The Chinese Dream Trailer
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Sitting on the rock of Eagle Falls at the Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, when my heart was closest to the nature, I said the obligatory prayer:
“I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee.
“I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth.
“There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.”
So powerful that my mind’s eye Sees the light of eternity.
So dim, and so bright, that I know The pass is narrow and long.
So blissful that I am shown the way, And my heart throbs with joy.
This Independence Day weekend, we went to Lake Tahoe. A hike to Eagle Falls gave me unexpected inspiration….
At the bridge of Eagle Falls, A dying tree Stands, strikingly, Against the vitals of green.
A few inches below its roots, The life-giving water creek runs, ceaselessly, toward the valley.
To the sky above, The lifeless branch, Stretches, desperately, As if asking for its life back.
Alas, a narrow distance, A thin line Separates, eternally, Life and death.
Nearby, beside it, A young tree Martyrs, peacefully, To be in the arms of the eternal.
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