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Lift my palm in front of the black device for about 1 second

Can you confirm to yourself that you are healthy and well in body and mind? .... Lift my palm in front of the black device for about 1 second. My current temperature is displayed on the LCD screen. I am unaware of how whole-body temperature can be measured simply by shining a beam of light on the palm, but this ritual is encouraged to be performed upon entering the building. And you have to disinfect your fingers with alcohol. I got used to even this ritual. What is static representation? One of the mechanisms that embody meaning is symbolism. Words, pictures, sounds, etc. All the techniques used for expression have the function of symbolism. However, these representations that rely on symbolism are static. So what is dynamic representation? “How are you today?” Don’t you think it’s a vague and mysterious question? I understand that I have to declare that I am fine, but how do you prove that you are fine? What is dynamic representatio...

Clothing Symbolism

And the man was proud of both….. The man’s phone was always a mess. It was littered with mugs, donut halves, tissue paper, and permanent marker pens. But the most interesting thing about the phone was the wallpaper. It was a photo of a smiling toddler. The toddler was the man’s new son. He had remarried last year and suddenly found himself a father. His current wife also had a child from a previous marriage, so they now had two toddlers to take care of. The man’s first wife had divorced him because of his violence. But he had quickly remarried after the divorce, and now he was looking for a third wife. Some people might think that the man was a bad person. But the truth is, he was just trying to find happiness. He had been through a lot in his life, and he just wanted to find someone to love and who would love him back. The man’s phone was a symbol of his new life. It was a reminder of his new family and his new hopes for the future...

The Tangled Threads of Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, where history whispered and flags unfurled, the winds carried both hope and memory. And somewhere, in the heart of it all, Lily giggled, unaware of the intricate tapestry she was part of—a child who had suddenly gained a new fath Chapter 1: The Forgotten Phone In the heart of Northern Ireland, where ancient hills whispered secrets and the winds carried echoes of history, there sat a cluttered desk. It belonged to a man named Liam, a man whose life was woven with threads of love, loss, and unexpected twists. Liam was a creature of habit. Every morning, he left for work, his footsteps fading into the cobbled streets of Belfast. And every morning, his phone remained behind, perched like a silent sentinel on the worn wooden surface. It was a relic of connectivity, a bridge between his past and the uncertain future. The desk itself bore witness to life’s mundane chaos. Mugs, half-eaten donuts, crumpled tissue paper, a...

The Two Chairs Problem

But because reality required it.… The conference room in Singapore was set for three meetings, but only two chairs were placed at the center table. Aya noticed it immediately. “Symbolism,” she muttered. “Or denial.” Tatsuya adjusted the wall display — a live feed showing tariff curves, maritime incident density, and atmospheric methane anomalies layered over shipping routes. “Or bandwidth limits,” he said. “Bilateral negotiations are just low-latency diplomacy.” 1️⃣ The Bilateral Moment The first session was a closed-door U.S.–China technical working group. The agenda looked deceptively narrow: rare-earth export controls, AI safety guardrails, and maritime deconfliction. That narrowness was intentional. In recent years, bilateral talks between the two powers had repeatedly produced fast, temporary stabilizers: • Short-term tariff reductions to cool trade wars • Temporary trade truces lasting months to a year •...

Can color speak for emotions?

I’ve seen a lover with a janitor woman, but he was a young man who looked shy..... Clothes that were abandoned only because the owner got tired of the shape of the collar, clothes that were donated because the shades did not match the fashion, and clothes that were purchased only because they were piled up at mass retailers. About half of those miscellaneous clothes Why do objects have color? tags clothes one jacket notice About half of those miscellaneous clothes are hung on hangers, and the rest are waiting for borrowers on the floor. Unfortunately, someone rents such clothes only when the typhoon makes everything soaked, or when a ridiculous stupid guy is wandering naked. The person who noticed the clothes on the verge of leaving for the trash can is me looking for a spare jacket. The clothes are roughly managed by a young woman only when she remembers it. The woman is the one who always wears jeans pants. I always wonder if she has ever ...