8/30/2005

I've read the book, "Good Luck".

I've red the book, "Good Luck (La buena suerte)", by Alex Rovira and Fernando Trias de Bes.
I love this book, and I also think it's not a coincidence that I've encountered this book.

A week ago, I happened to talk to several of my friends, both on line and by phones; and within one hour, 2 of my friends, totally not related, recommended me the same book (one in Chinese and the other in English, actually.). I was a bit, shocked. Think, "what a coincidence!" So I think I might as well read it then and I'm really glad I did.

"Good Luck", a book with just a simple, fairy-tale like story, yet it's like a brook, suddenly provides the fresh running water and open air for your soul. It's refreshing, it's touching, it's meaningful, and it's so real and true. You can feel the good intention behind each word from the authors. There are so many to-do, to-know, and how-to books, but none of them is like this, with a genuine benevolence and helping nature.

I wish you will be as happy as I am now after reading this book.

8/29/2005

來美國七年~

來美國七年了。從23歲到30歲,應該是很重要的一段時間。
我從來時的沒住過外面,不會煮飯,不會開車;到今天的全部自己來,必要時還可以擺桌請客,雖然辛苦,可是我很感激我能夠成為一個完整的成人,一個可以完全自我生活的人。
回首這七年,經過,做過很多自己都驚訝怎麼撐過來的事;遇過,看過更多奇奇怪怪的人;而我,依然在摸索自己的路,總是擔心自己做錯了選擇或是自己努力的不夠。

美國。我對美國其實是很淡然的感覺,也許有人認為在美國好像很好或是什麼的。是有一些正面的,像是這裡居住空間大(除非你住紐約市),像是這裡薪水跟物價比比較像樣,像是這裡生技產業是真的可以稱之為產業,像是這裡當社會上有一個問題出現時,解決方法比較不會讓我想不通。但是,這個社會再合理,畢竟不是我的家,更何況美國也是有很多很多不好的地方。

台灣,永遠是我心中最好的地方,永遠是我的家。但是出來七年,一年回去一次,有時覺得陌生,有時覺得不瞭解。我這個從小就被大家覺得不知從哪來的人,在美國是外國人,回家也被當異類,每個人都覺得我非我族類,我自己也莫名其妙。

所以,我依然是遊子,希望有一天回家。