那一天，我與妻子搭車前往嘉義的發酵工廠。那趟以「受邀者」身分展開的旅程，我原本沒有任何期待，卻在二十年後仍清晰記得，那是改變我一生的關鍵時刻。

在那趟旅程之前，我不懂發酵，也不懂斷食；我只知道，這兩個主題是我此行被邀請的原因。

所謂「對的時間、對的地點、遇見對的人」，正是那一天在我身上真實發生的故事。

幾乎在同一時期，不懂投資的我也意外接觸到「定期定額」的概念。透過幾位金融界的朋友，我第一次理解了「複利」這門功課。

當我領悟全作物發酵液蘊含的生命邏輯，忽然明白：複利不僅適用於金錢，也能運用在健康上。

發酵的生命力，是最好的投資工具；而身體，正是最值得投入的標的。

既然「生命」在養生藍圖中取代了「金錢」，那麼代表生命的活菌，也是一種最穩健的健康投資。

我在課堂中分享這些體悟，也在日常生活中實踐它們，讓時間演繹出屬於我自己的養生邏輯。

 

「有命比有錢重要」，這句話人人都懂，卻鮮少有人真正做到。生命在某個階段奪走了我擁有金錢的能力，也讓我重新理解：生命本身，就是最大的財富。

我的生命觀無法用數據證明，我與自己的對話長久以來只有一句「去做就是」，

我學會不在乎他人的眼光，也不再為外界的評價所困。

母親曾認為我是「不成才的逆子」，因為我背離了所學的專業，也不追逐世俗定義的成功。

但除了教課與寫作，我每日都規律的讓兩種生命元素「發酵與斷食」進入身體，深信生命的複利正在體內持續發酵。

十多年後，我整理自己每年的照片，一年比一年年輕，一年比一年有自信。我稱那是「複利的作品」，時間為我驗證了健康投資的真理。

把自己當成生命複利的實驗品，是我此生最有意義的投資。這些年，我見過無數「有錢卻沒命享用」的例子，其中不少人曾坐在我的教室裡。

我深刻體會：真正的贏家，不在資產負債表上，而在生命週期中。

 

命運或許讓我與世無爭，但正因如此，我得以穿透養生的表象，看見更深層的哲理。

生命可以投資，也可以延長，而這種投資的智慧，必須被傳承。

活著要有活著的意義，也要賦予生命「能奉獻生命」的價值。我願意誠心的與想學習的人對話，也願意把所有體悟寫下並出版，讓生命的複利得以延續。

說到投資，許多人會想到巴菲特。他在我最陌生的金融世界中，是最熟悉的象徵。我從未奢望深入那個領域，但在《致富心態》一書中，讀到一段關於巴菲特的描述，讓我深受觸動：

「巴菲特的成就，不僅來自青春期的財務基礎，更來自他在老年仍維持健康與長壽。他的技能是投資，但他的祕訣是時間。這正是複利的威力所在。」

巴菲特的財富建立在「健康活著」的基礎上，然而大眾只關注他擁有的金錢，而忽略他仍然「活著」這件事。

這種集體失焦，正是現代人健康流失的根源。

 

我一向對機會敏銳，有時也因過度敏銳而誤判情勢。但我慶幸，自己抓住了「認識身體」與「認識發酵」的機會。這兩者，成為我守護生命的雙翼。

當人對了、事對了，時間就會成為複利運作的媒介。在長年實踐斷食後，我領悟到：斷食，是現代人逆轉身體失衡的利器。

當機會出現在眼前，應該放長視野，思考它與餘生的關係，並觀察身體如何回應你日以繼夜的投入。

在某個瞬間，我與自己的對話是：「這對了」，那一刻，我開始真正以「將心比心」的方式對待自己的身體，身體回應我：「這才是健康的正途」。

 

斷食，不只是養生法，也不是排毒或減重的手段。凡是短視的操作，最欠缺的，正是「生命的置入」與「時間的複利」。

放眼人類的集體失能與失焦，我們應當重新學會敬畏，敬畏大自然給予的身體，敬畏那份蘊藏在細胞、菌群與時間之間的恩典。

這片土地早已給了我們答案：當人懂得與生命同頻，複利的奇蹟便在靜默中發生。

 

（複利是世界第八大奇蹟，懂它的人，從中獲利；不懂它的人，為它付出代價。）

 

Let Life Become a Miracle of Compounding

That day, my wife and I took a trip to a fermentation factory in Chiayi.
It was an invitation I accepted without expectation, yet even twenty years later, that journey remains vivid in my memory — it was a turning point that changed my life.

