A body afflicted by depression, a journey of self-redemption, and a love story forged in fire and ice on the African continent—these constituted the story of Pearl, a fearless female journalist who ventured into the world alone. At 14, she left home in pursuit of education. By 23, she had founded her own media platform featuring female perspectives. Obsessed with travel and writing, she left her job, dreaming of becoming a free spirit who wrote while wandering the world. Her mother, an artist who painted throughout her life, was suddenly diagnosed with cancer. Upon her passing, she made a saintly decision: to donate her body to medical science. Losing the person she loved most, Pearl fell into profound grief. For three long years, she was struggling to survive, crushed by societal pressure, and wounded by heartbreak. Depression gripped her like a black dog that wouldn’t let go. One day, a satellite image showing the melting snows of Mount Kilimanjaro unlocked something within her. Determined to find a way out, she packed her bags and set off once more in search of salvation. On the red soil of Africa, she encountered a team of mountain porters and met a brave warrior on the icy, oxygen-thin slopes of Kilimanjaro—entrusting her dying heart to him. Along the journey, she was extorted by armed police, nearly struck by a flying rock hurled by thugs, and faced one danger after another. But through it all, she met people with different backgrounds and experiences: an Italian cyclist, a Japanese backpacker, a Maasai moran, a Chagga coffee worker, a Swahili sailor, a blonde-haired volunteer, a primate-loving gentle soul, and countless wild animals roaming the endless plains. Africa stunned her. The chaos and the order. The death and rebirth. The savagery and beauty. The heartbreak and the hope. It all rushed at her—raw, relentless, real. In the tropical jungles by the shores of Mombasa, she finally found peace and happiness, becoming an international volunteer caring for orphaned monkeys, and in doing so, became someone brave enough to care for others. Everyone carries pain. Everyone has a destiny. The point is: never giving up.