The pigeon doesn’t run away, but I do.
2019
ใใพใ ็ใฎๆฑใๆไน
็ใง็ใใใในใฆใฎใใฎใฎๅ
ใซๅ่จใใฆใใชใใฃใ้ ใๅใฎๅ ่ฝใใๅพๅ
ๅผใฏๆญๅใฎ่ธใใ่ธใฃใฆใ่ถณไธใฎๆนฟใฃใ่
่ๅใซ่ไธใซใใฆใฏๅคงใใช่ถณ่ทกใใใใใๅฐใใฆใใใๆไธฆใฟใฎๅฃใฏใใฎใใใฏใพใ ๅฝๆใใใใฎๅคงใใใ ใฃใใใ่ผใใไปใใใฏใใใปใฉใงใใชใใฃใใ้ณฉใฏใจใใใจใใฎใใใใๆขใซ้ใใใฎใ่พใใฆใๅใใกใ่ฟฝใใใๅใใฆใใใใใกใใไฝใฏๅๆถฒไฝๅใใฆใใฆ่ชคใฃใฆ่ธใใใใฎใชใๅใใกใฏ้ณฉใซๅใ่พผใพใใฆใใพใใใ ใใ้ใใใใใชใใฃใใใใใฏไปใๆใๅคใใใชใใๆ ใ่
ใฎ็ญ็ฅใฏ็ฒๆนใใพใใใฃใใใใ ใๅใใใใฏ็ใใๅใ่
ใซใฏๆญปใใใใฎใใใฎๅใฏใจใใใฐใใฉใใซๅบงใใฐใใใฎใใง้ ญใใใฃใฑใใ ใฃใใใใผใ ใฎๆค
ๅญใฏใใใใๆญปไฝใฎไบบ้ใงใใฃใฑใใ ใฃใใใๅ
ฌๅใฏ้ณฉใงใใฃใฑใใ ใฃใใฎใ ใใใใใใไปๆนใฎใชใใใจใ ใจๆใใใๅชใใฆใใใไธใฎไธญใจ่จใใฐใชใใซใใใฃใฆใชใซใใ่ถณใใชใๆๆงใ ใฃใใใใจใใฐๆขฏๅญใไธ็ใฎใใใจใใใใๆขฏๅญใฏใฉใใไธๆฎต่ถณใใชใใฃใใใ ใใๅฎ้ใ้ไธญใพใงใใไธใใชใใฃใใใใฎใใใฎไบบใ
ใซใจใฃใฆๅคช้ฝใฏไธไปใฎๆใ ใจใใ่ช่ญใฏใชใใใใ ใฎๅ
ๆบใ ใจใใๆใฃใฆใใชใใฃใใๆใฏๅคใซใชใใจ่ฆใใใใฎใๅคใฎใทใณใใซใใใใใฉใใชๅคใไบบใ
ใฎ็ฒพ็ฅใฏใจใณใใญใใผใฎๅ ้ใซไนใฃใฆๆฏ้ขๆป
่ฃใซใชใฃใฆใใใใฎใ ใจใใฃใจๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใฟใใชๅถ็ถใๅถ็ถใจๆใใชใ็ฏใใใใใใใใพใฏใใใๆฌๅฝใซๆญฃใใใฎใๅใซใฏใใใใใใชใใใใฎใใใฎๅใซใใใฃใฆใใพใ ใใฎใฎๅใใใใใๅนด้ ใงใใชใใฃใใใใใใฃใฑใใใใฏใใใฃใฆใฏใใชใใฃใใใ ใใใใใฌใใฎใใฅใผในใฎ่ฆๅบใใงใใใชใใฎใ่ฆใใใจใใใฃใใใๆด็ชใฎๅฐๅนด13ไบบใจ่คๆฐใฎๅฐๅนดใๆๅบใใใฎใใจใซใๅฐ็ใฟใฏใทใผใฏใไผใฟใใพใใใใใใใๅคฑ็ฉใฎใใใใใจใใใไปๆใใจใใใฏๅใซๅฏพใใใชใซใใฎๅ็คบใ ใฃใใใใใชใใใฃใฆๆใใใงใใใใฃใใใใฟใใพใฏใชใซใๅใซไผใใใใฃใใใ ใใ๏ผใพใ ใ่ถณใฏๆฒใใใใใใจใใ็ๆฏใ็ๆนใ ใใคใใใใ๏ผใใฎใปใใๅใซใจใฃใฆใฏใใใใใใ่จ่ใซ่ใใใใใจใฏใใใใใใช็ๆงใ้็ซใกใใฆๆญฉใใฆใใใใใชๅญๅจใฏใชใซใไฟกใใใใชใใฎใ ใใฉใใใ ใไปๆฅใฏไฝไบใใใใพใใใใใซใใใใใจใๆชใใใจใใใใพใใใใใซใใใคใใใ้กใฃใฆใใใใ้กใๅฏพ่ฑกใฏ็ขบๅฎใซๅญๅจใใฆใใใ ใใใใ ใฃใฆใใใพใพใงใฎไบบ็ใฎไธญใงใใใปใฉใใใใจใใใใปใฉๆชใใใจใ่ตทใใฆใชใใฎใ ใใใใใคใใใใใจใใ้กใๅฏพ่ฑกใใพใใใใใใฐใใใฎๅๅฑใใใใใใใใชใๆฟๅบใใใฎๆ็ดใซใใณใ็ฉดใ็ฉบใใฆ้ใใงใใใจใใใใชใผใฏในใใฌใผใฏใ่ชคใฃใฆใใผใใฆใใพใฃใใไบบใฏใชใใงใใใใใใจใใใใใใญใใใใใชใใใจใฏใใใใใใใงใใใใใใชใใใจใใใใใชใใพใพใใฆใใชใๆขใๆญฉใใใจใๅใฏๅฅฝใใชใใ ใไผผใใใใซใใฎ้ณฉใใกใฏใใใใชใใใจใใใใใใจใใใใจใ่ซฆใใใใชใไบบใฏใใ่ชๅใฎใจใตใใใผใใฆใใใใใซใใใใฎใใใจใใใชใไบบใฏใใใใใใๅคงใใใฎใใจใใใชใไบบใฏใใใใใ่ธใใฎใใใจใใ็ตๆใ่ใใใฎใๆฉใใฎใ่พใใฆๆบถใใ ใใใใใใฏใใๆๅณๆญฃ่งฃใ ใฃใใจๅใฏๆใใๅฐใใฏ้ณฉใซๆฌๆใๆใใชใใใใใชใๆไปฃใ ใใๆบถใใใใใฎใฏใใใใ ใใใงใใใฐ่ฟฝใใใๅใใชใใงใปใใใใฉใใใใฏใใใจใใใคใใใชใฎใไบบใ
ใฏ่ฒใฎๅคขใๆฏๆฅ่ฆใใใใซใชใฃใใใ่ๅญใ้
