曠野獨處28日－終日

蒙大拿西南部山區的天候與海拔高度都和我現在居住新墨西哥州一樣，是沙漠型氣候，海拔約1500到2000公尺高，因此我沒有出現高山症或對沙漠不適應的症狀。八月底到十月初，天氣非常完美，有幾天下了雨，氣溫降到結霜的程度，沒有雪，白天經常是湛藍的天空，連一絲白雲也沒有。獨處的圓位在一個小山谷中的白楊樹和花旗杉林中，九月中旬後，白楊樹林開始轉黃，鮮亮的銘黃色，那黃綠的葉和深藍的天空經常美到令人心痛。會心痛是因為心極度想要衝出胸膛，飛入那湛藍的天之中。

這一趟靈境追尋的獨處之旅原本要歷時40日夜，但是當功課完成時，就沒有理由要繼續坐下去，縱使強迫自己留下，大自然也有辦法把你踢出去。於是乎，在第二十九日的下午，我無預警的突然感到坐立難安，怎麼也待不住。三出三入獨處的圓，又在圓四週逐漸轉黃的白楊樹林中遊蕩了一圈，回到圓之後，只能站在圓的邊界上，完全無法回到圓的中心靜靜坐下。在邊界的倒木旁蹲下來哭了。旅程結束了，我不能再繼續留下了。身體狀態良好，精神狀態良好，可是能量卻一直要往外衝，再也緩不住。要認出離開的時間到了並且接受這個事實，是一件難事。然而一旦接受了，走出圓之後，心似乎平靜了下來，返回基地營的一路上並沒有後悔，也沒有回頭。

回到基地營時，老師前來迎接，緊緊的抱住我說：「歡迎回來。」我忍不住又哭了。哭什麼呢？很不想回來啊，但是被圓踢出來了。我告訴老師：「我完成了。」他回道：「沒錯，你完成了，我很高興你了解這一點。」

準備開始為這28日寫日誌時，拿起特地準備的日誌本，卻寫不下手，換了一本原本用來抄寫易經的筆記本，翻開蝴蝶頁時，看到以前抄下的一段《易經》的英文譯文：「When the way comes to an end, then change -- having changed, you pass through。」查不到中文的原文是什麼，意思是「當路已盡，轉變－－轉變之後，你就穿越了。」讀到這段文字，很震撼。這趟獨處之旅即使在結束的當下，也給了我如此強烈的功課。對我來說，轉變並不困難，困難的是認出「路已盡」，是結束的時候，並且接受路已盡的事實。一旦認出並且接受了盡頭已至，轉變就再自然不過，而且並沒有出現原以為會有的「後悔」心態。

老師在送我到機場的路上告訴我：「時間到了，縱使留下也沒有用。那會使得追尋成為一場耐力競賽。生命是寶貴的，時間是寶貴的，雖然靈境追尋也是寶貴的經驗，但是旅程結束後強行為了達成目標而留下，就變成浪費生命了。追尋之旅一旦結束，能量就離開了圓，會一心只想回到生活之中，繼續前進。」認出路已盡，是我的最後一項功課，做完了功課，就是回家的時候。

這段28日獨處之旅從開始到結束，是一堂震撼教育，是一趟療癒之旅，是一場與自己的對話，是一堂聆聽與接受的課程，是一段轉變之行，是一份邀請，是一項約定，是一份禮物，是一份榮耀。

其中的過程，請容我日後再娓娓道來。此刻，我得將自己花了28天累積的能量內化，轉變，持續轉變，成長之後，才能貢獻。

I live in Gratitude... 我生活在感恩中

I live in Gratitude...

 我生活在感恩中

For all that I have given

感謝我被給予的一切

  and for all that I have received.

　及我所接受的一切

For the beauty in my life

感謝我生命中的美

  and for the sorrows I have known.

　及我所知的悲傷

For the challenges I've faced

感謝我所面對的挑戰

  and for just how far I've come.

　及我一路走來的旅程

For my courage and my gifts

感謝我的勇氣和天賦

  and for the wisdom I've acquired.

　及我所學得的智慧

For the journey and experience

感謝這趟旅程與經驗

  and for the kindness on the way.

　及一路上遇見的慈心

For my dreams and desires

感謝我的夢想與渴望

  and for the trust that I have learned.

　及我所學得的信任

For the joy and inspiration

感謝喜悅與啟發

  and for my purpose, newly found.

　及新尋得的目的

For the miracles unfolding

感謝不斷展開的奇蹟

  and for what tomorrow holds.

　及存在於明天的一切

For all the love I've known

感謝我所接觸所有愛

  and for that I've yet to give.

