Author: Xu Zhimo
I am a cloud in the sky,
Occasionally projected into your heart—
You don't have to be surprised,
There's no need to be happy-
It disappeared in an instant.
You and I met in the dark sea,
You have yours, I have mine, direction;
You remember it well,
You'd better forget,
The light that shines on each other at this intersection.
Xu Zhimo's "Accidental" is probably just a love poem, written for a lover who falls in love by chance and then lives far apart. However, the image of this poem has gone beyond itself. We can completely regard this poem as an exclamation of life. On the road of life, there are many accidental encounters and many beautiful things. They are just accidental encounters and will never be repeated. Whether it's lingering affection or touching friendship, whether it's great maternal love or pure childlike innocence, whether it's a knowing smile on the street or a few words on the journey, it's often a flash in the pan and disappears. How much of those lost beauty and love can be recovered? The devil of time took everything away. Clouds in the sky occasionally flash by in Bo's heart, which is really "no need to be surprised, let alone happy". What's more, in the vast sea of life, sometimes even if you travel endlessly, you can't reach the other side. Everyone has everyone's direction, we meet by chance, and then we will be separated in a hurry, and there is no hope of meeting again. Those "lights" that are released to each other when they meet, and those feelings that are poured into each other when they meet, "remember, it is best to forget."
The poet realized the disappearance of many "beauty" and "love" in life and wrote the sense of loss in life. This is the profound mystery and implication of life in this poem.
I hope I can help you!