疫情期间归国后其实就已经很少关心硅谷的新闻了，这次的硅谷杀妻案铺天盖地的新闻，想要忽略也挺难。想要好好活着是一件不容易的事情，对谁都是如此，无论男女老少、贫穷富有。此时桌脚边的小猫懒洋洋的打了个呵欠，可能也觉得人类是个奇怪的物种吧。我不知道这对年轻人究竟经历了什么，只能从媒体的镜像中了解个大概，每个人似乎都可以从中读到自己愿意相信的东西。但无论如何，逝者是一员弱势群体。而电影《芭比》借Gloria之口详实描述了当代女性所面临的父权框架下的种种困境（前方剧透）：

Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we’re always doing it wrong.

You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin.

You have to have money, but you can’t ask for money because that’s crass.

You have to be a boss, but you can’t be mean.

You have to lead, but you can’t squash other people’s ideas.

You’re supposed to love being a mother, but don’t talk about your kids all the damn time.

You have to be a career woman, but also always be looking out for other people.

You have to answer for men’s bad behaviour, which is insane, but if you point that out, you’re accused of complaining.

You’re supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you’re supposed to be a part of the sisterhood.

But always stand out and always be grateful. But never forget that the system is rigged. So find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful.

You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. It’s too hard! It’s too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you! And it turns out in fact that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also everything is your fault.

周六的这场越野跑，原本有点不想去，给自己找了各种借口，但内心深处，我知道其实是源于“分离焦虑”，毕竟过去几乎所有的越野跑经历，都还有另一个人的参与。出发前给自己做了很多心理建设，其中一个是，身体力行的为女性发声。

相较于炎热的天气，我更喜欢在冬季进行这项运动。虽然太冷的天有更多失温的危险，日落也早于夏季，但冬天的山林，空气特别清透，还不时弥漫着一层水雾，鸟叫声也似乎更有穿透力了。姑苏旺七，顾名思义，是一条连接苏州市内旺山和七子山的线路。因其一路沿着水管而经常被吐槽。其实我觉得水管多也不是坏事，水管是人类文明的痕迹，沿着水管就不容易在山野里迷路，总比一路循着被人随手乱扔的垃圾跑要好多了。

整个行程大部分是在旺山景区内，还有一部分分别在七子山和上方山。可能是淡季的缘故，景区内人不多，在山里大概就见到三拨人，每拨都带了自己的狗子，其余的时候都安静得似能听到山峦大地的喘息。全程中间点的九龙戏水瀑布处，苏州日报打造了网红打卡点，其中大旺咖啡馆，乡村美式的布局，有一种熟悉的感觉。听店员说，夏天的时候，这里会有签名售书、山野市集等各类活动，挺热闹的，不禁令人产生了些许期待。

旺七这条线，直路挺多的，弯路也不少，最重要的是最后大家都安全抵达了终点。希望所有人找到自己的路，将我们带向光明的终点，哪怕终点等待着的不过是一碗热气腾腾的阜阳牛肉面。