Sina Feelings Beautiful Prose (Volume 2) - Matters of Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon

Author: Editorial Department of Sina Love and Life Essays
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Walking in the unreal of the real world, venting truthfully in the virtual world. "Sina Love and Life Essays" is an internet digest publication focused on emotional and life themes, jointly launched by Desayi Culture Group and Sina Forum Channel. "Sina Love and Life Essays" aims to establish a platform for emotional exchange and free expression for all who love the internet and real life. Here, we can share our feelings, record past stories, listen to others' confessions, and share everyone's experiences. Desayi Culture Company, as a renowned book planning and investment institution, has combined its long-term success in book planning with Sina's resources and brand advantages to jointly create "Sina Love and Life Essays," hoping to bring readers a brand-new interactive reading experience.
In times of loneliness or happiness, everyone likes to share their feelings with everyone. Thus, loneliness fades with expression, while happiness intensifies. The storms of reality are too harsh, forcing us to hide behind layers of masks to protect our bodies and souls. The faces we show to the world are often masked, with our hearts shrouded in ever-thicker darkness, suffocating us and leaving us no way out. In such moments, venting becomes the best choice.
Traditional venting usually involves finding a suitable place and person to talk about fitting topics. However, this kind of venting is highly dependent on the setting and audience. Without a beautiful environment or a patient listener, the venting becomes gloomy and drawn-out. The listener may become restless, while the speaker, though eloquent, lacks applause and guidance. In the end, the one venting grows more sorrowful, and the one grieving becomes even sadder. Even if the venting is about happiness and joy, it loses its flavor and gradually fades away. Such venting not only fails to achieve its purpose but even backfires.
When the internet emerged, people who were stifled found another way to vent, another outlet for their souls. Anyone could freely express themselves, unrestrained. And the listeners were countless, actively responding with words—agreeing, disagreeing, sympathizing, or mocking. Diverse and genuine, they were far from the pretense of real-world listeners. Stripping off the mask of reality and donning the cloak of the internet, we record our true selves in a virtual world. Under the real constraints of reality, they must hide their true selves, but in the virtual world, we can be fearless.
Loved, hurt. Left, thought. Parted, scattered. Done, forgotten. Recording love, pain, separation, and loss, we pour out our joys and sorrows in words. On the internet, no one knows who you are. You can set down the heavy burdens of reality and express yourself freely. After pressing the last Enter key, take a deep breath and retreat behind the screen, pour yourself a cup of rich coffee, and wait for the listeners to make their entrance.
This kind of venting is effortless and natural, without pretense or affectation. These words need not be beautiful—just expressive, just real. This kind of feeling, though solitary in loneliness, is not alone, nor unbearable. At this moment, you begin to be your true self. You need not care about the opinions or feelings of the listeners—everything belongs to you, whether happy or sad.
Navigating the internet, when you see others' words that resonate with your own emotions, you naturally pause. In others' confessions, you feel your own existence and become a listener too. once said: "In a long life, joy always appears and fades quickly—the most beautiful moments are always the ones that leave the fastest. Joy is too fleeting, slipping away unnoticed." Record it on the internet, and when sorrow strikes, revisit those long-lost words, relive past joys, and see the friends who once shared them with you. Thus, sorrow fades, and joy flows back into your heart.