Women on the Road – A Diary Carved by Wheels

Author: Li Yan
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Publish Date: 2006-09-28
Features: "Miss! You didn't turn off your headlights!" "It's okay, it's the headlights delay function." "Oh—" Whether in the city or on the road, every time I get out of the car in the evening, someone will kindly remind me like this. In fact, it's a humanized feature of the six-cylinder Cherokee. After the engine is turned off, if you turn off the headlights switch, the headlights will stay on for a few minutes before automatically turning off, so the headlights can illuminate the way home for the owner. However, if you turn off the headlights first and then turn off the engine, there will be no delay. Every time I use this feature, my heart is filled with warmth and pride, and because of the existence of this feature, it adds some joy to my life. There was once an idea to use this question as the book title. This idea came from the suggestion of my traveling companion, "Four-Five," who came up with this absurd remark. Such a title is vivid, related to the car and travel, and easily evokes ambiguous connotations like a woman's exposure. Honestly, I appreciate his occasional absurdity. However, such a book title was probably too absurd and didn't get approved. But I also like the current title, "Women on the Road—A Diary Carved by Wheelprints," all the information is included in it. Women on the road, all worries can be left behind. We all cherish those times on the road, those days of traveling alone, and those simple, straightforward lives. Even after returning to the real urban life, we remain immersed in that state for a long time, our conversations becoming fewer, simpler, and even foolish, let alone interacting with others. On the road, simple lives, magnificent and beautiful scenery, and the sincere local customs—every moment cleanses our dusty souls. After repeated experiences, the heart becomes light, and the mind becomes blank. If your ideal is to seek peace and tranquility, long-distance travel is undoubtedly the simplest way to achieve it. I love this kind of freedom and long to continue it forever, because I know that in the near or distant future, there will always be the people and things I look forward to waiting for me. Those racing on the road are not tired feet, nor speeding wheels, but an unstoppable, forward-moving joy in the heart.