August 31, 2025
I arrived in Dali the day before yesterday. I plan to stay there for a month. At the end of the month, I will drive the car that has been parked here for two months back to Wuxi and continue to observe my father's condition to see if further treatment measures are needed.
There is always faint pressure, and the ability to withstand pressure is relatively poor. Maybe he is sensitive. Sensitivity and vulnerability always go hand in hand.
Another meaning of weather-beaten is numbness. There is no need to look for other self-deceptive explanations, it is numbness.
I found a good place in Dali called Tingyuan Book Cafe, which is suitable for me to spend my time, work, study, read, entertain and watch videos.
A well-proportioned two-story and three-story wooden buildings are connected at right angles. The vegetation and flowers are planted in an orderly manner, which makes people feel happy when they see it.
Walking into the wooden building, there is a row of long tables along the windows. The tables are equipped with sockets and reading spotlights are placed on the top. It is an ideal workplace for freelance digital nomads. The wooden bookshelves on the surrounding walls are filled with books. After reading the titles, the books are all very good. There is a row of green plants planted on the window sill outside, but it is already a bit dilapidated. It is said that the original owner of this place has transferred the place, and now someone else is taking care of it. They probably won't be as attentive as the original founder. It's a pity that beautiful things can never last for a long time. It can only be said that they have been brilliant. It is greed to want to be like this for a long time.
After staying here for half a day, I moved the inn to the edge of Tingyuan Book Cafe the next day, within a few steps.
Recently, I have been reading Yu Hua's "To Live". The opening chapter is only a dozen pages long, and the pain of life is vividly displayed before my eyes. The psychological activities and reactions of the characters in the book are very real. In that era, that environment, that kind of life, the family lived together in an environment of pain and poverty. , you can always see the warmth. Although the story is very heart-wrenching, the warm parts are particularly warm. Of course, the heart-wrenching part makes the nose sore for those who read it, because it is very real, and the feelings in the heart are brought up and down by the activities of the characters in the book. This is the power of words and the author's greatness. Although the story is not from the era I have experienced, I can definitely relate to the content described.
You can't read a book in vain. This time I will turn on the computer and record my feelings and thoughts while reading this book, because I will forget it afterwards and finish it after reading it.
At this time in the evening, sitting by the window in this small bookstore courtyard, people feel a little quieter, I mean inner, this is rare, for me.
Life in the ancient city of Dali is indeed something you cannot experience in urban life. It is far away from steel and concrete, but close to nature, and life is just as convenient. Nowadays, food and drink in Dali are relatively developed. Driven by tourists, you can basically eat everything, and the quality is better than before, because of competition and volume. Although there is still a gap between it and Greater Shanghai, it is not very big. If you are not cooking by yourself, there is no difference. They are all fast food or pre-made dishes. If you are cooking by yourself, Dali is better. After all, vegetables, fruits, beef and pork are still fresh in Dali. There are wheat fields, rice, arable land, and pastures, so there is no need for long-distance refrigerated transportation.
If you want to go out and find a place to sit, there are many comfortable and peaceful choices. Cafes, bookstores, libraries, all of them are very comfortable to look at, not only because of the decoration, but also because of the coordination of the overall environment and the external environment. It is not comparable to a Starbucks with exquisite decoration in reinforced concrete, which lacks taste.