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taiwanese grass jelly herb (3.1/5) (cooling, bitter mint sensation that feels light but has an intense climate. apparently, when steeped with agar agar or gelatin, it can thicken into a jelly. however, i would prefer to drink the herb as is.) "And surely you have seen, in the darkness of the most innermost rooms of these huge buildings, to which sunlight never penetrates, how the gold lead of a sliding door or screen will pick up a distant glimmer from the garden, then suddenly send forth an ethereal glow, a faint golden light cast into the enveloping darkness. How in such a dark place, gold draws so much light to itself is a mystery to me. Modern man, in his well-lit house, knows nothing of the beauty of gold, but those who lived in the dark houses of the past were not merely captivated by its beauty, they also knew its practical value, for gold in these dim rooms, must have served the function of a reflector. Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty." Tanizaki'...
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Today's solemn contemplation on the back of my roommate's bike

 My roommate has a silver e-bike that is just high enough for me to sit on as she pedals us to class. 

When I looked down at my shoes for an instant I realized I have a certain propensity for reflecting on very arbitrary matters whenever I sit on the bike seat. Today I thought about how it really is our duty to fearlessly care for one another--an ethically imperative duty at that. There is no way out and we are going to transform to other forms eventually & each at our own time. But while we are here, we are bound to one another in these forms, in these tempos, in these crises and that care is nothing short of an obligation. Things don't need permeance to be valued, value does not need to be stored in permeance.

To be alive is to experience evanescence!!!!!

This became crystal clear to me on today's bike ride. As clear as flowing water.






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