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A One-Way Journey

Published 21th Century Beijing, China
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A One-Way Journey

Life is a one-way journey. Perhaps along the way forward, you may still encounter that person or that scene—but it will merely feel familiar: the person is no longer the same person, and the scene is no longer the same scene. People change with their circumstances; their appearances subtly transform. Scenes shift with time and stars; the old fades as the new emerges. And you yourself are no longer who you once were.—So why cling to the past?