This morning, I opened the door and the sound rushed in.
Birdsong everywhere, clear and layered, as if the land was laughing.
For a moment it felt unreal how loud and alive it was.
I stood there listening.
Finches, sparrows, and even the steady tapping of a woodpecker in the distance.
Nothing dramatic happened.
Just sound, air, and life moving as it always has.
The world is quietly beautiful like this.
It doesn’t ask for attention.
It offers itself when we pause long enough to hear.
Today was one of those moments.
Genevieve Cheung 張英姿 