In the world of Pure White Shadow, the only colors are black and white. If there is a third color, then it is red, the color of blood. Sometimes it is a bright red, sometimes it is dark and fading. Amazing that she was only born in 1981. But maybe it is because she is so young. She can be sentimental or even be trapped in depression for so long. Older folks just won’t do that to themselves or simply cannot afford to do that.

Just like an old Chinese poet said (Xin Qi Ji):  

When we were young, before we really knew the real taste of sadness, we liked to go to the top floor and seek sentimental words for our new poems.

Now we have tasted the true sadness, we open our mouth but cannot say anything any more. Instead we say, it’s getting chilly — a good autumn must be coming…