躲藏世界

她在月西班牙的月光下回想生命

Hola (hi), my friend 

I wish yesterday I were in Spain
in Italy, in Egypt, or in Maine
where the clock ticks slower
and the life is like a local train 

It was the darkest day since May
A-bian hit us a blow in the head
losing baseball to china was an even bigger pain
tears fell everywhere like the afternoon rain 

Having once seen a sign of dawn although faint
even if it is cold and sometimes heavy rain
be no doubts that the day will eventually win 

While you are marching into the cheerful 2nd base in life span
i am on my nervous 3rd base in this baseball game
wondering how the heavenly pitcher would throw then
yet grateful for what i have been through and dreaming for Spain 


Oh My friend
life is tough
just keep the mind not being too rough 

Have fun in the sunny Spain 

CJL from Taipei, 2008.08.16


(註) 奧運台中之戰令人憤怒之處，不只是輸，而是輸的方式。
       最後一局，台灣贏四分，中國二出局情狀下，
       台灣隊竟然潰不成軍，連輸五分。


附吾友原函 (with her permission)：

Hola (hi) from Salamanca, Spain!

    It's full moon tonight--the 15th day of the 7th month in our lunar calendar.
    Here I am, sitting next to the window with moon light shining upon my face and my little laptop.
    Yes, I have been on the road again (for some of you who haven't heard from me for a long time), traveling, resting, and exploring/experiencing with more intensity the abundance of life through physical solitude and getting away from the familiarity.
    I am about to complete the third cycle (1 cycle is 12 years) of my life. It also means that in a few weeks time I will be marching into the second half of my "life span," according to population statistics. In an attempt to summarize my life, all I feel is: gratitude and celebration.
    Much of the past three years of my life had been about work, though other happenings also took place, some were rather heavy--but I survived and hopefully have grown wiser and stronger......
    Now I am recuperating, learning a new language, rejoicing every day under the Spanish sun.
    Just want to share with you how grateful I am to life--for all that it has to offer, and how much I appreciate your friendship and those beautiful moments we have shared together--a phone call, an email, an encouraging smile, get-together, drinking sessions, and many other caring thoughts and actions.
    With a photo taken two days ago on a roman bridge in the evening, I wish you all the best!

Humbly, 

X.