《世界盡頭的咖啡館(The Café on the Edge of the World)》這本寓言書中,提問了幾個關鍵人生問題:
「你做的是別人要你做的事,還是你真正想做的?」
「你是為了金錢工作,還是為了生命的意義努力?」
其中一句話我印象特別深:「為什麼我們總要等到未來,才去做自己真正想做的事,而不是現在就開始?」
想起一位國中同學曾對我說:「等我身體出狀況時,我一定會找你。」我心中的回應是:「我不救急,我輔導日常生活中如何務實養生。」
當「別人說的」成為「自己相信的」,當「想要」與「需要」的界線模糊,便容易陷入失衡與失控,挫折與遺憾往往藏身其中,與幸福和滿足擦肩而過。
健康,成了「以後再說」的事;典範,變成「速成」的目標。我也曾迷失在這樣的混亂中,忙碌讓我們遠離了健康,也偏離了自己的價值。
In the fable The Café on the Edge of the World, several key questions about life are posed:
“Are you doing what others expect of you, or what you truly want to do?”
“Are you working for money, or are you working to fulfill the meaning of your life?”
One quote in particular struck me: “Why do we spend so much time waiting to do what we really want to do, instead of doing it now?”
I’m reminded of a classmate from junior high who once said to me, “I’ll come to you when my health starts to decline.”
And I remember thinking, “I don’t handle emergencies—I guide people in how to live healthfully day by day.”
When what others say becomes what you believe, when the boundary between what you want and what you need becomes blurred, imbalance and chaos are inevitable.
Frustration and regret arise, and happiness and fulfillment slip away.