Mindful Moments

Heartwarming Homecomings Shared

We asked everyone on Tuesday if anything happened during their trip home this year that made them feel “It’s so good to be home.” This came about because we recently noticed that many articles online were about “how terrible it is to go home for the New Year,” and we ourselves had even promoted such content. Even our editor didn’t particularly like going home. However, after reading these messages, you might think that going home for the New Year isn’t so bad after all.

1. I returned to the village on the night before the New Year. The lights in my house were still on. The little mongrel I hadn’t seen for half a year rubbed and jumped around my feet. I was worried that I’d be cold without air – conditioning at home, but when I went to bed, I found that the quilt had been sun – dried and was fluffy and warm. Lying in it, I felt like a hamster. Before closing my eyes, I thought, “It’s so good to be home.” – @Ye X
2. There are people taking care of you. People care about when you get up, eat, and go to bed. The elders arrange everything perfectly. It’s a joy to experience that kind of care again. Only those who have experienced countless days and nights without care outside can understand this feeling. – @Zhang ++
3. When I’m busy with work on weekdays or sleep in on weekends, I always have to think about where to eat and what to eat for lunch. But when I’m home, I can sleep and get up as I like. I know my parents have already prepared delicious meals in the kitchen, and the bowls and chopsticks are already set. It’s so heart – warming. – @Huang Pingping
4. What makes going home great is that we take a family photo every year. Everyone gathers around grandpa to welcome the new year. Also, the annual get – together with my siblings. This year, there’s a handsome brother – in – law joining us! – @Ding Yafen
5. Going home means eating the food I’ve been craving, seeing my family members I usually only talk to on the phone, and watching the Spring Festival Gala together. I’m no longer alone. It’s so good to be home. – @Patrick Star

1. As usual, I slept with my two sisters. In the middle of the night, my second sister turned over and pulled the quilt towards her. When I woke up from the cold and couldn’t pull it back, I shouted a few times. Then my eldest sister woke up and helped me pull the quilt back. For a moment, it was like we were kids again. – @Ah Chang
2. The owner of the barbershop downstairs, which has been in business for 8 years, still remembers me. You could say I’ve been getting my hair done there since I was a kid. These places that carry my childhood memories make me feel, “It’s so good to be home.” – @Diu
3. When I’m home, I can have a bowl of hot noodles and a bowl of porridge with the taste of my hometown. – @Rice
   (The nickname of this reader is “Rice”, though…)
4. I miss the pulled noodles, roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), and rolled noodles in the night market of my hometown. Those guys I grew up with can chat freely no matter how long we haven’t seen each other. This is the longing for my hometown. – @Zhang Bangwan
5. My home is clean and warm. As soon as I get home, I receive my mother’s love and understanding. The clothes I haven’t had time to wash have already been washed and dried. I’m embraced and loved at home. It’s so good to be home. – @Tropical Fish

1. I didn’t go home but traveled with my parents during the New Year. I’m happy to see them gain something from the trip. I don’t want to deal with all those strange relatives every year when I go home and waste half a year’s savings meaninglessly. – @Bu Yong Paodou
2. It’s my fourth year working abroad after graduating from college. I’m going home for the New Year for the first time today. I used to think it was really annoying to get together with the whole family, and I’d be asked all kinds of questions. I usually couldn’t wait to leave home by the second day of the Lunar New Year to meet my friends. This year, perhaps because I’m getting older, I suddenly feel that it’s so nice to be with family. It’s comfortable and warm. I don’t have to force a smile when facing my relatives, and I don’t need to deliberately find topics. Now I truly understand the meaning of home. It’s a place where I can take off all my disguises and defenses. I know this is the only place where my heart can truly relax. It’s so good to be home. – @Li *
3. We went back to our junior high school campus together and called our former head teacher to wish him a happy New Year. The moment I heard his familiar voice, I realized how much I liked him and how much I missed those junior high days. – @Mai Ya
4. This year, my parents hardly nagged me. They spoiled me a lot. When I got my period, I didn’t even wash a single bowl. But I also helped my dad wash his feet and hair because he got a splinter and was hurt. On the Lunar New Year’s Eve, the three of us in the family made dumplings together, talking and laughing. It was like going back to my childhood. – @Growing Girl
5. When all my aunts and uncles were urging me to get married, my parents told me to take it easy and not rush. I’ve been feeling stressed because I’ve been preparing for the civil servant exam for a year after graduation. But my dad said that girls must be financially independent and that I don’t have to worry about money because he’ll always support me. I think there’s no man in the world who loves me more than my dad. It’s so good to be home. – @🕳

