Walking Practice

by Dolki Min

I also get the impression that it is only after a gender has been assigned that you are seen as human. This process is completed so naturally, and with such alacrity, that you aren’t even aware of automatically assigning gender to others.

What does it mean to be a woman? Among other things, it means that you have to decorate yourself and act like a woman. No one has ordered me to do so; I willingly take on the responsibility. For if the performance is not carried out properly, I am nothing more than a monstrosity.

You never know if one morning your planet will explode, breaking into hunks of rock floating in space with nary a fistful of oxygen for you to suck down. You should breathe it in while you can. Don’t be full of regret, like me. Regret isn’t a very enjoyable emotion.

Am I incapable of fully enjoying even the smallest moments of happiness? As soon as I’m happy, I start having ominous thoughts of ruining that happiness.

Acting as a woman is far more intricate than acting as a man. Men can walk however they like, but a woman must walk like a woman.