pushed the dining car and delivered tea and drinks with a smile. I asked for a cup of hot coffee, and the boy next to me handed it over to me. I smiled and said thank you.The boy grinned, his youthful face had the brilliance unique to youth, "You're welcome, but you look nervous." "Oh, because I'm afraid of flying." The coffee cup in my hand trembled slightly, and my lips and teeth were slightly cold. I took a sip of hot coffee, trying to dispel the tension in my heart. Was it because I was afraid of flying?

"I'm also very nervous." The boy spread his hands at me, and stuck out his tongue mischievously, "I was born in Tibet, but I stayed here for a short time. When I boarded the plane, I began to feel a little timid. " "I'm timid because of the proximity to my hometown. I... just left my hometown, but it's strange. Our feelings are similar." Looking at the gray wings outside the window, like the wings of a bird, I can't help but think of the scene in the morning. I was sitting in the car, snapping my fingers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... counting to 10, tongue Roll up slightly, like toes trying to stand on tiptoe, but after counting, the tongue is reluctant to let it go flat for a long time, as if it was flattened, the heel suddenly landed heavily, the car passed through the tunnel, and the sound of the urban railway train swayed from the bridge However, like a giant shark shuttling in the sea, it has been more than ten years, and time has passed so quickly.

I came back to my senses, with a bitter taste of coffee in my mouth, looking at my flattened fingers, bending them down one by one in order, and whispering in my mouth, "1, 2, 3..." The boy next to him asked curiously, "You're so nervous, you even started counting." I shook my head. Although this boy with the appearance of a college student just met me by chance, he was very lively and asked me, "Did you come to Tibet for tourism?" I smiled, "I came to Tibet to find a gate. It connects to the past and also leads to the future." "It's very mysterious."

"Oh, just kidding, I just left the most important thing, here. Now, I'm here to find it."