上周六傍晚，怀着满心期待到了海河按岸边,这场为上合组织峰会升级的夜景，涵盖 217 栋建筑与 14 座桥梁的灯光改造，我心心念念许久了。
灯光的绚烂果然不负期待：楼宇间流转的色彩、桥梁上勾勒的光影，每一处设计都充满观赏性，海河的夜晚被衬得夺目璀璨。可这份欣喜很快被人群的拥挤冲淡：即便有交警维持秩序，单是走过解放桥就花了半小时，之后又在原地拥堵十余分钟。压抑的人潮、焦灼的等待，一点点磨掉了观赏的兴致，最终我只草草拍了几张照片，便决定返程。
意外的是，返程路上竟收获了另一种惬意：穿梭在色彩斑斓的楼宇间，凉爽的晚风拂面而来，前路豁然开朗，连呼吸都变得自由。那一刻才发觉，原来避开拥挤，反而能更从容地感受夜景的美。后来想想，与其在现场将就，不如回家看官方的航拍视频 —— 高空视角下的灯光秀，想必会有更震撼的效果。
周六上午骑行至水上公园，夜晚又往返海河，粗略算来骑行距离 16+ 公里；周日爬不起来了，在家宅了一整天。这般 “要么不动，一动就超标” 的状态，也是让人无奈。
有时我们为期待的事物奔赴，难免遭遇小插曲，但换个角度，或许就能收获意外的松弛。
Last Saturday evening, I went to the bank of the Haihe River with high hopes. This night view had been upgraded for the SCO Summit, with new lights on 217 buildings and 14 bridges — something I’d been looking forward to for a long time.
The lights were really wonderful, just as I’d hoped. Colors moved across the buildings, and lights formed shapes on the bridges. Every part looked nice, making the Haihe night bright and beautiful. But the crowd soon spoiled this joy. Even with traffic police helping out, it took 30 minutes just to walk across Jiefang Bridge. Then we got stuck in the crowd for over 10 minutes. The crowd felt overwhelming, and waiting made me anxious. Little by little, I lost interest in watching. In the end, I took a few quick photos and decided to go back.
Surprisingly, I felt good on the way back. As I cycled back, I passed the colorful buildings. and the cool evening wind touched my face. The road ahead looked clear, and I could breathe easily. At that moment, I realized: if you stay away from crowds, you can enjoy the night view more peacefully. Later, I thought: instead of putting up with the crowd there, I could go home and watch the official aerial video. That light show would probably look much more amazing.
On Saturday, I rode to Shuishang Park in the morning and to the Haihe River and back in the evening.Roughly speaking, I rode more than 16 kilometers. On Sunday, I couldn’t get out of bed and stayed home all day. This state — “either I don’t move at all, or I overdo it once I start” — is a bit annoying.
sometimes, when we go after things we look forward to, we may have small problems.If we think about it in another way, we might find unexpected peace.