未來的未來
33期除垢營悄然落幕，不知不覺，自律養生獨立舉辦營隊已經邁入第三年。
我曾經在「舒活營」一路待到第109期，月月不間斷，整整超過九年。從最初的一股熱忱，到如今的持續燃燒，這段近二十年的歷程，正是我人生最有活力、最青春不老的黃金歲月。
當我為即將到來的八月長斷食活動徵求新血時，眼前的景象讓我深受感動，不是一兩位，而是十多位熱烈響應者，這將會是自律養生長斷食歷史上的關鍵轉折。
不是下個月，也不是下下個月，而是「未來的未來」。不是為了明年，也不是為了後年，而是為了那個更遙遠、更深刻的未來。
回想2018年八月，我為妻子策劃了一場驚喜的生日晚宴，特別邀請鋼琴師演奏助興，我親自獻唱〈未來的未來〉這首歌，期望為我們人生的下半場編織一幅動人的願景。
當時的動機很單純，只想感謝她多年來的付出與陪伴。然而，命運往往難以預測，有人對我說，她的離開，或許正是為了成全我完成這份志業，為了讓「自律養生」的藍圖得以實現。
自投入斷食與養生教育以來，我對「未來」的想像從不僅止於個人康健，更是一種人與人、家庭與家庭、社群與社群之間的連結。我始終相信，也深信許多自律養生的家人們都相信，這樣的教育，是我們子孫世代最需要的生命基礎。我們所努力經營的，正是那個能為後代提供希望的環境。
你必須做出選擇：健康或醫療這兩條線永遠平行，沒有交集。選擇健康，就無法依賴醫療；而這份選擇的指令，來自身體，而非他人的觀點。
你渴望無病無痛的身體嗎？如果答案是肯定的，那麼就對自己的身體說：「我願意努力。」這份決心，應該與「願為所愛之人走天涯」的勇氣等同。
因為愛，有魔力。你願為所愛之人翻山越嶺，甚至踏上恐懼之旅，只為見他一面。有了愛人的經驗，才會有愛自己的可能。身體是自己的一部分，愛自己就從愛身體開始。為了這份愛，任何苦，都不再是苦。
哪怕一時的痛苦與辛勞，只要能見證一個無病的未來，這份付出就值得。
只要你真心愛身體，你就會收到身體回應的禮物，它告訴你：「我無所不能。」
我曾經在幾次斷食歷程中，從身體那裡接收到一份奇異而堅定的自信。那是一種來自意志淬鍊的信念，也是一條現代人最迫切需要的養生修行之路。
早在2008年，我就曾預告：「身體處理食物就不處理廢物」這門課，我會講三十年，直到該放下、交棒的那一天為止。
從那時起，我眼中只剩兩種養生的專業：一種是頭腦的專業，一種是身體的專業。
頭腦的專業，不需要斷食；必要時甚至會反對斷食，因為當立場衝突，他們選擇的是理論而非實踐。也因此，我過濾掉許多只憑思維寫成的養生書籍。
我常對學員說：「要深化斷食。」只有深化，才能體悟；只有深度的和身體互動，才能接收到來自身體最溫柔的傳導。
如此，才能在心中描繪出那幅屬於未來的美好圖像。
33期除垢營現場，學員文志主動上台分享，特別提到〈未來的未來〉這首歌，因為他記得我在數月前的文章中曾引用過這首歌。
文志談到歌詞中那句：「白色的牆柱，玻璃的黑幕，藏著改變社會的人物。」並說，「自律養生」一定會更壯大，我們每一位參與者，都是那個潛藏其中、默默改變社會的人物。
那一刻，我那身為DJ的靈魂也瞬間甦醒，立刻播放那首歌，讓整場除垢營多了一份難得的音樂共振。
一有音樂，我的靈魂就會激動，「喝了再上，聽了飛揚」就是音樂與我最真實的寫照。
「告訴我，世界不會變得太快。
告訴我，明天不會變得更壞。
告訴我，告訴我，這未來的未來，我等待。」
最後，對於「自律養生」的未來願景，我想說：我們期待的壯大，是謙卑的壯大，是有格調、有文化的壯大，
不是數字與業績的成長，而是「身體之道文化」的深層滋養。
「告訴我，人類還沒有絕望。
告訴我，上帝也不曾瘋狂。
告訴我，告訴我，這未來的未來，我等待。」
The Future of the Future
As the 33rd Detox Retreat quietly came to an end, I suddenly realized: it’s already been three years since Selfasteam began independently hosting its own retreats.
