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Volume 2

脉络  / 

vein  / 

尘埃  / 

dust  / 

蒲公英  / 

dandelion  / 

结扎  / 

ligate  / 

推特  / 

twitter  / 

抗力  / 

friction  / 

蜂鸟  / 

hummingbird  / 

委屈  / 

grievance  / 

 / 

edge  / 

苦刑  / 

torture  / 

逗留  / 

stay  / 

闲置  / 

disuse  / 

千禧年  / 

millennium  / 

相交  / 

intersect  / 

图书借阅登记卡  / 

library card  / 

演化  / 

evolution  / 

路肩  / 

road shoulder  / 

隐匿  / 

conceal  / 

解释  / 

interpretation  / 

dog

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逗留
stay

2022.06.11

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蔡若冰

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Ruobing Cai

设计师,现生活和工作在北京。

Designer currently living and working in Beijing.

导航软件没有“stay”的信号,但只要下一导航动作路口没有转向指令,它的导航箭头就会一直“stay”在默认的前行状态里。   “stay”是持续的无指令状态,是对现状的无限拥有。   记忆中,在某段失去指令信号的连续的悲伤瞬间里,我意识到当下的我不再拥有进行寻找、控制和关联的能力,只能任头脑平静地晕眩,在绵密的粉末状的情绪中徒劳地寻找呼吸的作用,却被打扰,被不可抗的时间推着走走走。   我的感官在粉末中无限延展——行为发生在感知之后。 喜悦最先造访——喜悦是对一切情绪的预判的“是”的反馈,因此我很快又陷入失措。 线索消失。白色的粉末烧得更旺,我无法在任何一颗上停留。   我感到安全,高飞低走,天旋地转;我不再寻找悲伤的感觉。   后来想这大概就是极乐世界——我在极乐世界短暂停留,对悲伤无限拥有。

Navigation apps do not have a symbol for “stay,” but as long as the next command doesn’t involve a turn, the arrow does stay in place, and points ahead. 

To “stay” is a prolonged state, without commands. It denotes an ultimate ownership of the present. 

I remember a prolonged moment of sadness, where I’d lost all signal and direction. I realized that my present self could no longer search, control, or relate. I let my mind calmly spin, seeking the purpose of breathing amongst the dense powder of my crushed emotions, in vain. My effort was interrupted, however, and I was pushed on, on and onwards by inexorable time. 

My senses extended infinitely in this powder—action happened after perception.  Joy made a first visit—but joy presumes an affirmative response, a “yes” to every emotion, and I quickly fell back into panic. The clue vanished. The white powder burned even more vigorously, and I could not linger on any of its particles. 

I was feeling safe. I flew high, crawled low, and the world spun me into a vertigo. I gave up seeking the feeling of sadness.

Later, I realized that was probably paradise—I made a brief stay in the Elysium; I was the ultimate owner of sadness.