9) Friend – Pyrite / 朋友(9) – 黄铁矿

Posted on August 31, 2012 Updated on September 8, 2012

太太买给我的这块小矿石摆在桌上已有好几年。华人相信这种黄铁矿能带给人财运，至今，我还怀疑。

My wife gave me a piece of Pyrite and it was lying on my table for several years. Some believe that Pyrite can bring wealth, but I am sceptical about the effects it can convey.

这小矿石酷似黄金，但与黄金的身价却天渊之别。

This Ore resembles gold, but in contrast with gold, it worth a world of difference.

无疑的，在众多的矿石中它是一个小人物；一两的山寨版黄金。

Undoubtedly, in the giant colliery, it is a little guy；an ounce of countefeit gold.

但如果你细细把它放大看，里头的景观有如外太空星球的表面，它本身组成的立方体层层叠叠，充满艺术感，就好比展览馆里的艺术品。

But under the magnifying glass, the landscape of this little guy resembles the outer space, the planet’s surface.  The cube itself is a composition of layers of nature’s art works resurfacing in an exhibition hall.

这些纹路有致的小立方体，每一个代表人生的转折，一个转折将会影响下一个位置。而这些弯曲转折的山路，不就是它把故事凑起来的小镜头吗？

The lines caustic by the little small cubes, each and every pieces representing a turning point in life; a turning point affecting the next position. Just like the curvy turning point of a mountain, pooling the little shot of our own story.