台北 城市生活

最近身邊朋友接連傳出駭人的病痛。都是與自己相仿的三十五上下的年紀，所謂的青壯年時期，可得的卻是癌症和腦溢血....

得癌的朋友所幸發現的早，開刀移除後目前復原順利，儘管在尋醫和開刀的過程艱辛萬分。腦溢血的朋友卻還在加護病房昏迷中，我們只能繼續地為他和他的家人祈福。

都說生命短暫，理當珍惜。可在周遭友人中，日夜為工作賺錢而忙碌奔波、疏於照顧自己的，卻總是絕對的多數。或許對我們大多數的人來說，人生中真正要學習的課題，從來不是如何出人頭地功成名就，而是明白生命中真實的幸福，只是可以和心愛的家人朋友相互依靠。

昨天的世運開幕式上，聽到Hayley Westenra天籟般的美聲，唱著這首英文版的Nada Sou Sou，邊聽著，忍不住鼻酸掉淚。

Turning the pages of old photographs
I whisper thanks to each and every one
Deep in my heart you have come, come to Live
Sure as the sun to see me through

Come rain or shine however the day may be
You shelter me with your smile
However far your memories may fade
Traces of you I hope to find
Then you appear and I drown in my own tears

I wish on a star, the first star of the night
You'll find me here every evening of the year
As twilight approaches I look to the sky
Searching for you with all of my heart

In grief and joy I long for you and your smile
Hoping you feel the way I do
If only you could find me from where you are
I do believe somewhere in time
I do believe I will see you once again

Come rain or shine however the day may be
You shelter me with your smile
But as each memory of you fades away
I'm so alone longing for you
You're on my mind as I drown in my own tears

Missing you so I'm missing you so
You're on my mind as I drown in my own tears

Nada Sou Sou 淚光閃閃 -- by Hayley Westenra@2009高雄世運開幕