Sudden moonlight

Night falls on the small town. The mountain turns black, the river sings out loud.

A small shop sells sweet rice wine with glutinous rice balls. One of my favorite dessert. J and I each have one under the dim light.

I thought about defining life as experience. The more experience one has, the fuller the life is. I had that thought when I was in high school, and followed that quite well. Studied abroard, worked in different places, cities, traveled to every continent. And when the adventure bug hit, I did everything imaginable out there.

Somewhere down the road, another thought came to my mind. Other than personal experience, what I can possiblily give. Some sparks of enlightment from seeing the world, some sorts of understanding, some help in some form. Something creative, expressive. Something that says I created that when I leave this world. In addition to doing something, the feeling, the love and passion towards something, someone, people. I was left to discover how to archive all that. That's when the idea of filming came to mind, filming the real world, creating something otherwise would've left unnoticed. It is a hard road, a challenge unlike any others I've experienced. And I have to admit, I have fear, fear of not being able to do it well. Fear is stopping me from pushing all the way through, fear is something I have to overcome.

We leave the town for a short stroll by the river. Full moon traverses the clouds. When it hits the tip of the mountain, it suddenly breaks out. So white, so bright, our path looks like it is covered with frost.

I wish I have the art to tell the wonder of my heart. The great Robert Service, he knows exactly how I feel.