One morning, upon waking up, I strongly sensed an orange hue at the center of my forehead. It felt as if a single point were intensifying like light through a magnifying glass. However, I wasn't unwell, and there was no fever.
As I stepped outside, I encountered a surreal scene where everything appeared to move at its inherent pace. There was no depth, no speed, no three-dimensionality. It took on a form beyond the scales I had previously recognized. Instead of leaves swaying in the wind, each seemed to transform into particles, moving independently.
Even the appearance of people in the street took on an unfamiliar aspect.Their skin appeared as if it had been stripped away, particles passed through the streets. The young woman walking ahead of me had an inner color that seemed on the verge of decay. The man seeking money exuded an extraordinary energy. The elderly woman dragging a heavy load emanated freshness. In those particles, I felt like I glimpsed Inochi (life) itself.
Unexpectedly, I noticed there is something I had once called the past beside me. It seemed that in this world, there was no concept of a timeline. I try to speak to my ten-year-old self standing there. She seemed aware that I would approach and had been waiting.