1. When I had a stomachache, my grandma made me a bowl of brown sugar water. There are familiar neighbors, the old scenery, and the sound of my hometown dialect. With family around, there’s a sense of support and warmth. – @Eileen
2. When I’m home, I accompany my dad for walks and my mom to the supermarket. The whole family hangs out together. For me, who’s been away from home all year, this is the happiest thing. – @Yan
3. I got a big kiss from my grandpa, countless hugs from my mom, and heard my usually quiet dad laughing with childlike joy. Relatives told me how much they missed me. It’s just so warm. It’s so good to be home. – @Clara
4. My grandpa is 96 years old. He still walks fast, but he’s not as energetic as a few years ago. Relatives gave me advice on what kind of partner to find. I played cards with my childhood friends, and they called me by my childhood nickname. It felt so warm and comfortable. – @Montag
5. After a year, I’m still at the old bus station, taking the old bus route. As always, I chose the seat by the window in the second – last row. I smelled the long – missed and strong smell of gasoline and paid the fare that hasn’t changed in 10 years. The bus slowly drove onto the 104 National Road. People in the bus, who didn’t know each other, started chatting in the familiar Minnan dialect. Looking at the kind smile of the old man sitting next to me, I suddenly felt that everything seemed to have never changed. – @Er Teng

1. Unfortunately, I got a wisdom tooth during the Spring Festival. It was inflamed, swollen, and painful to the point of tears. Fortunately, my parents were there to take care of me. They cooked soft porridge, and my dad cut the vegetables very finely. My mom, to satisfy my desire to eat meat, came up with the idea of making meatballs. My dad immediately went to the kitchen and steamed a bowl of delicious egg custard. It’s so good to be home. – @Hua Hua
2. Before I left home, my family raised a puppy. I only spent a few months with it. I thought it wouldn’t remember me when I came back. When I got home with my mother, it rushed straight towards me and started acting cute. – @Xueqing Wu
3. The usually quiet family group became active during these days. Listening to them discussing which day to come back, which day to pay New Year’s visits, and all the hometown dialect, everything became familiar in an instant. – @Chen Zhuqi
4. I had a heat – related illness, and my mom decocted medicine for me every day. She cooled it down and added honey before handing it to me, fearing it would be too bitter. When I was at school, once I cut my foot, I still had to limp out to eat. It was excruciatingly painful on the first day, but no one could truly understand how I felt. By contrast, I feel it’s so good to be home. Although sometimes I feel restricted at home, you know, just like a bird needs a nest when it’s tired from flying. – @wancasso

1. I haven’t been home for the New Year for several years while studying abroad. This year, the New Year came early, and I managed to catch the New Year’s Eve dinner at the end of my vacation. I was so happy that I cried because the food was so delicious. – @XC.Wu
2. Going home is really great. I can be a kid again. I don’t have to think about what I should do, how to strive, or what kind of pressure I have. There are only a few days like this in a year. I can eat when I’m hungry and sleep when I’m tired. I don’t have to worry about being late or making mistakes. I don’t need to plan anything. – @Xu Xiaomei Who Wants Double – Eyelids
3. I’ve been away from my parents to study since I was 16. Twelve years have passed, and I often don’t go home for the New Year. I got home on the second day of the Lunar New Year this year. I got sick on the first day home, with a fever, and lay in bed groggy. But this is the first time in more than ten years that I felt someone taking care of me when I’m sick. I didn’t have to endure it alone. It’s so good to be home. – @An Jiacheng
4. I have a border collie. I couldn’t bear to leave it in a kennel during the Spring Festival, so I decided to take it home. My mom strongly disagreed, but I brought it back anyway. The dog needs to eat, drink, and go to the toilet every morning, and I’ve always been the one taking care of it. On the second morning after I got home, as usual, I got up early to take the dog for a meal and a walk. But I heard my mom whispering to the dog by the kennel, “Good boy, Granny will feed you today and take you for a walk. Let your sister sleep a little longer.” At that moment, I suddenly felt, “It’s so good to be home.” – @Yu Su
5. This year when I went home, I ate my mom’s cooking again after a long time. It’s not that it’s extremely delicious, but no one else can make that taste except my mom. – @Jiao Weili
6. I played “Neko Atsume” (a cat – collecting game) with my mom. When a rich cat visited her virtual yard, I told her it was a rare cat, and she was extremely happy. It was so cozy. The whole family ate hot pot, watched TV, and watched the virtual cats. – @Oolong Tea
7. On the morning of my return to Beijing, my dad asked me what I wanted to eat for dinner. I said, “Mom’s steamed braised noodles.” My dad replied, “Noodles are great. Eating noodles before going out is like having a string tying you to home…” I think this is what being tied to home means. No matter how far you go, there are people at home thinking about you. For me, going home is what makes the New Year. – @A He

After reading these messages, you may find that the moments when people feel “It’s so good to be home” are quite similar. We, who study or work away from home, go back home, eat the familiar food, meet old friends, and are taken care of by our parents again, turning back into kids. Maybe this is what we mean when we say, “The unfortunate have their own misfortunes, while the happy ones are mostly alike”. Jiang Sida wrote a sentence in his recent post, “My hometown may be ordinary. The scenery there is nothing special, and the people haven’t changed much. But I, who am also ordinary, miss it.” The moment our editor felt “It’s so good to be home” was similar to everyone else’s. On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, when I just woke up and felt hungry, I lay in bed and shouted, “Mom! I’m hungry!”

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