For a long time, I haven’t heard the sound of time flowing. Maybe it’s the sound of clock, tick and tick, with which a life slowly grows up.
很久很久没再听过时间流淌的声音了，我想起时钟的声音，滴答，滴答，生命随着时间长大。
Once there was someone telling me to grow up quickly because it would be cozy for me after I go to college. However, when I entered the university, I found that’s just a trick. Becoming an adult is never a thing connected with comfort.
曾经有人告诉我，快点长大吧，上了大学一切都轻松了。真正成为一名大学生后才发现，自己被骗了。长大成人，从来就不是和轻松相联系的。
In fact, high school years can be counted by the day while college years should be measured by the year. It seems like the time is the chip or saving in our hands, being held tightly, which is going to be less and less as soon as we consume it. Nevertheless, the tighter the grip is, the stronger the feeling is, namely, the time is far from sufficiency.
高中的岁月，是以日计算的；而大学的时光，却用年来算。时间就像我们手里的筹码，又或者是某一种积蓄，被紧紧地攥着，一用就少一点。握的越紧，越发觉远远不够。
I remember the afternoon long before, when the sun was setting lazily. I carried my backpack on the back, hummed a ditty, bounced and jumped. The world was full of brightness with soft and warm sunshine, while the canteen owner sat at the door and slowly shook his cattail leaf fan. I crossed the bustling pedestrian street and went in the direction of where my home lay.
我想起光年之外的那个下午，夕阳懒洋洋地下落。我背着书包回家，哼着小曲，一蹦一跳，世界满目灿烂，阳光温柔又温暖，小卖部的老板坐在门口慢慢摇晃他的蒲扇，我穿过熙熙攘攘的步行街，奔往家的方向。
Perhaps this is just growth, which is always following mysterious conservation law of energy. We are always losing something on the one hand and harvesting something on the other hand. A leisurely me disappeared in the time with ignorance and childishness; at the same time, a busy me appeared on the other side, jogging with abundant knowledge and colorful experiences, heading to the future.
或许，成长就是这样吧，遵循着某种神秘的能量守恒原则，一边失去，一边得到。悠然的我走失在时光里，脑袋里贮存着懵懂无知；在时光的彼端忙碌的我小跑着出现，揣着琳琅满目的知识和五彩斑斓的经历，奔向未来的自己。
So, let’s immerse ourselves in our lives! After all, every stage of our life is unique and cannot be experienced for the second time.
那就好好体验生活吧！毕竟，每一个人生阶段，都独一无二，不可重来。
Author: Peng Qiurong
Date: May 22, 2022
