A book that reminds me every second that I am walking towards death, yet I have to enjoy the process of life.
An especially inspiring part of the book was the idea, proposed in one assay, that when we observe on a planet that is light-years away, we are "fixed" in our past. That means every second we spend, no what we are doing, is caught by the history and becomes eternal. Why should we then waste any time doing things other than singing for life and enjoying the process?
Unfortunately Shi seems to be less well known outside the community of Chinese readers. Reading his book is a voyage through neglected fortunes that life has endowed us everyone. His fate sounds unbearably miserable to many, his strength is unbelievably encouraging. His thoughts, even after his early death after many years of handicap and illness, seeds glory in my soul.
Era un libro de ensayos que adoraba en mi infancia. Enfoca el tema de la muerte con una mirada serena y reconfortante, muy propia de la sensibilidad china, lejos de angustias o masoquismos. Los textos exploran las relaciones familiares, la amistad y otros lazos humanos