“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” ― Steve Jobs

Kris
17 min readFeb 2, 2021

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任務心得 Thoughts of Missions

連結再造、連結支持力 Connection

心心相惜:請參賽者回憶與父母相處的經驗,並為他們自製一份量身訂做的驚喜,在送給父母的同時,表達對他們的關心。

Connect Hearts: please recall those memories with parents and prepare a surprise especially for them and express your concern to them at the same time.

從台北回高雄的車票 tickets from Taipei to Kaohsiung

因為我在新竹念書,而家人在高雄,所以我回家的機會很少,從9月開學到11月底大概才回去2次,平均回去週期是1.5個月,相較中北部每週回家的同學,這個頻率非常非常低。 而我本來12/5要去台北辦事情,卻臨時起意想要晚上衝一波回家看爸媽,因此就買了回左營的高鐵票。

我媽媽雖然口頭上總是說希望我飛出去好好闖,但我相信她還是捨不得我的,因為我突然決定回家,只距離上次回家2個禮拜而已,若沒有這次,下次回去就是12月底,她其實很開心,看到我就說要抱一個。而我跟她分享了最近發生的事情,開心的、難過的都有,還跟她說:我其實每個禮拜一有Monday Blue 都很想回家。她聽到後直接說:那就回來! 從新竹回高雄真的是長途奔波,而且也很花錢花時間,但我媽媽卻直接叫我回家,我真的很感動。雖然我這次待不到24小時就又回新竹了,她還是為我準備很多我喜歡的菜和點心,還答應12月底回去要帶我吃大餐。

自從有這次衝動回家後,我決定以後只要假日沒事,星期五一下課就去高鐵站。以前高中時一直覺得很想要離開家念書,越遠越好,而且要自己獨立飛翔,但真正出門後卻發現外面再好玩,也沒有家裡客廳溫暖;很多沒吃過的美食,也沒有餐桌家常菜好吃。也因為這個活動,我在打心得時其實在默默哽咽,因為如果沒有寫出自己的感受,我其實不知道我有多想家。

I go back to Kaohsiung, my home, in a low frequency because of the location of university is in Hsinchu. That is, by the chance I went to Taipei for business, I decided to take the high speed rail to Kaohsiung suddenly and give my mom a surprise.

Although my mom always wants me fly solo, I believe she misses me very much. If I were not back home this time, the nest time I go home would have been in the last day in December. Then I shared those happy or sad things to her and complaining that every time on the blue Monday, I often desired to go home. Out of my thought, she said that I can go home no matter what time. Though I stayed in Kaohsiung less then 24 hours, she still prepared a lot of my favorite dishes that actually made me so touched.

When I was in senior high, the biggest dream for me was studying far from my hometown. By the experience of going home impulsively, it dawned on me that there was not any place warmer than my home. Hence, I decided I will go home if I am free in the future.

遠親不如近鄰:找一個假日或休息時間,在用餐時間到鄰居家串門子,並帶上自己親手做一道菜與鄰居一起享用,如果沒有廚房不方便烹煮,也能準備親手削的水果,送上你滿滿的溫暖給他們,並拍照留念。

Connect with neighbors: Bring a dish and visit your neighbors and take picture together in your weekends or leisure time.

因為我住校,所以我決定前往別棟宿舍敦親睦鄰,而宿舍沒有廚房,我邀請那位朋友去吃我最近喜歡的餐廳吃晚餐。這位同學是我們同一個友會的朋友,但是因為科系與宿舍不同,我們真的很少見面,所以我在邀請她時,她其實滿開心的。

再聊天過程中,我們因為是去吃素食餐廳,所以發現我們有個共同點:腸胃系統不好,所以多吃蔬菜、不愛吃肉是我們第一個共同點!!再來則是吃飯速度,因為我其實吃飯速度可能偏快,而到大學後常常一起用餐的朋友們都吃得非常非常慢,總是讓我備感壓力,覺得自己是不是大胃王,可是她竟然說她其實也算快,而且超級無法忍受別人的小鳥胃和吃慢超慢的速度。最巧的是,我在挑戰「素胃戰士」時認識的資深vegan剛好是她的系上同學,也因此在執行任務時都會跟他們介紹說我正在參加城市浪人,結果發現他們都對這個活動很感興趣,還問我是怎麼知道的!

