Parting is such sweet sorrow

Reporter's log | Peng Yining

Saying goodbye to loved ones is never easy, but somehow it seems more acceptable when one is leaving on a plane or taking a train; you disappear within a few seconds, before you even remember to turn around to take one last look at your family. It's painful, but quick.

However, leaving on a ship brings out the strongest grief of parting. You watch the coast slowly retreat and the ocean gradually fills one's field of vision.