Metabolizing Heartbreak Main Idea The day we broke up, I recorded my heartbeat. I have always been afraid to look back on those losses, sorrows, betrayals and pains. But each time I truly do, it gives me a sense of release about things that are not eternal. The memory of that heartbreak in my heart is like a bowl of Meng Po soup - when I truly face it, that part has gradually faded away. I began to think: Could this memory be turned into a ritual of food? I encoded that day’s heartbeat into an ATGC sequence, implanted it into probiotics, and let it enter my intestines. The stomach has always been an organ of emotion - when people feel nervous and anxious, it is always the first to react. If the memory I swallowed could be transformed into a calming substance there, helping me release and relax, and ensuring I never repeat the same mistakes - that would be the Meng Po soup in the sense of synthetic biology.