感謝父母，感謝他們賜予我領悟生命意義的契機。擁有人身，是稀有而珍貴的際遇。

我感謝每一位讓我的生命更有意義的引路人，也感謝每一位讓我的存在更具價值的有緣人。

有生必有滅，這是每個有機體的故事。每一趟旅程都是學習的歷程，也都會留下足跡。從學習到留下痕跡，這正是一段生命的傳記。

芸芸眾生，有人笑，有人哭；有人辛勤工作，有人享受假期；有人伸出援手，也有人正被接住。

那麼，當四下無人時，你都在做什麼？你所做的事，有多少人知道？而你的行為，又影響了多少人？

柯維提出的人類四種天賦：自覺、良知、想像力與獨立意志，成為我獨處時的內在座標，它們是監督我們迎向價值與意義的天生羅盤。

 

在監視器遍布的時代到來之前，在行車紀錄器成為標準配備之前，電影《全民公敵》早已預言：人類終將失去私密的空間。

順著劇情思索，如同順著科技潮流前行，我們美化了「以防萬一」的文明進程，卻少有人意識到，這樣的趨勢正讓我們遠離天賦，並一步步走向無法回頭的境地。

高科技接管了監控，如同疫苗接管了療癒。殊不知，療癒的本能原本就在我們身上；監控的能力，也原本植入我們的意識中。

行銷成了商業的前哨，人類最擅長的，是說服。藥品接管了免疫，美食天堂操控了慾望。

這一切，不過是演出與廣告。在沒有良知的世界裡，作惡已不再需要黑暗。

有些日子，我會在這樣的虛假世界中驚醒，也想起自己曾經迷失、荒廢，甚至不知為何而活。

而今，我能醒過來，也有能力保持清醒，感謝生命中有貴人指引，更感謝那份源於自覺的鞭策之力。

 

美國行為科學家彼得．尤伯（Peter A. Ubel）曾說：「隨著年齡增長，人類的快樂與幸福感其實是上升的。數據顯示，七十歲的人往往比三十歲的人更快樂。隨老化而來的情緒智慧，使年長者更能放下不如意。」

這段文字在二十年前被我記錄下來，如今，歲月流轉，我比年輕時更豁達，因為我領悟了生命內建的哲理。

爭奪遺產的故事屢聽不鮮，而我人生的劇本，反而充滿提醒：得到，不全然是禮物；失去，也不必然值得怨嘆。

因果法則自有其奧祕，健康活著是一項功課，而理解生命的意義，是另一項更高層的修行。

人生不如意十之八九，不如意是必然，不順遂是合理。但最重要的，是不要陷入不快樂的深淵。

想起《第二座山》裡的隱喻，我們都在攀爬「第一座山」，為了生存、為了責任。

當想爬「第二座山」時，人已經筋疲力盡。我的人生軌跡與此相似，唯一不同的是，我幾乎同時爬著兩座山，因為我知道，等第一座爬完，已無再攀的力氣。

 

凍齡的二十年，是我身上最具說服力的鐵證。斷食的日常逆轉了早年的老化徵兆，我與身體之間的默契已臻成熟。往後的歲月，將是更深層的淬鍊與驗證。

我親身演繹翻轉人生的劇本，不僅僅是表象上的健康，更因為背負教育推廣的責任，在持續精進的過程中，不斷深化生命的體悟。

我清楚為餘生定下座標，終於明白：生命的價值，可以遠遠超越「活著」。

當身體出現異常、長出不好的東西時，那些發生也有其存在的意義。它會繼續存在，或最終消失，關鍵不在手術刀，而在於你是否領悟生命的因果與意義。

這就是意識的故事，某個層面，是「正念」；另一層面，是「心想事成」；

而更普遍的說法，叫「活在當下」。這些，正是人類四種天賦的總和。

當你明白自己不只是活著，健康便離你不遠。這是我的身體交給我的清晰領悟：斷食只是開端，最終讓人與宇宙共振的，是意識的力量。

從身體出發，腸道是源頭；從心理出發，意識是量尺；而在更高的層次上，唯有與靈性持續對話，才能真正落實生命的意義。

 

（生命的長度，不在於我們呼吸了多少次，而在於那些令我們屏息的瞬間。）

 

More Than Just Being Alive

I am grateful to my parents for giving me the opportunity to comprehend the meaning of life.
To be born human is a rare and precious encounter.

