The Equinox

The equinox is a natural phenomenon which happens twice a year. It is when the length of day time is the same as night time. ItThe Equinox happened last week. A few friends from secondary school – friends as old as the sun from over forty years ago – and I were talking about it in terms of the time zones around the earth. That made the equinox almost a two-day event: March 21st in certain countries, such as Canada and United States and March 20th in China and other Asian countries. But then we all figured out it’s one of those things invented by human cleverness that turned out to be more confusing than convincing. Why do we have time zones in the first place? So that we could all have dinner at 6 o’clock but not at the same time? Unlike the equinox, wars are not natural – we purposely make wars. Wouldn’t it be nice that we only fight them two days a year?

春秋分 

The Equinox 

我願
只有冬春之分
沒有民族舉刃

I wish
There’s only difference between winter and spring
But no violence among nations and kings

我願
只有夏秋不同
沒有宗教鬥働

I wish
There’s only change from summer to fall
But between religions and gods no wars

我願
只有照顧情誼
共享美處自然

I wish
There’s friendship and there’s amity
Upon which we share nature’s seasonal beauty and charity

有可能嗎?

Is that too much to ask?

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