進化最大的失策，或許就是創造了一具極致完美的人體，卻讓人類反過來輕視、甚至踐踏這份天賦。

從結果來看，我們不但沒有珍惜身體，反而以各種行為否定它的價值。

進化有遠見，也會有失策，因為人類太自大，也太自私。

這段體悟，來自我對斷食的深入實踐，透過身體這扇視窗，我看見進化對人類懷抱的最大期望，那是誠懇而溫柔的，猶如父母之於子女的深情厚愛。

 

每當我從身體的角度回望人類的行為，得出的結論令人錯愕。

這落差之大，無異於暴殄天物。

讓我想起那則寓言：農夫因貪心殺了每天生金蛋的鵝。這固然是虛構的故事，卻貼切比喻了人類如何因貪婪而毀掉所擁有的美好。

我們對睡眠的犧牲，是否也源於一種「貪」？

我們捨棄睡眠所換來的，是什麼？值得嗎？背後的動機，又是否經得起自省？

 

止痛藥成為熱門藥物，製藥初衷雖在於干預神經傳導、緩解疼痛，但今日的使用情境早已走樣。

一個常見的景象是：使用者明知止痛藥無法根治病因，卻仍依賴它暫時止痛。

這種「只處理表面」的做法，看似無害，實則積弊難返。

日積月累，我們逐步遠離健康。只要違背身體法則，不論動機多麼美好，最終都需為其後果買單。

不只是止痛藥，連避孕藥、制酸劑，乃至鎮定劑與安眠藥，幾乎全都內建「違逆身體」的設計。

這些藥品或許實現了某些短期目標，卻往往在不為人察的角落，犧牲了更重要的價值，這正是當代醫療最該反思的代價。

 

回到安眠藥的誕生年代，當時對睡眠的認識仍是空白，若說製藥動機出於無知，尚可原諒。

但今天，我們已了解睡眠對人體的重要工程，卻仍大規模地使用藥物干擾，這就不能單以無知為藉口。

製藥者有責，販售者有責，那麼，開立處方的醫者，是否也該承擔部分責任？

許多醫師只要聽到患者說「睡不好」，便理所當然的開立安眠藥。這是合法的醫病流程，卻違背了人與人之間應有的覺知與尊重。

 

我想說一個故事，不是醫生開安眠藥給病人的故事，而是醫生開安眠藥給自己的故事。

這位醫生，是我的父親。

他不需開處方，抽屜裡隨時放著安眠藥，隨手可取。

我熟悉這個劇本，因為我是這齣藥物成癮悲劇的見證者。

靠藥物入睡，從身體的立場來看，無異於一場緩慢的自殺。

他曾經因安眠藥過量而在晨間起床後昏迷，幾天後在台大病房清醒，事後他依然堅持靠藥物睡覺。

我父親的結局，為我留下了清楚無誤的註解。

 

不必細究藥物的化學機轉，只需將現代睡眠研究與用藥行為對照，就能看見駭人的真相。

身體所有在夜間進行的自我修復工程，在藥物干預下被迫停擺。

換句話說，「你以為你有睡覺，但其實什麼都沒完成」。

記憶沒有更新、情緒沒有釋放、毒素無法排出，身體彷彿漂浮在海面上，從未真正潛入深層去欣賞那片生機勃勃的海底世界。

 

我們該思考的，是：醫療行為，究竟是實質的幫助，還是干預？

醫學是否站上了應該俯瞰真相的高地？

那裡是一個分水嶺，選擇繼續合理化錯誤，還是轉身擁抱修正。

 

我深刻體會到，忽視睡眠的後果，不僅是身體出狀況，更是生命本身的耗損。

若說「短壽」是代價，那麼「靠藥入睡」就是罪加一等。

這不是沒做好，而是把事情搞砸了，讓身體的智慧徹底無用武之地。

 

進化，是自然給予生命的法則。

當我們明白萬物共生，當我們承認與細菌共存的真實，人類就不該再傲慢的忽視自然。

身體，正是自然的一部分，也是法則的化身，而我們對這面向掉以輕心太久。

 

「回家吧！」我聽見進化的呼喚，也感受到身體發出的誠摯召喚。

它不喧嘩，只輕聲細語，如同窗外蟲鳴鳥叫，聽得見，也常聽不見。

進化把最大的誠意留給了人類，而我們是否能回應這份善意？

關鍵，在於我們是否理解「擁有人身」這件事，代表的是責任與使命。

睡眠，是健康的地基；夜間好眠，是健康的必然。這是真相，是我們必須很清楚的真相。

 

（睡眠是將健康與身體連結在一起的黃金鎖鏈）

 

Evolution’s Greatest Misstep: Sleep (Part II)

Perhaps the greatest misstep in evolution was creating a profoundly perfect human body—only for humanity to take it for granted, even trample on this gift.
Looking at the outcome, not only have we failed to cherish our bodies, but our behaviors consistently undermine their value.
Evolution may have foresight, but it is not without flaws—because humans are too arrogant, too self-centered.
This realization came to me through deep fasting practice. Through the window of the body, I glimpsed evolution’s highest expectations for humanity—earnest, tender, like the unconditional love of parents for their children.

