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Weekly Digest #7 | Catching the Tail of the Snow Season

This article is a summary of 2023.2.13 to 2023.2.19.

Scene#

Under the snow slope, golden lights outline a solemn building.

This scene takes place at the night session of the Fulong Ski Resort. When sliding down a gentle slope, a hotel at the foot of the mountain suddenly comes into view. The outline of the hotel is outlined by golden lights, giving it a sense of solemnity in the night.

The snow on the distant mountains shines brightly in the dark night, making the sky appear like a curtain hanging in front of the field of vision.

This scene takes place at night while walking on the road in the residential area. Suddenly, I noticed the faint outline of mountains in the distance. However, it wasn't a dark mass pressing against the sky, but rather it was shining and white, similar to clouds at night. Later, I realized that it was the reflection of snow on the mountains.

The strong wind lifts the floating snow on the mountaintop, blurring my vision. The scattered snow in the distance and the gray-blue layers of the mountains extend to the horizon.

This scene takes place at the mountaintop of the Fulong Ski Resort on the weekend. Looking down, I see mountains surrounding the area in the distance. Suddenly, a strong wind blows, causing the snow to dance in the air and making it difficult to keep my eyes open.

Life#

Pain is the brain's way of making you feel pain#

I have been living in Chongli this week and can almost be considered a regular participant in the night sessions at the Fulong Ski Resort. However, the truth is that on the first day of this week (last Sunday's night session), I fell too hard and my ribs still hurt until now (although I can feel that it has significantly improved, so I estimate that my ribs are not broken, just a soft tissue injury). This experience made me realize that pain is really a neural reflex, it is your brain's way of making you feel pain.

Every time I go skiing, even just when I put on my ski suit, I feel like my ribs are almost not hurting anymore. It's as if my brain is telling my ribs, "I'm going skiing now, be quiet." And after skiing, even before taking off my ski suit, just when I decide to end today's skiing, I feel that my ribs start to hurt intensely. It hurts so much that it's difficult to bend down and take off my ski boots. It's as if my brain is saying to me, "I told you not to show off, now you're in so much pain, be quiet."

Speaking of skiing, I have been practicing smoother edge changes recently. I hope to go skiing in Canada next ski season.

What is she thinking in her dreams#

Recently, life has been relatively relaxed, and I haven't felt too much pressure or anxiety. But in fact, as far as I can remember, I have had nightmares for at least three days. Everyone's definition of nightmares may be different, but for me, nightmares are experiences of extreme emotional suppression or even breakdown. I don't know why this is happening, but I want to know what she is thinking in her dreams.

Body, brain, consciousness, emotions... Although I can't understand the relationship between them, I am still fascinated by them. In addition to the self-deception experience of pain in the brain that I mentioned earlier, I also want to share another personal experience: I can clearly feel the boundary between being half-asleep and half-awake and being fully awake. Before this boundary, I have very vivid memories of my dreams, but in just a few seconds after crossing this boundary, I can't remember anything. This includes not only memories but also pain. There have been many mornings when I felt a headache and pain while being half-asleep and half-awake (it felt similar to a hangover headache), but once I am fully awake, the pain dissipates like the tide (within a few seconds). I even feel like my head has never hurt. To be honest, I am curious if anyone else has had similar experiences.

Information#

Although I brought a few books when I went out, I'm ashamed to say that I haven't read much this week. I hope to read more next week.

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