Publish After Holiday

Involuntarily opening the eyelids, groping for some water, thinking about the queer thing somewhere strange, I got up NORMALLY. The sky was still dark as usual, because it was the early morning of a day. As an ordinary commuter, I would have to take the subway to my office building later. Almost everything is normal, but not all. Actually, I'd just experienced the Spring Festival without waking up early for the last whole week.  

Bed, cold; Wind, wet! It has been raining outside, discontinuously, since yesterday morning. I was a bit rusty at packing, as if all my stuff were playing hide-and-seek with me, stubbornly avoiding my touch. The raindrops got in the way of my thinking, obscured the dimension of the Time, and enclosed my lingering in the room, fumbling.

You're blessed to have someone with a clear-mind nearby when you are caught in something! I was lucky to possess one; my father, who began working yesterday, awaited my coming. 

An energetic day starts with an energetic breakfast. However, it would be disastrous if one overestimates her appetite. The queer thing crept into my mind again, and continued to hamper my progress...

"Everyone's ready?"

A sound thundered within our group, and I focused on my computer screen once again. You cannot get anything done without anything planned. A well-organized to-do list was delivered, highlighting each assignment for us all. It seems our boss and team leaders have already functioned. What a rich day!

After repeatedly testing and improving, the new version of our product is ready. It seems as if an athlete, who took a long holiday, wandered, hesitated, got lost... but now prepares himself well and stands with the other competitors at the outset over again.  He may be as rusty as a sleepy woman in the early morning, but no race concludes right at the first minute.  Perseverance and reflection make the length of the way. What we can do is to continually perfect ourselves and keep pace with the others. 

Work, I mean something meaningful not only to oneself, but also to others, brightens the life, while the power of a vacation is hard to deny.