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Monday to Friday: 7AM - 7PM
Weekend: 10AM - 5PM
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“The Fragmentation and Light of Exploding Crystal”
Short story:
Cartoonist Aye always felt that she was not perfect enough – when her drawings were rejected, she tore them up and started over; when her relationship was frustrated, she closed herself off. On her birthday, her friend gave her a natural bursting crystal bracelet: “I heard that every crack is the story of its growth.”
When she was rushing to finish her manuscript on a rainy night, Aye collapsed again because of the editor’s revision request. At the moment she dropped her pen, the desk lamp shone on the bracelet, and she suddenly found that the criss-crossing cracks actually reflected tiny rainbow spots.
“These cracks…” She stared at the crystal in a daze, thinking of her friend’s words. The next day, she posted the rejected draft on the social platform for the first time, and unexpectedly received countless resonances: “It turns out that imperfection can also move people.”
At the book signing event a year later, a reader pointed at the bracelet on her wrist and asked about its meaning. Ah Ye chuckled: “You see, it is these cracks that give the sun a place to dance.”
Meaning:
1. Scars are channels for light – the broken parts of life can often reflect brighter light
2. Accept imperfections – true integrity is to tolerate all cracks and still be self-consistent
3. Fragile aesthetics – a modern interpretation of the Japanese Kintsugi philosophy of “breakage is rebirth”
(The combination of crystal characteristics and psychological healing is suitable for modern people with high pressure)
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