　及我將要付出的

For my friends, my home, and family

感謝我的朋友、我的家和家人

  and for the time to find myself.

　及我找到自我的時光

For abundance and simplicity

感謝富足與簡單

  and for the grace and opportunity.

　及恩典和機會

For the chance to make a difference

感謝創造影響力的機會

  and for the faith to know I will.

　及知道我將辦到的信心

By D.D. Watkins

達娃翻譯

存在感的力量

By Malcolm Ringwalt

達娃翻譯

「你不必是個『有影響力的人』就能有影響力。事實上，在我生命中最具影響力的人，可能不知道他們教了我什麼。」──史考特‧亞當斯

"You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me."

-Scott Adams-

人們與生俱來就渴求自己的生命有意義、想要與他人連結、想對世界有所影響。對太多人來說，這些渴望並未能實踐，導致他們感到孤絕、挫折，認為自己個人的及精神的努力沒有任何影響力。我有時候覺得，這種在世界中無關緊要的感受，比面對金錢或安全感時的掙扎還要痛苦。

People have an innate yearning for meaning in their lives, a desire for connection to others, and a need to make a difference in the world. For too many people these desires are unmet, leaving them feeling isolated and frustrated, and that their personal and spiritual efforts don’t have any impact. I sometimes think that this feeling of irrelevance in the world is more painful than the struggle with money or security.

與此同時，你應該要知道，人生中有許多比你實際感受到的更多事情發生著，而我們的影響力比自己察覺到的更廣闊。人生幕後那股有創造力的生命力，生命事件的走向產生的影響力，遠比我們的行動更強大。為了說明個人生命中這些無形影響的力量，我想要和你分享我在一九七○年早期的一段經歷。

At the same time, you should know that there is more going on in this life than is apparent to our physical senses—and that we make a bigger difference than we realize. The creative life forces behind the scenes have a stronger influence on the course of life events than our actions. To illustrate the power of these unseen forces in our personal lives, I want to share with you something that I experienced in the early 1970’s (some of you have heard this story, but it bears retelling).

當時，我正在坎乃迪克州的新天堂拜訪朋友，他的妻子需要到市場買點東西，於是他和我出門去買。我決定朋友購物時我在車上等他。那是個清朗的秋天早晨，我想要享受那好天氣。

I was visiting a friend in New Haven, CT. His wife needed something from the market and he and I went to get it. I decided to wait in the car while he went in. It was one of those cool, clear fall mornings and I wanted to enjoy it.

不久，一位三十多歲的男人走了出來，在小超市的露台上站了幾分鐘。他穿著藍牛仔褲、藍汗衫和藍牛仔外套。他站在那裏凝視著對街那片林木蓊鬱的公園，然後走下露台，走到車旁，開車離去。

Shortly, a man in his mid-thirties came out and stood on the porch of the little market for a few moments. He wore blue jeans, a blue work-shirt, and a blue jean jacket. He stood gazing across the street where there was a thickly wooded park. Then, he stepped off the porch, walked to his car and drove away.

事情就只有這樣，一個簡單的片刻在時間中凝結。從表面看來，這和從我一生中走過的無數片刻與人們毫無差別。那麼是什麼使這個遭遇如此難以忘懷？他站著時，散發出一股毫無自我意識，且全然祥和的存在感。一股凝止的氣息從他身上四散而出，他的眼神清澈而冷靜。他並沒有與周圍一切分離，你能感覺得到他覺得自己有所連結，是萬物的一部分，是他的世界的中心，祥和寧靜。我不僅從他的姿態中看到這些，也感受到他所散發的充滿了一種我只能模糊察覺的事物，那是一股我罕能在生命中觸及的一體感。

That is what happened; a simple moment frozen in time--on the surface, indistinguishable from countless other moments and people who have passed through my life. So what made this encounter so memorable? He stood with a presence that was both unselfconscious and totally at peace. A stillness radiated from him and his eyes were clear and calm. He did not stand there isolated from what was around him, but you could sense he felt connected, part of everything, the center of his world, at peace. I could see it in his posture but also feel in what radiated from him that he was full of something I only dimly recognized, a oneness that I had only sporadically touched in my life.

他所散發的力量令人讚嘆。他站在那裏時，我只能目不轉睛地看著他。他並不知道我的存在，始終不曾朝我看來，片刻之後，他已經離開了。我從未再見到他，然而自那一刻起，他所散發的寧靜、力量和連結感，喚醒了我內心的渴望，使我如飛蛾撲火一般，緊跟著這股渴望的燈塔，一刻不停。

The power that radiated from him was compelling and my eyes were glued to him while he stood there. He never knew of my presence, never looked my way, and after several moments, he was gone. I never saw him again but the peace, power, and connectedness that radiated off of him awakened a yearning that became the beacon that has drawn me, like a moth to a flame, ever since.

