[成历|西玉|全英]天行不息 22 The Ending(13)

But he tried to spread his wings but failed; tried to change the weather but was unchanged. He realized that he had been a human now, back to the boy studying magic in the ancient land of China.
The next day, in Golden Gate Park, the early-afternoon sun sparkled on the Spreckels Lake where dozens of miniature boats sailed, propelled by a crisp breeze. In the sunshine, a pair of kites, red with long blue tails, soaring in the sky. They danced high above the west of the park, floating side by side like a pair of eyes looking down on San Francisco. Jade and Hsi Wu sat shoulder by shoulder on one of the boats, sipping juice, sharing the afternoon.

“Hsi Wu, now you no longer have magic power and can’t live forever. Do you feel a bit lost?”
“To be honest, a little. My body strength’s not as good as before and I must walk to go anywhere. But I also feel lucky.”
“Why?”
“Morning fungi know not the night and spring insects know not the autumn. The lifespan of human beings is also rather long, not to mention that loneliness over tens of centuries is no better than life within one hundred years.”