因為城市浪人,我增進了與這位朋友的感情,而且更加認識彼此,更找到許多共通點,再來則是無意間竟然大大推廣了城市浪人,搞不好他們明年就會報名2021的流浪挑戰賽!!!

The friend I visited was a girl who lives in another dormitory but is in the same Alumni Association with me. We were both happy when I gave her invitation as we seldom saw each other.

During the dinner time, I found that we two have lots of same habits and personality such like we prefer eat vegetable rather than meat because we both have bad digestion system. And we both eat fast and cannot help but having dinner with who has bird stomach. The most interest thing was that she was a friend of a boy that I meet him as well because if the mission of ‘’ Vegan’’ of City Wanderer.

While she was surprised of the competition of City Wanderer. Thankfully, without the mission, I could not have chance chat with her and found those traits we both had.

自我覺察,覺察力,自我發展力 Perceive and Improve yourselves

給自己的一封情書: 我們時常期望成為他人喜歡的對象,但卻忘了自己也能成為好好喜歡自己、照顧自己的人,自己的幸福可以由自已創造。將自己當成欣賞或喜歡的對象,寫下一封對自己告白的情書吧!

Write a love letter to yourself: As we sometimes envy others traits and forgot how great we actually are. Create your happiness by tour own. That is, write a love letter and tell yourself and love him/her well.

在寫這封情書的當下,我發現我先從我的笑容與眼神著手,我其實只知道我是個愛笑的人,而且時常神采奕奕、笑容滿面,眼神充滿光彩,但沒有想過為甚麼。在寫笑容與眼神那兩段時,我慢慢挖掘我笑得特別燦爛的時候以及眼睛特別充滿光彩的時刻,發現這是源自於我的自信與樂觀的個性,我總是往前衝、沒有任何遲疑而且對自己充滿自信,才能笑得無憂無慮、樂天知足。

但我其實那麼喜歡笑的背後,是因為我珍惜我遇到的每個人、每件好事與傷心的事,我努力享受生活,看星星、喝咖啡、吃消夜,我只希望可以留住一切我喜歡、一切我愛的人事物。而這些興趣卻也引出另一個我潛在的脆弱,也是因為寫了這封情書才發現的,就是我「討厭離別」,我真的真的很不喜歡分開的感覺,所以我便想要用各種方法用笑容留住快樂的瞬間,用不同的形式享受幸福的那一刻。

最後,我告訴自己,我不會離開,所以我要繼續用笑容在世界享受幸福。

The first trait I wrote of my personality was smile. Before the mission, I only knew that my sing was a smile but I didn’t know why I like smiling often. Thought the process, I knew that I always have a great amount of confidence to myself, and I do everything with positive emotion with my vigorous motivation.

However, behind my smile hid a fear of departure. Hence, I cherish everyone I have met and everything I have experienced no matter they were fortunate or not; I enjoyed my every cup of coffee I bought, every star I saw and every meal I had with my dear friends. In the hope to keep those people who I loved stay. I really hated leaving very much.

While I won’t figure out my hidden traits behind my smile if I had not written the love letter. In the end of the letter, I told myself that I won’t leave, so don’t sweat it and keep smile on face to indulge in the beautiful world.

Draw Your Life: 拿出紙和筆,畫下六個影響自己的重大事件,並寫下事件是如何影響現在的自己。

Draw Your Life: Draw six pictures that affected yourselves the most and write how it made great effects to you.

鋼琴:我在3歲那年學了鋼琴,鋼琴帶給我的影響至今仍受用,就是面對瓶頸與困難時的堅持與毅力,他就像一把傘,幫我頂住暴雨及閃電。因為在學習前期時常感到挫折,但因為這10多年的堅持,讓我在面對其他困難時也有足夠的力量解決。

Piano: I have learned piano since I was 3. During the time, I not only learned music skills but ways to face difficulties and gained courage to solve problems. Furthermore, by playing the piano, when I meet obstacles and in depression, the melody will be like a strong umbrella that protect mt from those heavy rain drops from the abyss of down mood.