他為我展現出一條我早已受到吸引卻又偏離的道路，從此改變了我的生人。他為我展現了人類精神可以到達的強烈存在感，使我明白寧靜祥和的可能性，明白我們在人生中的影響，不在於你「做」什麼，而在於你是誰。體驗到他的存在的單純片刻，揚升了我的覺知，使我察覺到我們之間的連結。藉此，他教導了我，我們可以是萬物中重要的一部分，而不隔離和孤單的個人。自那時起，我便一直走在這條道路上。

He changed my life by showing me a path that I had long felt drawn to but that I had wandered away from. He showed me that the human spirit is capable of a powerful presence, that peace is possible, and that our impact in life is not about what you “do” but rather who you are. That simple moment of experiencing his presence lifted my awareness, and I became aware of a connection between us. In that way, he taught me that we can be an essential part of everything, not isolated and alone. I have been on that path ever since.

想想，有多少人和我那天早晨一樣，在日常生活的匆忙中，被他的生命觸動。這是多麼驚人的影響力！我認為這對每個人來說都是一樣的，我們都有影響力。老實說，我對他一無所知，然而在那片刻，他對我造成了影響，卻不是因為他在人生中有何作為，而是因為他的存在。他在內心所做的功課，使周遭的一切都能感受到他的影響，就像一顆強力燈泡散發的光芒一樣，使每個人都受益。他投注於世界的舉動，並不是他真正的影響，不是他給予世界的真正禮物。他在心中的為人才是影響所在。

Think of how many people, in the rush of their daily lives, have been touched by his life as I was that morning. The influence is astonishing! I think the same must be true for all of us, and the impact we make. Truth be told, I know nothing about him; but in that moment he made a difference, not because of what he did with his life but because of what he was. What he had wrought inside his heart made a difference that all around him could feel. It shone like the light from a powerful bulb for all to be benefited by. The actions that came out into the world from him were not his real impact, his true gift. Who he was in his heart made the difference.

假使他讀了這篇文章，也不會認出故事中的人是他。你在讀這篇文章時，能確定那人不是你嗎？暫時忘記故事發生的年份，你的存在肯定觸及了無數人們，那些你不曾注意到，但他們注意到你的人，因為看見你所具備的某種品質，而喚醒了他們心中的某種東西。那品質或許是你對他人的微笑、某個喜悅的記憶突然浮現，那某個你的心被見到事物擄獲的不設防的片刻。

If he were to read this article, he would not recognize himself as the man the story is about. As you read this are you sure it isn’t about you? Forget the year the story happened for a moment, surely your presence has touched countless people, people you didn’t even notice but who noticed you; who saw in you a quality that stirred something awake in them. It may have been a smile shared with another, the secret pleasure of a memory momentarily arising, an unguarded moment when something you saw captured your heart.

別把這視為我的故事，而是在有意無意中走過你生命的無數人們的聲音！他們所描述的是你在生命旅程中反覆產生的影響。你在此產生了影響力。是的，你實際所做的作為也有影響力，但你的人，你使自己成為的人才是生命本身移動的催化劑。

Consider this story not as mine but as the recounting of the voices of countless people who have passed, both noticed and unnoticed, through your life! They describe the impact of your journey through your life, repeated endlessly. You have made a difference here. Yes, what you actually did had an influence, but who you are, who you have made yourself, is the catalyst that has moved life itself.

我每述說這個故事一次，他的影響範圍就更擴大。我無法想像他的一生、他的舉止所產生的影響有多大，但是假使這只是個他不經思考，也沒想到有人在看的單純私人片刻所產生的影響，那麼他的人生所造成的影響必然超乎想像，而且在這個故事被重述的同時，持續增長。這也將是你帶給他人的禮物。

And every time I tell his story the sphere of his influence grows. I cannot imagine the impact the rest of his life, his actions, have had, but if this was the impact of a simple private moment, which he imagined was unwitnessed and unregistered, the impact of his life must be beyond imagining, and still growing with every retelling of this story. That is your legacy as well.

Malcolm Ringwalt

Founder of the Earthheart Institute of Vision and Healing

「由於我們所說和做的一切只能模擬自身靈魂的高度與模樣，因此我們的影響力將視自身存在的品質而定。」

"Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being."

-Dale E. Turner-

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關於獨處

祖父潛近狼說：「獨處和孤獨是完全兩回事，想要在獨處時感到平靜而不孤單，就必須明瞭你是跟最好的朋友在一起，當你能夠和自己和平相處，能夠愛自己，你就永遠不會感到孤單。」