Cha: An Asian Literary Journal
The Importance of Bears
When I get out of bed I thank my bears for having kept me company while I slept. Then at the end of the day, as I go back to bed, I push them gently with my shoulder, to make space for myself and the book I hold in my hands, before I turn off the light and hug the bears again. I don’t know if you like to sleep with bears—I have managed to never have to sleep without at least one. Some of those that stay with me are less used to the uncertainties of travels, or are not so mobile, so we are reunited every time I am in a not-too-temporary home.
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