"Ah...... It was probably more than 20 years ago, I can't remember the year, it should be 77 or 78, during that time, every once in a while, a group of young people would gather under this tree, they were a little older than me, they were all intellectual young people who came here from other places, everywhere in the world, all over the world; Generally, they are assigned to very remote farms, forest farms, and villages, and it is estimated that it may be because it is the late stage when the educated youth return to the city, and many of them will not stay in the countryside honestly, they are always running around, and they have long been looking forward to going back to the city as soon as possible. When a group of them gather here to chat, one of them will always play a musical instrument, and later I learned that the thing is called Hulusi, and I don't know any music, so I don't know what kind of music I play, in short, it is very good, sometimes no one speaks, they all listen to his music, and people in the neighborhood will come to listen. Every time they get here, I go and join in the fun and hear what they have to say. It is also because of the late stage of the educated youth's return to the city, so those of them who have not left are very eager to return to their hometown, or miss their girlfriends, boyfriends, etc., so far away from home, it is nonsense to say that they don't want to go home, and it is normal for people to say that they don't want home. Later, I don't know when, after each meeting, they would tie a red woolen rope to the trunk of the tree, and there were knots on it, many knots, some knots with notes on them, some with dates, some with the names of their hometowns, some with numbers that I don't know what they meant, or a little more with the names and dates of the places. None of us in the neighborhood know what it means, and the idea of what to do is different from ours. Later, I couldn't help it, so I asked them what it meant, and one of them said that they were counting the date of their homecoming, and that it was their 'spiritual home', which I didn't understand at the time, but in short, I understood it as a sign, a sign of homesickness. Later, the number of people who came here to gather became less and less, and the number of people became smaller and smaller, but every time they would tie ropes, and in the end, no one came, so it was estimated that they had all returned to their hometowns! When the people in the neighborhood didn't see them coming, they always felt that something was missing! ”

"That's probably a kind of sustenance!" I said.

"Ah, I guess!"

"Did the red ropes get untied later?"

"No, none of us touched! But the yarn rope definitely won't last long, and as the days go by, it will break, and I don't know where it will be blown by the wind! ”

"Oh! That's all about the tree? ”

"Yes, it's just such a thing, anyway, so many years have passed, and the impression is relatively deep!"

"And when did the tree die? It's what it is now? ”

"Ah, it's been a few years! At the beginning, it seemed that it was the autumn of any year, and the leaves fell, and we all thought that they would grow again next year, but they did not sprout the next year, so they died! It may also be that the tree is old, and at that time the front of the tree has been built, blocking the sunlight, so it died! No one here cares what happens to this tree, they think that it's just a tree that dies, left to fend for itself, it's a normal thing, no fuss. ”

"That's what you think too?"

"I've been looking at this tree since I was a child, and after a long time, there's nothing left, just thinking that time flies too fast, and it's now in a flash!" As he spoke, he began to greet the customers who had just come in again, and he was busy selling things!

This is what I learned about this tree, which does not seem to be legendary, it is a simple story, and it has witnessed the memories of many people, including me. After talking to the grocery store owner this time, my interest in this tree, or rather the "spiritual home", has become even stronger! The connotation of "spiritual home" is very rich in my understanding, and it is a "spiritual home" that everyone cannot lack! What is the reason for missing? What is the reason for the return? Of course, it's all because of love, which follows your heart! Love is the foundation of a spiritual home!