HTTP/2 301 server: nginx date: Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:39:28 GMT content-type: text/html content-length: 162 location: https://yichinglin.wordpress.com/feed/ x-ac: 4.bom _dca MISS alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400 strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000 server-timing: a8c-cdn, dc;desc=bom, cache;desc=MISS;dur=309.0 HTTP/2 200 server: nginx date: Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:39:29 GMT content-type: application/rss+xml; charset=UTF-8 vary: Accept-Encoding x-hacker: Want root? Visit join.a8c.com/hacker and mention this header. host-header: WordPress.com link: ; rel="https://api.w.org/" vary: accept, content-type last-modified: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:38:31 GMT x-nc: HIT dca 165 content-encoding: gzip x-ac: 4.bom _dca BYPASS alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400 strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000 server-timing: a8c-cdn, dc;desc=bom, cache;desc=BYPASS;dur=310.0 https://yichinglin.wordpress.com what it comes down to Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:37:40 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.com/ 2778393 https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/ac6daaa8346ab112b72fe16134d057fe7a6a346f0e3e293f59070188e56ba3c3?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png https://yichinglin.wordpress.com https://yichinglin.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/the-sharks-are-always/ https://yichinglin.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/the-sharks-are-always/#respond Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:37:40 +0000 https://yichinglin.wordpress.com/?p=18528 the sharks are always 
circling in the waters, 
waiting for us to  

become exhausted, then numb, 
lose our sense of connection
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often found in the darkness 
of uncertainty
.
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puzzle are only meant to be 
held so long – when we 

become aware that it belongs 
to the whole, we can let go
.
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anchor, tugging 
at forgotten
memories, every 
corner, a guitar 
pick, plucking 
loosened strings – 
on finding a lost 
photograph
.
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day after, we are finally 
shoveled out enough 

to test our resolve or our 
balance, whichever fails first
.
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streets, we find conversation, 
music, and respite 

from the bitter cold all winter 
long, waiting for our shuttle
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nurture are countless other 
scenarios that 

neither side has taken an 
interest to duly consider
.
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between the haves and the have nots, 
the more fragile the 

system – we become aware of 
having more or less in common
.
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barely think about 
an injustice in
your backyard
is a benefit that is 
really a bribe – 
someone is 
paying you just 
enough to look 
the other way
.
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the universe extends its 
feelers through gaps in 

the matrix, taps gently on our 
armors to find a way in
.
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