Whenever I examine human behavior through the lens of the body, the conclusions I reach are staggering.
The gap is as vast as the waste of something sacred.
It reminds me of the fable of the farmer who killed the goose that laid golden eggs out of greed. Though fictional, it aptly reflects how human greed destroys what is good.
Could our sacrifice of sleep also be rooted in a form of greed?
What exactly are we gaining by giving up sleep? Is it worth it? And do our motives withstand honest introspection?

Painkillers have become one of the most commonly used medications.
Though initially developed to interfere with nerve transmission and relieve pain, their current usage has deviated from that intention.
A common scenario is this: users know that painkillers don’t address the root cause of illness, yet they continue to rely on them for temporary relief.
This superficial approach may seem harmless but is, in truth, insidiously damaging.
Over time, we drift further and further from true health.
Any action that violates the laws of the body—no matter how noble the intent—must ultimately pay the price.
Not just painkillers, but birth control pills, antacids, sedatives, and sleeping pills—they are all designed in ways that go against the body.
While these drugs may serve short-term goals, they often sacrifice something far more valuable in subtle ways. That is the price modern medicine must reflect upon most deeply.

Back in the era when sleeping pills were first invented, our understanding of sleep was minimal. If the pharmaceutical motive was born of ignorance, it might be forgivable.
But today, we fully understand sleep’s vital role in bodily function—yet we still choose to interfere with it on a massive scale. Ignorance is no longer a valid excuse.
Drug manufacturers bear responsibility. Sellers bear responsibility. Shouldn’t the prescribing physicians also share some of it?
Many doctors, upon hearing a patient say “I can’t sleep,” readily prescribe sleeping pills.
Though this may be a legal medical process, it violates the mutual awareness and respect that should exist between humans.

I want to share a story—not about a doctor prescribing sleeping pills to a patient, but to himself.
That doctor was my father.
He didn’t need a prescription. He kept sleeping pills in his drawer, within easy reach.
I know this story well, because I was a witness to this slow tragedy of medication dependency.
From the body’s perspective, relying on drugs to sleep is a slow suicide.
He once overdosed on sleeping pills and lost consciousness after waking up one morning, later regaining consciousness in a hospital bed at National Taiwan University Hospital.
Even after that, he insisted on using pills to sleep.
His eventual outcome gave me a clear and irreversible answer.

There’s no need to dive deep into the biochemical mechanisms of the drugs.
Just compare modern sleep research with our medication behaviors, and you’ll see the terrifying truth:
All of the body’s natural nighttime repair systems are suspended under the influence of these medications.
In other words, “You thought you slept—but nothing was accomplished.”
No memory consolidation, no emotional release, no toxin elimination. The body floats above the surface of the sea, never truly diving into the vibrant, life-giving world beneath.

What we must truly reflect on is this:
Is medical intervention genuinely helpful, or is it interference?
Has medicine stood on the high ground it claims—to behold the truth?
That place is a watershed—between continuing to justify errors or turning back to embrace correction.

I’ve come to realize that the consequence of neglecting sleep is not just physical disorder, but a depletion of life itself.
If we say “shortened lifespan” is the cost, then “sleeping through drugs” is a far graver offense.
It’s not just a failure—it’s a total collapse that renders the body’s intelligence useless.

Evolution is the law gifted by nature to life.
When we understand the principle of interdependence—when we acknowledge our coexistence with bacteria—humankind should no longer arrogantly ignore nature.
The body is nature. It is the law made flesh. And we’ve been negligent toward this truth for far too long.

“Come home.”
I hear this call from evolution—and feel the body’s sincere invitation.
It’s not loud, but soft—like the sound of insects and birds outside the window.
It’s audible… and yet, so often ignored.
Evolution reserved its highest goodwill for humans. Can we respond in kind?

The key lies in whether we understand that possessing a human body comes with both responsibility and purpose.
Sleep is the foundation of health.
Sound sleep at night is not optional—it is essential.
This is the truth, a truth we must come to understand—clearly and deeply.