I once stayed with the “Rejuvenation Camp” all the way to its 109th round—month after month, for more than nine years. From an initial burst of passion to a flame that still burns today, these nearly two decades have truly been the most vibrant and youthful years of my life.
When I began calling for new participants for the upcoming long-term fasting retreat this August, what appeared before me was deeply moving—not just one or two people, but over a dozen who responded enthusiastically. This will mark a pivotal moment in the history of Selfasteam’s long fasting journey.
It’s not about next month, or the month after. It’s about the future of the future.
Not for next year, or the year after, but for that more distant, more profound tomorrow.
I recall that August in 2018, when I planned a surprise birthday dinner for my wife. I invited a pianist to play live, and sang the song “The Future of the Future” for her, hoping to paint a beautiful vision for the second half of our lives.
Back then, my motivation was simple—to thank her for her years of devotion and companionship.
But destiny is often unpredictable. Someone once told me: perhaps her departure was precisely to fulfill my mission, to allow the vision of Selfasteam to fully unfold.
Since stepping into the path of fasting and wellness education, my vision of the future has never been limited to personal health. Rather, it’s about connection—between people, between families, and among communities.
I have always believed, and many within the Selfasteam family also firmly believe, that this kind of education is the essential life foundation for generations to come.
What we are striving to build is an environment that offers true hope to our descendants.
You have to make a choice: health or medicine—these two paths will always remain parallel and never intersect.
If you choose health, you cannot rely on medicine. And this decision must come from the body itself, not from someone else’s opinion.
Do you long for a body free from illness and pain?
If the answer is yes, then say to your body: “I am willing to work for it.”
That resolve should match the courage of someone willing to travel to the ends of the earth for the one they love.
Because love has magic. You’d cross mountains and face your fears just to see that one person.
Only through loving another can we truly learn to love ourselves.
And the body is part of yourself—so loving yourself begins with loving your body.
For this love, no hardship feels bitter.
Even if there is temporary pain and labor, if it leads us to witness a future without disease, it is all worth it.
As long as you genuinely love your body, it will return the favor with a gift: the quiet but powerful message—“I am capable of anything.”
I have received this strange yet firm confidence during several of my fasting experiences—an inner conviction forged by willpower, and a path of Selfasteam that modern people desperately need to walk.
As early as 2008, I made a promise: I would teach the lesson “When the body processes food, it cannot process waste” for thirty years, until the day I’m ready to let go and pass the torch.
From that moment on, I recognized only two types of true wellness expertise:
One belongs to the mind, and the other to the body.
Expertise of the mind does not require fasting—and may even oppose it when in conflict—because it prefers theory over practice.
That’s why I’ve filtered out many health books written solely from intellectual perspectives.
I often tell my students: “Deepen your fasting practice.”
Only through depth can we gain true insight. Only through deep, meaningful interaction with the body can we receive its most gentle transmissions.
Only then can we begin to paint a vivid image of the future within our hearts.
At the 33rd Detox Retreat, one of our students, Wenzhi, spontaneously went on stage to share his thoughts. He specifically mentioned the song “The Future of the Future,” remembering that I had quoted it in an article months ago.
He spoke of the line, “White pillars, black glass curtains—hiding the ones who will change the world.”
He said, Selfasteam will surely grow stronger—and that each of us participants is one of those hidden changemakers, quietly transforming society from within.
At that moment, the DJ spirit in me awakened. I immediately played the song, and the entire retreat was infused with a rare musical resonance.
When music plays, my soul stirs. “Drink, and rise. Hear, and soar”—that’s the truest portrayal of my connection with music.
“Tell me, the world won’t change too fast.
Tell me, tomorrow won’t get worse.
Tell me, tell me—the future of the future—I’m waiting.”
And so, as for the future vision of Selfasteam, I want to say this:
The growth we seek is a humble one—a growth with grace, with cultural depth.
Not a growth measured by numbers or achievements, but a profound nourishment of the culture of the body’s way.
“Tell me, humanity has not yet despaired.
Tell me, God has not gone mad.
Tell me, tell me—the future of the future—I’m waiting.”
