當宇宙背景成為存在的主題
死亡開啟了它的靜音模式
時間列車不小心遺落的等待裡
每個靈魂乘客都是孤獨的
唯一的行李衹能是空無
上車時請注意月臺與車廂的間隙
—— 離開台北來土想森林已經八年了，今早在晴空下的蟬唱中，我腦海裡竟迴響著台北捷運列車到站時的廣播“下車時請注意月臺與車廂的間隙”，然而我們其實也都在等著上車前往未來。這間隙是人生第一個也是最後一個要跨越的坎。
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When the cosmic background becomes the theme of existence,
death turns on its silent mode.
In the waiting that the time-train accidentally left behind,
every soul-passenger is alone.
The only luggage can only be emptiness.
When you board, please mind the gap
between the platform and the train.
When the cosmic background becomes the theme of existence,
death turns on its silent mode.
In the waiting that the time-train accidentally left behind,
every soul-passenger is alone.
The only luggage can only be emptiness.
When you board, please mind the gap
between the platform and the train.
—— It has been eight years since I left Taipei for the Earththinking Towsiunn Forest.
This morning, beneath the clear sky and the cicadas’ song,
my mind suddenly echoed the announcement of the Taipei Metro:
“Please mind the gap between the platform and the train.”
Yet in truth, we are all still waiting—
waiting to board the train toward the future.
That gap is not only a physical space,
but also the very first, and the very last threshold
that every life must learn to cross.
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