CN|EN 登香山|Climb Xiang Mountain

香山好有情调~
Xiang Mountain has such a romantic atmosphere.

说走就走，昨天带着女儿去爬了香山。去年的青年节带女儿去爬香山的时候，女儿一路都很勇猛，欢声笑语，“往上直冲”，连一路的清洁工人都夸奖她。而这次情况却非常不一样了，上山的时候，在某个岔路口，我一不小心走到一个非主干路上，路显得有些崎岖，我感觉到有些迷了路，女儿这个时候大哭起来，她表示自己不想再爬了，想退回去。处在半山腰上，让我左右为难。于是心一横，任她哭哭啼啼了一路，还是要坚持爬到香炉峰顶。虽然对于这哭泣有些烦了，但看到能够滚到山脚下的坡还是赶紧走到女儿的外围，担心她掉下去了。

今年在爬山过程中，感受到了一种佛文化，上山的过程中看到超大一尊佛，前面有一个年龄稍长，可能五六十岁的妇女，非常虔诚的跪拜。我问女儿我们要不要跪拜，女儿说不要，可能只有小孩子才会无知而无畏吧，我还是敬仰的双手合十，但是心里什么愿望都没想，无事相求，单纯为了拜一拜。现实中让我头疼的事情倒是也有的，但是就不想麻烦佛了，自己慢慢的消化，慢慢的解决吧。而去年爬山过程中，我是基本上没有这个印象的，忘了还看到过佛的雕像等细节，又或者是因为我走了一条不一样的路？

在上山和下山的过程中，还多次听到有人在大叫，那声音仿佛是在呐喊，是在发泄生活中的不如意，还听到一个男生对和他同去的女生说，生活太苦了，要学会享受生活。这年头的人都被折磨成什么样子了啊？看来登山也是一种消化的方式，是因为在登山的过程中，身体被极大的消耗，然后感觉到非常疲惫吗？在体会双腿都想颤抖的过程中，忘掉精神上的折磨？到底是支持孩子说不，还是锻炼她的意志力呢？没想到小时候对我们而言，显而易见的答案，现在却成了一个左右为难的问题，是否太迁就孩子了？

在山底下买蜜雪冰城的时候，看到他们也在做活动，有两杯奶茶绑定在一起卖，价格是13.14元人民币，当时还没想到有什么玄妙的地方，只是觉得这个金额还蛮奇怪的。后来在爬山的过程中，看到一个520的打卡景点，突然大笑起来，原来今天这个520，还被庆祝了呢，所以这加在一起就成了5201314了呢！有个女生在520这个地方拍照，还让我给她拍照，另外也给我和女儿拍了照，不过后来看了下苹果手机发现，可能是由于我动了，所以照片都闭眼或者其他，于是就拿出手机来自拍吧，只有自拍才是开心的一天，哈哈~

到达山顶之后，女儿的态度出现了180度的大转弯，她一改爬山的时候崩溃大哭的样子，在山顶的大石头上爬去爬来，让我给她拍照，还拿出我们带的玉米，说要喂虫子和小鸟，山顶的风吹在身上很舒服，鸟鸣也很悦耳，女儿说还要再玩一会，不想下山。于是我们在山顶上待了好久，直到时间已经比较晚了，才下山，中途又看到另一个景区我们还没去逛，于是走了一半，女儿说不想去了，我也赞同，因为天色将晚，不如留到下次来的时候再去探索吧，是一种悬念，也是一种期待，有时候希望会落空，但还是对生活充满热情。

English translation by AI for someone who is interested in my post but from other countries:

A spontaneous trip—yesterday, I took my daughter to climb Xiang Mountain. Last year, on Youth Day, when we climbed Xiang Mountain, my daughter was very brave. She laughed and joked all the way up, charging straight to the top, and even the sanitation workers along the way praised her. But this time, things were quite different. On the way up, at one of the junctions, I accidentally took a wrong turn onto a non-main path. The road became a bit rugged, and I felt a little lost. At this point, my daughter started crying, saying she didn’t want to climb anymore and wanted to turn back. We were halfway up the mountain, which left me in a dilemma. I decided to press on, letting her cry and whine all the way, but we still had to reach the top of Xianglu Peak. Although I was a bit annoyed by her crying, seeing the steep slopes that could send her tumbling down to the base of the mountain, I quickly moved to her side, worried she might fall.

During the climb this year, I felt a sense of Buddhist culture. On the way up, I saw a giant statue of Buddha, and in front of it, a woman who seemed to be in her fifties or sixties was kneeling in prayer with great reverence. I asked my daughter if we should kneel and pray, but she said no. Perhaps only children are fearless in their ignorance. I still respectfully clasped my hands in prayer, though I had no specific wish in mind. I wasn’t seeking anything, just praying for the sake of praying. In reality, there are things that are troubling me, but I didn’t want to bother Buddha with them. I’ll just deal with them myself, little by little. I didn’t really remember this kind of moment last year during our hike. Perhaps I didn’t notice the Buddha statues and other details, or maybe it was because I took a different path?

During both the ascent and descent, I often heard people shouting. The voices sounded like cries, almost like venting the frustrations of life. I also overheard a guy telling the girl he was with that life is too hard, and we have to learn to enjoy life. What has happened to people these days? It seems that climbing the mountain is a way of releasing stress, a physical outlet to work through emotional strain. Is it because the body is so drained during the climb that it forgets the mental turmoil? The question now is: should I support my daughter in saying no, or should I be training her willpower? The obvious answer when I was a child has now become a dilemma. Am I spoiling her too much?

When we were at the base of the mountain, we stopped at a Milk Snow Ice City stand and saw they were doing a promotion—two cups of milk tea bundled together for 13.14 RMB. At first, I didn’t think much of it, just found the price a bit odd. Later, during the climb, we saw a 520 check-in point and suddenly burst out laughing. So today, 520 is being celebrated, and the total—13.14—added up to 5201314! A girl was taking photos at the 520 spot and asked me to take some pictures of her. She also took some photos of me and my daughter. But later, I checked the photos on my iPhone and realized I had moved, so they were blurry or we had our eyes closed. I decided to take a selfie instead—because only a selfie can capture the fun of the day, haha!

When we finally reached the top of the mountain, my daughter’s attitude did a complete 180. She completely changed from the girl who had been crying all the way up to someone climbing on the big rocks at the peak, asking me to take pictures of her. She even took out the corn we had brought and said she wanted to feed it to the insects and birds. The wind at the top of the mountain was very comfortable, and the bird songs were so pleasant. My daughter said she wanted to stay a little longer and didn’t want to go down yet. So we stayed on the mountain for quite a while. It wasn’t until it got late that we began our descent. On the way down, we passed another scenic spot that we hadn’t visited yet. We walked halfway there, but my daughter said she didn’t want to continue, and I agreed. It was getting late, so we decided to save it for next time. It felt like a little mystery and something to look forward to. Sometimes, hopes may fall short, but we still stay passionate about life.

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