Chapter 78 crack in the earth

Not far from the cliffs of the canyon at Alting's former site, there was another stretch of stone walls.It is not as high as Alting's cliffs, and it walks darkly close to the ground, with no end in sight.Walking to the front and looking around, there is a deep and long crack in the ground under the stone wall, and then I suddenly remembered that we have hit an old scar on the earth, which I have read about in books a long time ago. Geologists say that I do not know how many years ago, the European continental plate and the American continental plate slowly separated, and a crack was torn deep in the earth. The magma in the center of the earth erupted from this crack and suddenly solidified to form Iceland.They also say that even this fissure burst into the ground and froze when the magma erupted, causing shifts in the Earth's crust.

Right now is the crack left when the European and American continental plates separated? This unimaginable conclusion is horrifying, and I once again piously lay down on the edge of the stone wall and looked down.I saw that the two walls went straight down in a closely corresponding pattern, occasionally blocked by gravel, but the depth was bottomless.The result of horror must be bold. I straightened up and looked at both ends of the crack, and finally found the narrowest crack. Europe. As if the current between the two poles is connected to the whole body, I have a strong physical and mental experience as soon as this straddle action is opened.I am usually not afraid of heights, but now I dare not look directly at the gap under my feet. The more I dare not look directly, the more I feel that the gap is expanding at this moment, and it is about to tear my body apart; I have to retreat from America or Europe to resist the tear. legs, but feel that they will fall into a bottomless abyss between the legs

Of course, this was just a moment of dizziness. I took a deep breath and came back to my senses, thinking that many great achievements in the world cannot stand a special perspective.For example, looking at the past from my current perspective, Columbus’s great geographical discovery of America from Europe was nothing more than a search between two plates after the ground fissure expanded under my feet, but the search was a bit bitter; his Both the starting point and the ending point are the extension of the gap under my feet, but the extension is a little longer. Re-recognizing the divided land is like building a bridge for a family that has been separated for many years. Columbus has contributed a lot. Unfortunately, people's interpretation of this matter has always been based on a Eurocentric standpoint, and the natives of South America It sounds very unpleasant.

What geographical discovery?We have been living here for a long time, and we have already existed in the big human family. Why should you find out?Even if it is discovered, it cannot be regarded as the discovery of some weird corner by human beings as a whole. At most, it can only be said to be the mutual recognition of different parts. Icelanders showed their displeasure from another angle.In terms of Europe, Iceland is also Europe, but Icelander Leif Eriksson arrived in America a thousand years ago, five hundred years before Columbus.What makes them particularly proud is that when the Icelandic fleet arrived in America a thousand years ago, there was also an Icelandic woman named Gudrid, who gave birth to a son there, who was the first European on the American continent descendants.Gudrid left behind his son, but he returned to Iceland to spend his old age in his hometown.

Once the idea broke through Columbus, the Icelanders faced the possibility pointed out by a lot of evidence more frankly than other Europeans: the Chinese may have reached America more than 2,000 years ago.Mr. Olaf Egilsson, Iceland's ambassador to China, said this in an article in a relaxed and cheerful tone.Now that I straddle the gap, I immediately see the reason for his lightheartedness. It seems that many of the histories we have read in the past have indeed exaggerated many unimportant things.There are no big things in Iceland, but it's nice to be able to look down on the big things elsewhere.At this moment, I withdraw my mind from the distance where the gap extends. I don’t want to think about China’s 2,000 years, Iceland’s 1,000 years, and Columbus’s 500 years. Inflamed, still in pain?

Still in pain!Mr. Ragnar Balderson beside me answered me quickly.He said that the magma in the core of the earth erupted from this torn ground fissure. To this day, there are still more than 30 active volcanoes in Iceland. There is a large-scale eruption every five years, and each time the sea shakes. Earthquake. We can't catch up with Iceland's volcanic eruption, but we can also feel the dull pain of the earth's scars in a gentle way.The lake water of those volcanic lava lakes in Iceland is still hot and steaming in this icy and snowy season, surrounded by warm mist, and the smell of sulfur is reminiscent of self-healing wounds.

That night, I accepted the call of my partners a few days ago, and finally took off my clothes and jumped into a volcanic lava lake.A few feet away is the freezing cold of dripping water, but the lake is scorching hot.Looking up at the snow-capped mountains, the cold air is bitter, and I hide naked in the wounds of the earth. All wounds remain warm, all warmth involves pain, all pain calls for healing, and all healing remains reluctant.Therefore, so much white snow was prepared here to cover it, and so much solid ice was prepared to make up for it.