If you’ve ever experienced unrequited love, have you ever wondered why you encounter people who cause you such heart-wrenching pain? There’s a saying: “What we owe each other in this life stems from causes in a past life.” Those who bring you such searing pain may very well be the ones you agreed upon in a past life to come and guide you in this one.
A superficial sense of ‘understanding’
The first time you meet, you feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Every word you exchange clicks, as if you’ve known each other for years. Yet strangely, this closeness remains superficial. You can discuss literature and ideals, but you never truly touch each other’s innermost hearts.
During the Republican era, Lin Huiyin, the first female architect in modern China, and the poet Xu Zhimo were exactly like this. Xu Zhimo wrote “Gently I Depart” at Cambridge University, and while Lin Huiyin admired his talent, she ultimately chose Liang Sicheng, the “father of modern Chinese architecture”, as her husband. That poetic resonance ultimately couldn’t compete with the mutual support found in the daily grind of life.
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