Essay on Life in High-speed Service Area: Post Road Feelings

Editor's note: When we go home every Spring Festival, we will find the high-speed service area crowded with people. It is not so much a relay station on the journey as a harbor that warms our hearts, because we have the direction to go home.

The Spring Festival is approaching, which is the peak of returning home, and the high-speed service area is much more lively than usual. Every time I see the grand occasion of surging crowds in news reports, it always evokes my feelings. Once upon a time, from there, I began my dream of traveling. It is not so much a relay station on the journey as a harbor that warms my heart.

With the rapid development of economy, tourism has become one of the most important leisure ways for modern people. Although someone once summed up its meaning in one sentence, that is, from a place where you are bored to a place where others are bored, it did not affect the excitement of talking about tourism at all. It will make you emotionally ignore all doubts, which is not just curiosity about the unknown world. In an era of increasing pressure, what we need more is a kind of release to let our hearts settle down.

In fact, I have long understood the fact: Why don't you listen to the scenery instead of seeing it? Some people have the idea of giving up. That's not my complex. I love traveling, not only because the scenery in the scenic spot can cultivate interest and improve my cognition, but also because I enjoy what I have seen and heard along the way and a close feeling. The journey is actually more memorable than the journey itself.

When you set foot on the journey and fly on the expressway, your heart will float with the white clouds. All your dreams and fantasies about your goals will be sublimated into fairyland in this post road landscape, which will adjust your nerves to the most exciting pole. What is especially valuable is that there are people closest to you around, which makes it easier for people to forget themselves.

There is no denying that there is fatigue during the trip, mostly physical fatigue. Of course, after you have completed the daydream check of all the target attractions, you may feel exhausted and need a rest to replenish your energy. You may not believe it, but the ideal place to relieve my pressure is not the hotel, but the station agent on expressway? Service area.

I love staying in various service areas, because it is a landscape in itself and will enrich the content of tourism. For me, a pleasant nap is more relaxing than a deep sleep. Service areas with different sizes and styles can not only reflect the folk customs of a region, but also reflect the local economic development level. For passers-by, it can be used as a starting point for understanding a place as a whole, because we don't have enough time to know everything and don't want to know nothing. That's all! When others talk about a place, you will quickly extract information to participate. If you really haven't been there, I think most of you will think of the prototype of that service area to weigh the whole. After all, most service areas are in the form of place names, which can deepen our understanding.

Some tour guides once ridiculed: get on the bus to sleep, get off the bus to pee, take pictures in scenic spots, and go home without asking anything. Aside from most people's understanding of tourism, there is a very important function of service area here? Convenient. On the long road, this is an easy thing to think of. In fact, its significance goes far beyond this. It's like a flower on a vine. In the continuation of boredom, it allows us to capture fragrance, and our hearts will have more expectations. The supermarkets in the service area are also very distinctive, with a wide variety of goods and strong geographical labels. It is also an ideal shopping place, which will give people who only care about playing and have no time to shop a chance to make up for it. So from one side, the service area is also the epitome of a place.

Every time I stop at the service area, I will not only pay attention to its geographical location and architectural style, but also pay attention to its structure. There are toilets, supermarkets, food and leisure areas, and service areas for gas stations. It is a big station. There are many articles here. Think about how many people come to the service area to enjoy the beautiful scenery, mostly for eating and relaxing. From the aspect of eating, the service area has specially opened up a catering area, giving a place to special snacks, which not only boosted GDP, but also publicized local characteristics. We ancient people called toilets? The grain is regenerated there. On second thought, the service area really meets such a small cycle. What surprises me even more is that a special culture has been formed in such a seemingly unpretentious place. Exquisite advertisements are made on the wall, or local tourism resources are publicized, or regional advantages are flaunted. Just like TV announcements, people are glad to be in the right place. This is definitely an opportunity. Using this business card not only indirectly promotes a city, but also enriches the life experience.

Providing boiled water for free is another functional service in the service area. In addition to instant noodles and hot milk, preparing a large cup, adding water at the station and making tea in the shop before going out will solve many worries for people. You shouldn't fall in love with all kinds of expensive drinks. For a certain group of people, expensive is useless. Only boiled water can reassure people. This kind of humanized service really deserves praise!

The crowd in the service area is mobile, which will make it full of freshness at all times. The same place, different time, will have different feelings, which is also one of its charms. When you make a long journey and stop at a place to rest, you also see a group of people like you coming from the fatigue of the ship, as if you saw another self. They are very tired, but they have a smile on their faces. You will instantly understand the meaning of being tired and happy! Because traveling will make the body tired, but it will purify the mind. The service area is like a mirror, and you can see me on him.

For long-distance drivers, the service area is a must-see, where you can get off and relax, smoke a pack of cigarettes, relieve fatigue, replenish energy and embark on a new journey better.

Over the years, my heart has been warmed by the service area, which has continued this attachment emotion. As the Spring Festival approaches, my mood rises inexplicably at the thought of rushing home. Although it is not the tourist season, it is the busiest season in the service area.

If you are on your way home, you might as well stop at the service area and feel its existence. I think it will not only give you full memories, but also make you feel the warmth of home in advance.

Because, is there a way home from here?

Author | Li Jianghong, pen name Chunjiangchao

Wechat official account: Southwest Contemporary Writers Magazine.

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