For My Visible and Invisible Readers / 想對你說

最近常常聽到身邊的人說：「喔！我上了你的部落格‧‧‧」原先我總以為，除了我的幾位忠實讀者以外，應該沒有人定期來拜訪，可是當越來越多人和我說，他們也在注意我的動向，我的心裡不禁冒出一個大問號─我有多少名隱形讀者？

I've been hearing friends and relatives say, "Oh, I visited your blog..." I always thought that I had only some very faithful readers. Other people drop by occasionally either by accident or just to thank me for visiting their websites. However, when more and more people say the same thing to me, I can't help asking myself the question, "How many invisible readers do I have?"

我不喜歡八卦，也不擅分享內心最私密的情緒，很多時候我懶得吸引陌生人的注意力，我的孤僻及求完美的性格真實地反映在網路世界，如果說只有我一人獨自生活在這個書寫塗鴉的虛擬空間，我也可以理解。我好奇是什麼讓你們一直回來呢？

I don't like gossiping. Neither am I good at sharing my most intimate secrets. Oftentimes I am too lazy to attract strangers' attention. My loner and perfectionist personality is realistically reflected in the cyberspace. If I were the only person that was aware of the existence of my little blog, I think that'd be quite understandable. I am curious about the reason why you keep coming back.

前幾天去清大收展時，幾位很熱心的同學和老師在留言本裡寫下了鼓勵的話語，雖然只有少少的幾個人，短短的幾句話，我想我帶給他們一點感動，即使只是一瞬間，不知到他們有沒有機會讀到這篇文章，但是無論如何，我想要表達我的感謝。

A few days ago, I went to National Ching-hua University to wrap up my second exhibition. Some very nice students and teachers left their messages in my book. There might not be many messages or many words, but they let me know that I made a difference in their lives, no matter how slight. I am not sure if they'll get a chance to read this post, yet I'd like to express my heart-felt thanks.

親愛的讀者，我想對你說，我離自己的夢想還有好一段距離，雖然我鮮少沮喪，但是我不確定何時才會成功，我只知道，努力沒有結束的一天，我的人生因為掙扎、期待、跌倒、再前進而充實。不管你是因為何種原因認識我，甚至一而再再而三地回來，我要謝謝你，我的美術世界裡因你變得更豐富。

Dear readers, I want to say to you: I'm still so far from my dream. I hardly despair, but I don't know when I'll make it. I only know that my efforts'll never suffice. My life is enriched because of struggles, anticipation, failure and new determination. I don't care how you got to know me and why you keep coming back. I just want to say "thank you" because you make my art more colorful.

這張感謝小卡的靈感來自忠實讀者小金，每顆心都是誠摯的感謝，我製作了兩個版本，希望你會喜歡。

This thank-you card was inspired by my faithful reader Little Kim. Every heart represents sincere gratitude. I made two versions and I hope you guys'll love them.