RKS Literature: Married Couples Gazing at the Sunset Will Not be Talking About it (Shen Fu)

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“Yun said, ‘The world is so vast, but still everyone looks up at the same moon. I wonder if there is another couple in the world as much in love as we are.’

‘Naturally there are people everywhere who like to enjoy the night air and gaze at the moon,’ I said, “and there are more than a few women who enjoy discussing the sunset. But when a man and his wife look at it together, I don’t think it is the sunset they will wind up talking about.’ The candles soon burnt out and the moon set. We took the fruit inside and went to bed.”

Shen Fu, “The Old Man of the Moon”, 1809.

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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