長笛:學習長笛成為第二才藝,讓我在心情不好或壓力大、以及想要分享喜悅時可以隨時演奏抒發情緒,而且便於攜帶的長笛讓我可以隨時隨地演奏,甚至幫同學伴奏都可以。他是我的第二生命,沒有他,我的生活不會如此美滿。

Flute: My dear flute is my second life. The reason I chose her to be my second talent was her light weight. While time flies, she stayed with me for almost 10 years. During these years, I expressed my exciting or sorrow emotion through playing the flute. Without her, my life could not be so complete.

點滴:16歲那年夏天我因為急性盲腸炎緊急開刀,醫生說再晚一點變成腹膜炎就會有生命危險,住院的一週看著爸媽、阿姨、朋友的關心,我很感動,雖然吃不太下,連走路都有困難,但感受到健康的重要與生命的可貴,雖然因為住院我沒有考到期末考,還要補考,但我知道家人希望我平安,而不是成績好壞。

Intravenous Injection: In the summer when I was 16, I have gotten the appendicitis and having emergency surgery at night. Thanks god that the doctor told me I would have put my life in danger if it had become the peritonitis for the delay. I felt plenty of cares by families and friends in the week I was in the hospital even though I had little appetite and big difficulty of walking. Although I missed the final exam, my parents let me know that healthy body was always more important than others.

指揮棒與哨子:高二那年擔任室外樂隊隊長,接掌了重大的責任,也是人生第一次做出可能影響自己未來(升學、成績….)的決定。也因為這個職務,我學習到很多人情世故,與教科書不會教的軟實力,我也謝謝自己在高三卸任後努力讀書,讓自己現在不會後悔。

Baton and Whistle: The second year of my senior, I have been the captain of school wind band. It was my first time to make such great decision which might affect my academic performance and my future of entering university. Whereas this year the job had taught me various abilities out of the school curriculum. Moreover, I also appreciated myself for the hardworking in grade 3 that I never regret the decision I have made before.

赤崁樓贔屭:17歲冬天與社團好友自助旅行台南兩天一夜,是人生第一次沒有父母陪伴出遊。雖然是路痴,但很謝謝同學的幫忙,跟著他們就不會迷路,還吃吃喝喝得很開心,這場旅行看似簡單,卻讓被家裡保護的很好的我踏出一大步。

Stone Tortoise with Monument in Chihkan Tower: The trip to Tainan with friends in January, 2018, was my first trip without parent’s accompany. Giving a great appreciation to my dear partners who bear my horrible sense of direction. While it might be seemed like a simple trip but it had me step out of the castle built by my parent.

車禍:高三考完學測的寒假媽媽因為疲勞駕駛在路上出了車禍。我和妹妹只是四肢瘀青受到撞擊,但媽媽卻在慣性下撞到方向盤,沒有大礙但是因為撞到頭要觀察24小時。那個晚上真的很煎熬,我知道我不能哭、不能倒下,因為爸爸在國外,我倒了妹妹就沒人顧了。在媽媽回家後兩天我負責張羅大家的三餐,就算小腿很痛,但因為整個家只有我有能力去處理,所以還是忍著去做,整整一週我覺得我瞬間長大了。

A Car Accident: There happened a car crash in the winter I was 18 and only few days after I finished my exam of entering university. The night perhaps was the longest and most suffering night in my life as mom hit her head and had to stay for observation in hospital. Consequently, I should take good care with my younger sister while I could not cry to make she more anxious. the two days after mom back, it was my responsibility to prepare meals for the family as my dad was not in Taiwan. After the horrible event, I felt myself grew up in a moment.

其實我真的很不會畫畫,但這六張圖算是讓我想起自己人生中印象深刻,而且影響重大的事情,不然平常真的不會注意到原來自己曾經這麼勇敢或獨立。“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” ― Steve Jobs,這些圖片就像這句話說的一樣,沒有那些過去,無法塑造了今日的我。

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” ― Steve Jobs. I sometimes neglect hoe independents and brave I am. Like the sentence, without these events, I would not be the present me.

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