During the day, the sky is still sometimes bright and sunny, giving the feeling of summer in the middle of autumn, but in the shade, it feels much milder. During the day, there is a gentle breeze as if to remind us that autumn is here. Autumn makes people feel absent-minded and absent-minded. He sits alone in a coffee shop, not paying attention to the bustling life stories in the shop. Everyone says autumn is the most beautiful season, but in the eyes of a lover, in the life of each person, autumn is a necessary time to stop and think.
To slow down, to enjoy more what nature has to offer, from the morning sunlight that brightens the buds of the four-season apricot blossoms in the garden, from the familiar rooster crowing “o o o” every morning to the yellow leaves falling on the street creating an impromptu carpet of flowers. This year’s Autumn seems to come later but never misses its deadline, because that is the law of nature, just like flowers blooming and then falling…
Suddenly he remembered the poem of Zen master Man Giac, which says: "In front of us, work goes on and on/ Above our heads, old age comes." People keep working, keep contributing, keep chasing fame and fortune, and then time passes by until one day when they look back, their hair is as white as lime!
The salty coffee this morning seemed stronger and tastier than usual, or maybe it was because this morning, he actually enjoyed it properly instead of drinking it in a hurry to go to work like usual. The grumpy ringing of the phone interrupted his relaxation. The loud voice of the department head: “Didn’t you remember the meeting this morning? I’ve been texting you all morning and you haven’t gotten any response! You’ve been a bit careless lately!” He sighed, finished his coffee and shouted at the milk-faced waitress: Hurry up, let me pay!
