29 12月, 2013

前人種樹,後人乘涼

陽光炙熱到,
讓人在冬天想起都還能感受到溫暖的時候,

隔壁爺爺
頂著大太陽
戴著斗笠
身穿短袖T
搭配慢慢前進
一左一右小碎步。

那緩慢搖動的背影走在一片兵荒馬亂的工班現場中,
瞬間凝結工作節奏,
放下手邊的工作,
探出頭,
好奇著爺爺的下一步。

彎彎相對的「歐」腳與橢圓的背連接成樹人側影,
像樹又像人。

爺爺手裡的榕樹苗好像被施了魔法
從爺爺的手上誕生到泥土裡,
挺著身體
讓陽光親吻身體

回頭,爺爺發現有人在欣賞他。
臉上漾起一圈圈的笑紋說:
前人種樹後人乘涼
前人種樹後人乘涼
說完,慢慢的走回家,
提著一桶水,灌下!
又拿起三根木頭架支架給榕樹
驕傲的指著樹說:
前人種樹後人乘涼


那天
陽光無比溫暖
認真生活的爺爺

01 12月, 2013

[關於小客棧]About The Little Inn

島嶼,一落小小的都蘭村;
村裡,一間老老的屋子; 
老屋裡,一個夢想基金的希望。

On this island lies the small village of Dulan.
In this village stands an old house.
And in this house resides the hope of a small-funded dream.

這裡有一個夢,東海岸能有幾間閒置的平房再利用,成為年輕流浪者友善的居所。
A dream exists here…one of bringing a few unused one-story houses back to life as friendly shelters for young wanderers.

這裡有一個夢,空間能夠在行者與行者之間,共有共享共同維護並加以改造。
A dream exists here…one of space that is possessed, enjoyed, maintained and improved upon through the cooperative efforts of traveling guests.

這裡有一個夢,所有的人事最後能夠串連起來,將台灣繞成一個圓,支應往來貧窮的行旅者。
A dream exists here…one of linking people and events, binding Taiwan together in an effort to help out poor travelers.

推動這些渴望向前、匯集與交流,然後能拼湊出一座島嶼。
 We push these desires forward to further the convergence and exchanges between people, piecing together our island.

它們會是幾個簡單的空間,存在的意義是為匯流與分流,所有的自主自助都是為了令空間本身有更多餘裕可以自動運轉下去。
These spaces are simple with both convergence and divergence as their objectives. The do-it-yourself and help-yourself concepts give the space more leeway to operate on its own.

人們自己換床單、自己打掃、自己倒垃圾,堆砌著看不見的默契。來往的室友們生活在一起,說話與居住,留便條交代細瑣的有無。丟少少的錢到一個秘密基地裡,餵飽這空間,這群也許和自己差不多的人。
Guests change their sheets, clean up and take out the trash, creating an invisible and implicit understanding between them. Travelers stay and converse together in this space, leaving notes to each other about this and that. They can also donate small amounts of money that will be used to feed this space and others of like minds.

如果可以,興之所至時,把自己的力量流放到某個角落,例如他打釘的木椅、例如她做的留言板。
If possible, apply your energy when the inspiration comes to a certain area, like the guy who drove nails in building a wooden chair, or the girl who made a message board.

慢慢地,就能自己尋找、自己找到。然後我們就能,貧窮地拼湊出,一座富有的島嶼了。
You can search and discover at your own, gradual pace. Through our penniless efforts, we can piece together an island of wealth.
The Little Inn