The Speed of Spring, Always Unexpected

Yesterday, a light rain fell, it's no wonder that at night, 'shhh' sound always came from ears, like someone was talking. In the morning, I looked out and saw that the land all over was bursting with fresh green, and the peach tree was sprouting buds, quite lively.

Greedily running out to breathe the fresh air, I suddenly remembered Zhu Ziqing's saying about spring ladies. These cute little ladies, riding on the natural carriage, jumped into our midst.

The arrival of spring is just like that, unexpected.

Before the tree on the gate, it suspected it was alive yesterday, but today it was full of. Yesterday a dead pond, this morning it was …

Compared to other seasons, spring's speed is truly fast. It's like 'a spring breeze suddenly comes, thousands of peach trees blossom,' at a pace, it's 'spring winds green the southern bank,' joy, and yesterday's yellow flowers, today's 'coming-of-age'

Su Dongpo said 'Spring River water warm ducks know first', actually the forecaster not just 'duck', really understand spring speed is wind, is flower, is grass, is people's mood…

The wind of spring seemed to have pulled out that cold, icy needle, becoming softer and more fluid. Gently combing, it floated up thousands of strands of hair, as soft as a fluffy cloud.

Neither the aridity of summer winds, nor the hardness of winter north winds, made people feel uncomfortable, making one feel like a lazy cat stretching its paws, making people itch.

That speed is uniform and agile, reflected in flowers and grass, spring's speed is even more abnormal, like a 'hurrying mother' in a hurry, saving 'ten months pregnant' process, giving birth to life in one night.

Dead grass and fallen leaves suddenly had a watery vitality, had green, had buds, had blossoms.

Soon, there was a rush of lush green, blooming flowers, and a more and more vigorous life spirit.

Because of the speed, it also makes people not understand its shyness and restraint. Instead, it became more and more restrained ourselves.

Birds were also appearing in our sight at that time, for a whole winter, except for a few hungry sparrows and annoying crows, rarely see birds.

But at this time, all the birds suddenly appeared. Their mood inexplicably became happy, one by one taking quick steps, immersed in the spring wind, a few, dozens of birds jumping on branches.

Interspersed, like drawing a five-line scale, playing spring's grand chorus. A few small birds stood on the roof, 'chih-chih' talking, their speaking speed also became faster.

Spring water overflowing, this is spring's another faster speed. It accumulated in a small pond, how to store so much power, in a few days, the pond water was full, spring heart stirred.

It was bright and fast rushing in the stream. Rush, like rushing to spring's feast. If it rushes in the big river, that speed is a little fierce.

Later even it itself couldn't control it, it rushed, it roared, it ran for miles, unstoppable, finally it was frightened by this speed. So cried and shouted, flooded and caused a disaster—rivers and streams are often lacking in control of things.

For spring, people generally indulge in a beautiful and seductive scenery, habitually seeing wheat growth, without paying attention to its bud speed.

Seeing flowers blooming all over, spring wind swaying, harvest is also a lot of joy, at most only 'feeling time, flower splash tears, hate parting birds startled' transfer emotion—

Life often shows people this superficial illusion, spring's true speed is covered. Therefore, in spring, people's lives start to run on the wrong track.

Looking at spring is beautiful and complete, but this ferocious water suddenly broke down the embankment we built on the wrong foundation. This is the fact that we can't, but have to see frequently.

Shelley said, when winter comes, spring is still far away? Many people are full of faith, in fact, aside from logic, Shelley just called us to guard—spring's speed.

Author Introduction: Xu Xun, born in 1963 in Shantou, Anhui Province, member of the Chinese Writers Association, president and editor-in-chief of 'Sunshine' Magazine, author of 'A River for One Person' etc.