Before that trip, I knew nothing about fermentation, nor about fasting; I only knew those were the themes I was invited to explore.
The saying “being at the right place, at the right time, with the right people” truly happened to me that day.

Around the same time, though I knew little about finance, I happened to learn about the concept of “regular investment plans.”
Through several friends in the financial world, I came to understand the principle of compound interest for the first time.
When I grasped the life logic embedded in whole-crop fermentation liquid, I suddenly realized that compounding doesn’t only apply to money — it also applies to health.

The vitality of fermentation is the best investment instrument; and the body itself is the most worthy investment target.
If “life” replaces “money” in the blueprint of health cultivation, then living microorganisms — the essence of life — become a steady form of health investment.
I began sharing these realizations in my classes, practicing them in daily life, and letting time reveal my own logic of wellness.
—

Life Itself Is the Greatest Wealth

“Having life is more important than having wealth.” Everyone understands this, yet few truly live by it.
At a certain point in life, I lost all my “wealth,” and in that loss, I came to realize — life itself is the greatest form of fortune.

My understanding of life cannot be proven by data. My dialogue with myself has always been simple: “Just do it.”
I learned to stop caring about others’ opinions and to stop being confined by family expectations.
My mother once thought I was a “disappointing son,” for I had abandoned the professional path I was trained in and refused to pursue the conventional definition of success.

Aside from teaching and writing, I dedicated every day to two vital life elements — fermentation and fasting — trusting that the compounding power of life was continuously fermenting within me.

More than a decade later, I organized my yearly photos — each year, I looked younger, more confident.
I call it “the work of compounding.” Time itself became the proof that health is the most rewarding investment.

To treat myself as an experimental subject in the compounding of life has been the most meaningful investment of my existence.
Through the years, I have witnessed countless people “rich enough to buy anything but not alive enough to enjoy it.”
Many of them once sat in my classroom.

And so, I have come to understand profoundly:
The true winners are not found on balance sheets, but in the rhythms of their own life cycles.
—

Time as the Medium of Compounding

Perhaps fate made me someone who does not compete with the world — yet precisely because of that, I have been able to see beyond the surface of wellness, into its deeper philosophy.
Life can be invested in, and it can be extended; this wisdom of investment must be passed on.

To live is to find meaning in living, and to give life the value of serving life itself.
I am willing to sincerely converse with those eager to learn, and to record and publish every insight — so that the compounding of life may continue.

When we speak of investment, most people think of Warren Buffett.
In the world of finance — a world distant from my own — he is nonetheless a familiar symbol.
I never sought to delve into his field, but in The Psychology of Money, I came across a passage about Buffett that deeply resonated with me:

> “Buffett’s success lies not only in his financial foundation built in youth,
but also in maintaining his health and longevity in old age.
His skill is investing, but his secret is time — that is the power of compounding.”

Buffett’s wealth was built upon the foundation of being alive and healthy.
Yet most people only see the money he possesses, not the fact that he is still alive.
That collective blindness — this loss of focus — is precisely the root of modern humanity’s declining health.
—

Fermentation, Fasting, and Time

I have always been sensitive to opportunities, sometimes even too sensitive, leading to misjudgments.
But I am grateful that I seized the opportunity to understand my body and to understand fermentation — two wings that now guard my life.

When people align with what is right, and when timing aligns with purpose, time itself becomes the medium through which compounding works.
After years of practicing fasting, I came to realize: fasting is the modern tool for reversing bodily imbalance.

When such an opportunity presents itself, one must widen the vision — to think of its relationship with the rest of your life, and to observe how your body responds to the way you continually invest life into it.
At one point, I found myself in an inner conversation: “This is right.”
That was the moment I began treating my body with true empathy — and my body responded:
“This is the right path to health.”
—

The Silent Miracle of Compounding Life

Fasting should not be viewed merely as a wellness method, nor as a tool for detox or weight loss.
Every short-sighted approach fails because it lacks two essential elements — the placement of life and the patience of time.

Looking at the collective disconnection and distraction of humankind today, we must relearn reverence —
reverence for the body gifted by nature,
reverence for the grace that exists between cells, microbes, and time itself.

This land has long given us the answer:
When one learns to resonate with life, the miracle of compounding quietly begins to unfold.