A Glimpse of Life

Our life is a long river strung together by countless fragments of others. There are no epics here, only moments: It is the meal of the stranger when he puts away his sword, and the look back of the harem woman before her fate is settled. It is a local accent heard by merchants from a foreign land in a dimly lit place, and it is also an unknown sigh from a powerful minister in the court hall in the dark night. These scenes are like fireflies, like dew, and like the clear sound of throwing a stone into a well. They are short-lived, but they reflect all the waves of fate; they are insignificant, but they carry the most real love, hate, greed, hatred and obsession in the world. This book contains several independent stories, giving a glimpse of those fresh and vivid soul profiles.