Namtso-Tibet’s Ten-Year Covenant (5)

It's been a long time and there are no updates on Tibet photos. Firstly, I feel there is nothing to write about, and secondly, I haven’t organized the photos. Nowadays, there is less novelty and curiosity when going out, so it always feels dull. Although I may have been very excited when I saw the beautiful scenery at the time, I still returned to calmness afterwards without causing any disturbance. Perhaps it is really when the years are quiet that I like to express many different emotions in a pretentious manner. In today's world, where the whole world is in a strange state, I feel that it is good to live well and be safe and sound with my family. Now when I think back to those days, they seem so precious.

I don’t know if it’s because of hindsight, but in the past two years, I feel like I’ve always met people whose aura I don’t agree with. I feel helpless, but I don’t want to complain. It is impossible for people to be smooth all their lives, and they will always encounter some unpredictable people and things. The road is smooth as you walk.

When I went to Namtso, I rented a car for a day with a girl from Shanghai. The car was chartered by Xiao Li, who was born in the 1990s from Lhasa. Xiao Li was the driver who picked me up at the airport, and it was he who brought me and this girl together to charter the car. In fact, I am the kind of person who doesn’t trust people easily, but after contacting Xiao Li and communicating on WeChat later, I feel that he is quite reliable. He was willing to tell me about his rebellious childhood. Even though he was so rebellious, he still had the softest place in his heart. Although his family conditions are not bad, he is willing to work hard to do something for his newborn son instead of just idle around. It was precisely because of his trust in me that telling me those things did not make me feel scared. Instead, I felt more at ease to rent his car. Chartering a car for a few days is more like getting along with friends.

On the day we went to Namtso, we left Lhasa at 10 a.m. and didn’t return to Lhasa until 11:30 p.m. It was a really long day. Because it snowed the day before, we were on snow all the way to Namtso Lake. We also saw lakes under the snow-capped mountains at the Namtso Lake. And you don’t have to wear bulky clothes. I think this kind of sight must be rare, because when you can still see the snow-capped mountains, Namtso must be frozen. There was a brief blizzard-like situation on the way. At dusk, I barely managed to watch the sunset during the rainy season. I saw a lot of scenery in just one day. This is the first time I feel relaxed after arriving in Lhasa for several days.