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We invite readers to reflect with us: as stable “places” are increasingly permeated by fluid “spaces,” how should we understand belonging? Does displacement necessarily mean loss — or could it also carry the potential to create new connections and new identities?
Wasteland, you were meant to be colorful.
“Have you ever seen death? Have you ever heard of the ‘metaphor of death’? … Emily Dickinson once called me a courteous gentleman — and you, how will you name me?
Dear, wise guest, perhaps you are the brave one — daring to glimpse my collection: torn fragments of time, forgotten verses, blood-stained rhymes, intoxicating melodies… Come then... before we formally meet; I, Death, personally invite you to wander through this dreamlike wonderland.”
IYCEO is meeting you in Xi’an and Beijing :)
If you could forget all practical concerns,
what would your second life look like at this very moment?
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