斯京思境 Stockholm State-Of-Mind

因为社会福利高，贫富差距小，北欧五国一直是从出生就开始内卷的东亚年轻人心目中的精神故乡。之前在美国待久了，相比美国人大大咧咧比较情绪化的外放性格，好像在北欧人偏内敛稳重的脾性上更能让我找到共通点， 而自己一直想要去瑞典，又因为各种原因未能成行，所以2023年春寒料峭时候终于来到了朝思暮想已久的精神故乡斯德哥尔摩。在国内朝九晚五两点一线的生活让我逐渐变得精神麻木，陷入了一种被框在格子间里只会做形式主义工作的困局，第一次在斯德哥尔摩度过的两三天却让我有难得的机会静下心来，坐游船，吹海风，喂海鸥，逛公园，赏春花，看展览，搭电车，摄街景，被工作拉得紧绷的神经得到充分放松，大脑也可以空下来，去思考作为现代社会的一份子， 如何更好地参与和实现在摩登生活中人的居住空间与自然环境的可持续性发展之间的平衡一类的现代化问题。

Due to their generous social welfare systems and relatively small wealth gaps, the five Nordic countries have long been seen as a spiritual homeland by East Asian young people, who have been caught up in intense competition since birth. Having spent quite some time in the U.S., I found that, compared to the more emotional, outspoken and extroverted nature of Americans, I connected more with the Nordic temperament—reserved, quiet and composed. I had always wanted to go to Sweden but couldn’t make the trip to happen due to various circumstances. So, in the chilly early spring of 2023, I finally came to Stockholm, my spiritual hometown that I had longed for.