Traveling for the sun and the heart / 太陽和心跳的旅行

圖攝於陽明山 / photos taken in Yangmingshan

我喜歡爬山，尤其是上坡，我一直在等心臟發出急速蹦蹦跳的那刻，那一刻降臨時，剛開始會被不能呼吸的恐懼嚇到，可是過沒多久，等心跳的頻率降下來，會如此清楚地感覺到自己的存在，最後腦海中浮現一句話：活著真好，背景是紅亮亮的太陽。

I like to climb mountains, especially going uphill. I’ve been waiting for the moment when my heartbeats reach the maximum rate. At the beginning of that instant, I am first overwhelmed by the fear of not being able to breathe. But soon, when my heartbeat slows down, I am so aware of my own existence. Some words will emerge in my mind—it’s so good to be alive, with the red burning sun leaning against the sky.

再來就是一片寧靜，黑暗裡也覺得清明的那種。

Then I’ll feel total peace, the kind that makes me see everything in the dark.