1 Ancient Chinese called information-collection “collecting wind” poetically. The officials visited house after house, field after field, for they expected less risk, uncertainty or grievance. Nothings much was going on in agricultural societies, after all. …

Talking abut weather, an early spring is more unpredictable than summer. The contrast between winter and spring, is more striking than that between sun and storm. Adding to that is the return of fog which further pushes our memory back to early winters. Whispering in the fog, however, are pink blossoms rather than brown bunks. They are not silent, and will not grow silent, and will expand into a flag, echoing the new tulips, the new residents in gay colors who are supposed to be here only for the spring. I forgot what are supposed to substitute them in summer, but maybe more modestly colored and more dressed ones.Maybe no substitution will happen for coronavirus. All students are off campus, incurring a plunge of its audience. Indeed they deserve a longer permit to reside here for compensating this loss.

It is one year since I left there, and two years since you did. The weather was never mild: either the sun waved swords, or rains thrust countless spears. It was you who filtered them, detained big ones, allowed only tiny ones to slip down — allowed only tiny ones slip down down into my fragile cup but where did your sweats fall? You must have sweated after laboring so long Maybe birds drank them in thirsty

Over hill, over dale, the ivy is sparkling everywhere! crusted by sun, lit by showers, greener and greener they are like jelly or jades! but their number you shall not count: for they sprout or wither constantly to my heartbeat and the minute you appear my heart will come to a full stop.

At first sight, categorical imperatives leave no space for abortion. Kant condemned murder in his famous examples. But he did talk of values overriding life. That is the sentiment of Honour. Honor derives from respect one’s maxim he imposed himself. Maxim derives precisely from reason, the cornerstone of Kantian moral…

Not species gaps, not the greedy witch. What pains me most in The Little Mermaid, is the impossibility of virtues’ being rewarded. We are all cognitively handicapped to some degree. Therefore, nobody can discover the whole truth, which is necessary for justice. ‘the youngest of them found me on the…

At sunset I met an umbrella — too late to help since the rain had long stopped. Proudly it held the white palms out: “Am I wrong in waiting for the rainbow’s hug?” 2018–10–30

The sky in hunger resigns to pumpkins’ offer: “Big pie, but no butterfly!” Originally published at www.douban.com. I am a newborn, unwilling to leave this season. But on your teeth’s invitation, I’ll disarm myself with no hesitation! 2018–10–30

Why this complaint, the Earth court? Neither did I consent to your jurisdiction, nor over speed there. You could serve me a year ago, immediately after snow stuck me. But that was last December; Now a new white invites a new winter. You say our contact exceeds minimum, but what…