Yongze Liu.

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<The Flowing World>

< 4G >

<THE Lie>
<Sleeping beauty>

<After the storm>

<Wake up in the middle of the night>




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After the storm
风暴过后






“To live is better than to die”, she said.






















Years ago, my grandparents, both in their late 80s, grappled with illness, a formidable adversary that haunted their thoughts with the specter of mortality. As their bodies waged war against infirmity, the true battle raged within their hearts. Amidst their afflictions, tensions with their children mounted, as they yearned for love while confronting the looming shadow of death. Those days presented formidable challenges, both physical and psychological, whose echoes reverberate through the tapestry of their lives even now.

Returning six months later, I found them transformed. Remarkably, their countenances bore the marks of resilience rather than resignation. "To live is better than to die," Grandma proclaimed, encapsulating their newfound perspective. For them, life had been granted a fresh canvas, painted with hues of hope and gratitude—a testament to the resilience of the human spirit after the tempest.












My grandmother, afflicted by the relentless torment of trigeminal neuralgia, has endured numerous surgeries, leaving her bereft of much of her sense of taste. Yet, with seasoned expertise, she continues to conjure delectable dishes for her family.













My grandfather, besieged by the harrowing delusions of persecution, harbors a conviction that modern medicine fails to detect myriad maladies festering within him. In his idle moments, he immerses himself in volumes of traditional Chinese medical texts, amassing a treasury of remedies. While my family deems his efforts futile, to me, those pages of medicinal lore and therapeutic prescriptions nestled within his drawers serve as vital pillars sustaining his spirit through the trials of existence.



























Grandma knows I love her dumplings the most, but she developed trigeminal neuralgia and had surgery, which caused her to lose most of her sense of taste. I worry that the dumplings would taste too salty or bland. However, the flavor of the dumplings was perfect, just like the ones I enjoyed when I was a child.



姥姥知道我最爱吃她做的饺子，然而她得了三叉神经痛做了手术，失去了大部分的味觉。我曾忧心忡忡，担心饺子的味道会太咸或太淡。

然而，饺子的味道依然完美，就像我小时候吃过的一样美味。