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flower of pessimism 廖一梅 2023Words 2018-03-20
11 Aimei's body is a sensor to the world. This machine is so precise that she can capture the breath brought by the wind, the breath brought by the withered trees, the breath of people, the gravitational force formed by the encounter of stars in motion, The vibration of the air brought on by some strong desire.Her body is like a soft thread, every movement can make her shake violently, she is exhausted by these shaking, no week, no month she is healthy and peaceful, she is dragged down by her sensitive body, Insomnia, headache, constipation, general malaise, trance.The only way to heal her is to turn off the tentacles of this sensitive machine to sense the world, and this is something she will not do.

Every time Aimei chattered about what was wrong with her, what was wrong with the air, I didn't listen carefully. To be honest, there is nothing more difficult to communicate than the feeling of the body.But every time she finished speaking, I would persuade her: "Go to a place where no one grows vegetables for a year, and all your problems will be cured." That's what it says, but you can't do things that go against your nature. I met Aimei after graduating from university. After graduating from college, I was assigned to work in a publishing house.How can I describe my life at that time?If I had Liu Zhenyun's mind and writing style, I could write an article on "Unit", but unfortunately I can't.During the one year of working in the publishing house, I was a typical example of being lazy, arriving late and leaving early, and not seeking to make progress.Old comrades often talk to me earnestly, saying that young people do not know how to cherish themselves and the importance of hard work.A Capricorn who doesn't know how to cherish himself?Don't understand the importance of hard work?What a big joke.

Our publishing house is located next to the largest vegetable wholesale market in Beijing. Every day after lunch, the editors go to the wholesale market to buy vegetables, bargain together, and then bring back a lot of green and juicy vegetables that are lower than the retail price.In the afternoon, you can often see a few comrades in the office sitting together picking spinach and peeling green beans. If you are smart, you can understand the suspense of interpersonal relationships, who is speculative with whom, and who is not against whom. In the small talk of picking vegetables, many grievances and disputes were created.

There are indeed many stories in it, but they have nothing to do with me.Of course, more than once someone invited me to go grocery shopping together, and I declined.At noon, I sat alone in the cold office, thinking, there is no worse life than this.After another two years like this, maybe one day I will accept the invitation to buy vegetables, and then step by step I will become like them.So, without hesitation, I resigned. I became a freelance writer, writing for a living, writing about everything, and there were a lot of people like that back then. Aimei is the editor of a magazine, and that's how we got to know each other.

Aimei likes to be with bright people, so her sensor will also make her bright and happy.I don't know if I'm a bright person, if I were to say I don't think so. "You're a different kind—you have a lot of life, see? You have two lifelines, one of which is double. It's rare." I held up my palm proudly, facing the sun: "Really?!" "But don't worry, God will not give you anything for nothing. Since he has given you a stronger endurance than others, he will also give you a greater test than others." Bigger test... You may not take Aimei's words seriously, thinking that she just said that, I don't think so.

The intuitive abilities that Ai Mei gains at the expense of her own health are frightening. Just talk about Li Ping. Li Ping is a friend of a friend, because he is funny, everyone loves to call him when he has something funny to do.That year, he ran an advertising company well, and took over a big job-organizing the Beijing concert of Iceland's alternative queen Björk.He found me, hoping to help organize some articles. At that time, I was busy writing scripts, so I introduced him to Aimei.And Aimei was suffering from a headache that month and was unable to help, so she recommended him to another friend.I don't know who took up the job in the end, but I went during the performance.Bjork wore a pink silk dress with a bucket waist, and stood still while singing, waving his longing hands, and the screaming audience was cold, and the atmosphere could never be warmed up.But I like her, her strange voice pierces the air like a needle and penetrates into your heart, which makes you inexplicably surprised, unable to move, and can't help but admire the strong hearts of those guys who are still standing there shaking back and forth.

The concert was unsuccessful because no money was made. A month later, Aimei's headache improved, and we made an appointment to have dinner together.Halfway through the meal, she said, "What happened to the person you asked him to find me last time?" "Who is it?" "That's the one who's going to hold a concert." "Li Ping." "Yes, is it open?" "It's on, don't you know?" "My head of the month is literally..." To keep her from talking about her head, I said, "I went to see it, it was great."

"That's right. I was in a bad mood that day, and when I saw him--good guy!" "What's wrong?" "It's full of bad luck." "Li Ping?" "No." I was a little convinced by her: "It seems to have lost money." "Yes." Aimei nodded, as if very pleased. Later, I realized that Aimei's relief was not because I saw it right, but because I was glad that nothing worse happened. But—I haven't seen Li Ping since that time, and neither has anyone else.He disappeared from our sight, disappeared like the world evaporated.In the past, I often met him when I went to concerts and performances, but I never saw him again after that.His company is said to have been transferred to someone else, and his whereabouts are unknown.I have asked many people about him, and many others have asked me about him, which can only prove one thing—that he is gone!I don't think there is anything wrong with his personal safety, he just disappeared from the circle.

What happened to him, no one knows. Aimei believes that most people have more abilities to perceive the world, but they are closed and not opened.Since the hot air of summer makes you irritable, and the melancholic patients in northern Europe are far higher than in the tropics, it is impossible that such huge and complex planetary motions will not affect you.Whether it's astrology, horoscopes, and reading are completely materialistic, if you don't believe it, it can only show that you are short-sighted, just like a person with good eyesight and a person with poor eyesight, the things they see are naturally different.

This is Aimei, and I will talk about her later.
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