Insufficient balance
Lin Xiaoyu sat on the floor of her small room, and "Bei Bei" this little guy crouched in front of Lin Xiaoyu, lifting that silly cute little face with a pair of round black eyes looking at Lin Xiaoyu. Lin Xiaoyu gently threw the tennis ball she was holding to a distance. The little guy's head followed the direction of the flying tennis ball and turned around for half a week before standing up and chasing after the tennis ball with a thud, and soon this little guy ran back in front of Lin Xiaoyu with his small mouth holding the tennis ball and put it on the floor in front of Lin Xiaoyu. "Woof woof" happily barking twice, the little tail wagging cutely without stopping.
At some point, this little guy fell in love with the tennis ball, and it became his toy from Lin Xiaoyu's small basketball.
Lin Xiaoyu patted the little guy's head as a reward, then picked up the ball again and casually threw it to a corner of the room, letting the little guy run to pick it up again.
Lin Xiaoyu's Feicui Middle School junior high school basketball team won the 17th Feicui City Middle School in the inter-school competition this afternoon and has entered the top four of this inter-school basketball game.
Today's game, Lin Xiaoyu felt unwell, and his high-arcing jump shot basically didn't score a few points. Fortunately, Lin Xiaoyu's passing was unstoppable by the opponent, and fortunately, Yang Tianxiao's condition was not bad today, which allowed Lin Xiaoyu to win with a slight advantage and advance.
Lin Xiaoyu thought of the next match, tomorrow will be against Feicui Experimental Middle School where Yan Nan is studying. It's said that this opponent is very powerful. After today's game, Principal Qiu with half-bald hair specially held a small meeting for Lin Xiaoyu and other basketball players, emphasizing that they must go all out to win the match tomorrow, and promised many rewards after winning.
Lin Xiaoyu feels that the recent matches have become increasingly intense, which is completely different from the feeling of playing half a game. Whether it's the opponent's defense or her own offense, Lin Xiaoyu thinks there are big differences. First, when attacking, the opponent's basket will have more people standing than usual, which reduces the space for Lin Xiaoyu to break through with the ball. When defending, because there are more people, many times while running, she will often lose track of the player she needs to defend.
Also, the referee's judgment on the court is another issue. When playing friendly matches, players usually call fouls themselves, but in formal full-court games, it's up to the referees to decide. As a result, Lin Xiaoyu has been committing more and more fouls in recent games. Many times, Lin Xiaoyu's clean and swift steals were considered fouls by the referee, which made her hesitant to intercept the ball during the game.
However, overall, Lin Xiaoyu still likes this kind of regular match. Because in the whole game, there is a wider running space, with a sense of racing against time, the constantly flipping scoreboard, and the whistle that occasionally sounds on the court, which always makes people's heart beat faster. This tense match feeling makes Lin Xiaoyu more invested in the game, and Lin Xiaoyu also thoroughly enjoys the excitement of the intense competition, and the cheers from the spectators on the sidelines make the flame of youth burning in Lin Xiaoyu's heart even more vigorous...
Lin Xiaoyu put a BEYOND disc into the CD player, and the air in the room was filled with Wong Ka Kui's firm and slightly melancholic voice.
The bell rings as a signal for returning home
In his life, as if with a hint of melancholy
Black scissors give his meaning
Dedicate one's life to the struggle for racial equality
Years and months turn possession into loss
Tired eyes with expectation
Today there is only a residual shell
Embracing the glorious years
Embracing freedom in the storm
A lifetime of wandering and struggling
Confidence can change the future
Who else can do it
Can we ignore the boundaries of skin color?
May this land have no distinction between you and me, high and low
Vibrant colors flashing out beauty
It's because it doesn't separate each color
Years and months turn possession into loss
Tired eyes with expectation
Today there is only a residual shell
Embracing the glorious years
Embracing freedom in the storm
A lifetime of wandering and struggling
Confidence can change the future
Who else can do it
Lin Xiaoyu lay quietly on her back, with her hands clasped under her head and her eyes naturally closed, slowly listening to the music she liked best.
It was probably during the first semester of junior high school that Lin Xiaoyu accidentally heard Wong Ka Kui's song. Although most songs were sung in Cantonese, Lin Xiaoyu couldn't quite make out some lyrics, but this didn't affect her fondness for BEYOND. Wong Ka Kui's magnetic voice immediately captivated Lin Xiaoyu. As a result, BEYOND's records became regulars on Lin Xiaoyu's CD player. Lin Xiaoyu's room also had several posters of the four boys hugging their guitars from BEYOND.
