A MOMENT TO CONSIDER
Tea, humid air, and a view from Jiufen slow Kefei into a different way of inhabiting the present. Comparing that experience with Shanghai, he uses geography as a metaphor for the difference between familiar roots and a changed inner posture.
His personal retelling of the Osiris myth extends the question of reassembly. The essay asks what a life still needs when its recognizable parts have returned but its grounding feels incomplete.
A reading note on the published post. The complete piece, photographs, and conversation are on Koffeemocha.
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What place has helped you notice something missing from an otherwise familiar life?
A question to carry into your day, or your next conversation over coffee.
Published Jul 3, 2025. Reading time estimated at 220 words per minute.
Source: Being Bold by Kefei Wang ↗
Source: Being Bold by Kefei Wang ↗