ใไบบใๆต่กใใ ใใ้ ใใใ ใฃใใใช๏ผใ่ๅญใ้
ใไบบใฎ้่ปขใใฆใใ่ปใฏๅณใซใใใพใใใชใใฃใใใๆๅพใฎๆๅพใพใงใใกใซใฏ้
ใฃใฆใใใชใใฃใใใฉใใใใจใใใกใฎ็ญใๅ
ฅใใจใใใจๅบใฆ่กใใจใใใใใฃใใใฎ็้ขใๅซใฃใฆใใใฎใใช๏ผๆฌๅฝใซใใใชใ่ฌใใชใใใใใชใใใ ใใฉใ่ๅญใ้
ใไบบใๆต่กใฃใฆใใฎใฏใใใใฃใจๅใฎใใจใ ใใใ่ๅญใ้
ใฃใฆใไบบใฏๅนด้ฝข็ใซใใใใๆญปไฝใฎไบบใ ใใใใใพใใใใผใ ใงๅฆๆ ใฎๅ ฑ้
ฌใจใใฆใใซใใซใฎใกใใซใ่ฒฐใฃใฆใใจๆใใใ ใใ่ฌใใใฉใณใฏใชใใฃใใใจใซใใใใใใใพใใใจใใชใใฃใใใจใซใใฆใใใใชใใใใ่ๅญใ้
ใไบบใไบบ้กใซใจใฃใฆๆๅคงใฎๅฎฟๆตใฏๅคๅดใจ้ณฉใ ใฃใใชใใฆใๆใฎไบบใ่ใใใ้ฉใใ ใใใชใไบบใ
ใฎไธญใงใฏๆๆฅๆๆ็ใๆต่กใใฆใๅๆฒกใใ่ฆช็ฅใใใๆใใใจใซใฟใใช่บ่ตทใซใชใฃใฆใใ่ฟ้ ใใ่ชๅใฎๅ็ใจ้กใฎๅบๅฅใใคใใชใ่ฅ่
ใๅขใใฆใฆใๅ
ทๅใๆชใใจใใชใใ้่ชใฎ่กจ็ดใจ้กใฎๅบๅฅใใคใใชใใใใฃใจๆชใใจๅ้ใ้กใ ใจๆใฃใฆใไบบใใใใใพใใงๆฐใฎ็ใฃใใชในใ ใใญใใงใๆๆธ่
ใฃใฆใชใใฎใใจ๏ผใคใถใใไบบๅทฅ่กๆใใใใใๅใฃใฆใใใใใฎใใจ๏ผใใใกใใใใใฃใจๆใ่ชญใฟใฎใใจใ ใใญใใใใใใๆ่ฟใฏใฒใใใฎใฌใณใผใใซๅฟ้
ใใฆใใใ ใใฒใใฒใใฒใใใใฃใฆ้ณใใใใใคใๅฎๅ
จใซใใฉใณในใธใฅใผใตใผใงใ็ฅ่ฆ่
ใงใๅใ่บซใซใชใใใใ ใๅใฏใชใซใๅฅชใฃใฆใชใใๅฅชใใใฆใใใชใใใงใใใในใใใจใฃใฆใบใใชใชใใ ใใ๏ผ
Before the pillar of flame became permanent and reigned over all living things, my fallen cousin danced a dance of joy, leaving many footprints, large for his stature, in the damp leaf mold beneath his feet. The mundane wall was still only about the size of a comet back then, and its brilliance wasn’t nearly what it is now. As for the pigeons, they had already given up fleeing by that time and were chasing us instead. Of course, our bodies were semi-liquid, and if we were accidentally stepped on, we’d be absorbed by the pigeons. So we had no choice but to flee. That hasn’t changed, then or now. The lazy ones’ scheme worked pretty well. Those who didn’t move lived; death came to those who did. As for me back then, my mind was completely occupied with where to sit. The station benches were soon filled with human corpses, and the park was full of pigeons, so I tried to convince myself it couldn’t be helped. The world, in short, was perpetually lacking something. Take ladders, for instance. Every single ladder in the world was one rung short. So, in truth, you could only climb partway up. People back then didn’t recognize the sun as a mere star; they thought of it only as a light source. The moon was something you saw at night. A symbol of night. An