Every time in the quiet night, listening to Wong Ka Kui's singing with penetrating power, with a sense of sadness or venting anger, with the strong and powerful drumbeat, with the guitar that is sometimes calm and sometimes angry, and the bass in the interlude, creating a wonderful feeling. Lam Jeng Tse never thought that two six-string guitars, one four-string bass, and several drums could create so much beautiful and moving music.
Lin Xiaoyu never thought that music could contain so much, every time she heard BEYOND's music, Lin Xiaoyu could deeply feel the emotions contained in those songs. The unwillingness to fate in "No Longer Hesitate", the momentum of striving for excellence and the spirit of never giving up; In "Really Love You", the praise and gratitude for family love and motherly love; Those immortal spirits of chasing dreams with friends in "Years of Silence". The struggles after hesitation in "Goodbye Ideal", even the beautiful memories of love that made Lin Xiaoyu a little confused in "Like You".
Those songs always manage to create vivid images in one's mind, constantly changing with the ups and downs of the music, shaking people's souls together.
All of this made Lin Xiaoyu feel a little melancholic as she indulged in music.
Sorrow, this emotion seems to be accumulated over the years, like the sand in an hourglass, allowing this faint sorrowful feeling to slowly accumulate in one's heart during those fleeting moments. When the depths of one's heart are touched by certain events or things, this melancholic feeling that lingers in one's mind will shroud your heart, covering up the vast expanse of sky and sea within.
This melancholy is always faint, it won't make you heartbroken or grief-stricken, but it will make you sink into the past and unable to extricate yourself, and it will also bring a few clear tears to the corners of your eyes.
In Lin Xiaoyu's fifteen years of life, there was almost nothing that made Lin Xiaoyu particularly sad, but how can a person's heart not leave marks on its own over the years? Time will always slowly change people, no matter where you hide.
Lam Yik Fei gradually came into contact with BEYOND and slowly understood the growth process of this band. The experiences of BEYOND's struggles to adhere to their musical ideals made Lam Yik Fei have a deeper understanding of their music. At that time, Lam Yik Fei was not yet old enough to fully experience the helplessness brought by reality, but seeing BEYOND encounter obstacles and setbacks when starting out in music, Lam Yik Fei vaguely felt that her own life would also face similar challenges in the future. And BEYOND became a role model for her in facing life.
For the departure of music genius Wong Ka Kui, Lam Jeng Yee felt extremely heartbroken, as if she had lost a very close friend. Lam Jeng Yee remembered that when she first searched for information about BEYOND and saw that their lead singer Wong Ka Kui had passed away many years ago, her heart felt like it was being pressed down by a huge stone.
That night, Lin Xiaoyu lay quietly in bed, slowly listening to Wong Ka Kui's singing voice in her dark room. She felt that the singing voice was not coming from the CD player, but rather Wong Ka Kui holding a guitar and softly singing with deep emotion beside her ear. That night, Lin Xiaoyu fell asleep with tears.
Music is capable of expressing human emotions. Lin Xiaoyu used to sing along with the music teacher in music class, sentence by sentence, without feeling anything. But Lin Xiaoyu felt it in BEYOND's music. Yes, the emotions conveyed in Wong Ka Kui's music are so strong, one sentence at a time, one melody at a time, slowly entering your heart from your ears, making you completely immersed in that world which belongs to reality yet is beyond reality.
I don't know if there's really a paradise in the starry sky, but Lin Xiaoyu wants to shout loudly towards the sky, so that Jia Yu in paradise can hear that in this real world, there is another person named Lin Xiaoyu who has been moved by his music.
The sound system was still playing Wong Ka Kui's song. In this space purified by the singing voice, Lin Xiaoyu fell asleep, sleeping very sweetly.
The gauze window of the room was blown up by the clear wind from time to time, revealing the distant dark horizon. The starry sky between the horizons still dotted this night, and it is unknown whether Huang Jiaju has transformed into one of the stars that are still shining in the mysterious horizon...
Beyond is a classic that has had a huge impact on me, I'm sure many people are like me, feeling nostalgic. I'll write about the match in more detail soon, hope you all enjoy it! If you like it, please vote, thank you!