I am thankful to every guide who has given my life deeper meaning, and to every kindred spirit who has made my existence more valuable.
Where there is birth, there will be decay—this is the story of every living organism.
Each journey is a process of learning, and every step leaves traces behind.
From learning to leaving a mark—that is the biography of a life.

Among all living beings, some laugh, some cry;
some toil endlessly, while others enjoy leisure;
some extend their hands to help, while others are being lifted up.
So—when no one is watching, what do you do?
How many people know what you do?
And how many are touched by your actions?

Stephen Covey once proposed that humans possess four endowments: self-awareness, conscience, imagination, and independent will.
These have become my inner coordinates in solitude—
a natural compass guiding us toward value and meaning.

Before the age of omnipresent surveillance cameras,
before dashboard recorders became standard equipment,
the film Enemy of the State had already foretold this truth:
that humanity would eventually lose all private space.
Following that story’s logic—just as we follow the tide of technology—
we have romanticized this so-called “progress of civilization for safety’s sake,”
rarely realizing that such a trend pulls us further from our natural endowments,
leading us step by step into a point of no return.

Technology has taken over surveillance,
just as vaccines have taken over healing.
Yet we forget—
the ability to heal was always within us,
and the instinct to monitor was already built into our consciousness.

Marketing has become the vanguard of commerce;
persuasion, humanity’s greatest skill.
Medicine has taken over immunity;
the paradise of cuisine manipulates desire.
All of it—performance and advertisement.
In a world without conscience,
evil no longer needs darkness to exist.

There are days when I awaken from this fabricated world—
and remember how I once drifted, wasted time,
not even knowing what I was living for.
Now that I can wake, and remain awake,
I am grateful to the mentors who guided me,
and even more thankful for that inner force of self-awareness that continues to drive me forward.

American behavioral scientist Peter A. Ubel once wrote:

> “As people age, their happiness and sense of well-being actually increase.
Data show that a seventy-year-old is often happier than a thirty-year-old.
Emotional wisdom gained through aging helps one let go of disappointment.”

I recorded these words twenty years ago.
Now, after all these years, I am more at ease than in my youth,
because I have come to understand the philosophy life carries within itself.

Stories of inheritance disputes abound,
yet the narrative of my life offers a different reminder:
that gaining is not always a blessing,
and losing is not necessarily a curse.
The law of cause and effect has its mysteries.
To live healthily is one lesson;
to understand the meaning of life is a higher practice altogether.

Life seldom goes as planned—
and that is its nature, its fairness.
But the most important thing is this:
never to fall into the abyss of unhappiness.

In The Second Mountain, there is a metaphor I often recall:
We all climb the “first mountain” for survival and responsibility.
By the time we long to climb the “second mountain,”
we are already exhausted.
My life has followed a similar path,
except for one difference—
I have been climbing both mountains at once.
I knew that once the first was conquered,
I would no longer have the strength for another ascent.

The two decades of age reversal in my body are undeniable proof.
Fasting as a way of life has reversed early signs of aging;
my relationship with my body has reached full harmony.
The years ahead will be an even deeper refinement and verification.

I have personally performed the script of a reversed life—
not only in physical health,
but also through the responsibility of education and transmission,
deepening my understanding of life with every act of improvement.
I have clearly set the coordinates for my remaining years,
and finally realized:
the value of life can far exceed mere survival.

When the body manifests abnormalities,
when something unwanted begins to grow,
there is meaning even in that occurrence.
Whether it remains or disappears
depends not on the surgeon’s knife,
but on whether you perceive the cause and meaning behind life itself.

This is the story of consciousness.
On one level, it is called mindfulness;
on another, manifestation;
in simpler terms, it is living in the present moment—
the very sum of humanity’s four endowments.

Once you realize that you are more than merely alive,
health will never be far away.
This is the clarity my body has given me:
fasting is only the beginning;
the true resonance between human and universe
comes from the power of consciousness.

From the body’s perspective, the gut is the source;
from the mind’s perspective, consciousness is the measure;
and on a higher level, only through continual dialogue with the spirit
can the true meaning of life be fulfilled.