empty night. I always thought people’s minds were becoming increasingly disjointed, riding the acceleration of entropy. But since everyone seems to take coincidence for granted, I’m not sure now if that’s really true. Even back then, I wasn’t old enough to truly grasp the pathos of things, so I probably didn’t understand it well either. I once saw headlines like this on the TV news: โ13 boys and several others rescued from cave.โ Then: โEarth Taxi is taking a break.โ And then: โMay lost items be found.โ Looking back now, I wonder if that was some kind of revelation meant for me. But what on earth did God want to tell me? Honestly, phrases like โYou can bend your legsโ or โRaise just one eyebrow!โ sound like more welcome words to me. That said, I can’t believe in anything that seems like reason itself walking upside down. Still, I just hope nothing happens today. Nothing good, nothing bad. I always wish for that, so whatever I’m wishing upon must definitely exist. After all, nothing particularly good or bad has ever happened in my life so far. Thank you always, whatever you are. Speaking of which, the other day when I was punching holes in that weird letter from the government for fun, I accidentally spilled my Freaks Flakes cereal. People always want to understand everything, don’t they? Because the unknown is scary. But I like aimlessly wandering around, searching for things I don’t understand, leaving them as they are. Similarly, those pigeons gave up trying to understand the unknown. Why do people often spill their food and give it to us? Why are people bigger than us? Why do people step on us? As a result, they stopped thinking and worrying, and just melted away. In a way, I think that was the right answer. It’s time we showed pigeons a little respect. I’d rather not be melted away myself, so please don’t chase me around if you can help it. Anyway, when did people start dreaming about shells every day? Was it around the time those candy distributors became popular? The car the candy distributor drove could only turn right, so they never delivered to our house until the very end. Or maybe they just hated our narrow entrance where the way in and out were the same?