FOOTPRINTS 足跡Footprints
【☞ 文化織事｜Culture & Story】雨過總會天青 After the rain, the sky will always turn blue.【☞ Culture & Story】 After the rain, the sky will always turn blue.
天候總為每趟旅途增添不少驚喜，拿菜餚來說，如油鹽醬醋般為菜色加了不少分。2015年夏天，二度造訪蒙古，盛夏的蒙古，氣候相當舒適與乾爽，但日夜溫差大的氣候型態，到了晚上還是備感涼意。旅途中很幸運地遇到的冰雹，猶記那天驅車前往下一個目的地時，冷不防地聽見敲打在車頂板金「咚」、「咚」、「咚」的聲音，霎時，冰雹灑了下來。擔心著車子的狀況，蒙古友人則淡淡的說著：「沒事！等會就過了！」 我想著：「對耶，擔心什麼！雨過天青嘛！」或許就是因為樂觀的民族天性與崇尚自然的信仰，蒙古順利渡過了民主化時期，雨過總會天青。Weather always adds a certain surprise to every journey — much like salt, oil, and seasoning bring a dish to life. In the summer of 2015, I visited Mongolia for the second time. The midsummer climate was comfortable and dry,…
【☞ 行動織事｜Movements】追著，追尋遙遠的歸屬 In pursuit — seeking a belonging that lies far away.【☞ Movements】 In pursuit — seeking a belonging that lies far away.
自由與民主在生命中是理所當然。讀著課本中邁向民主進程的過程，息息相關卻如此遙遠，自由與民主給予我們意識說話的權力。而在秋意到來的日子，翻著幾週觀影後的隨記，思考並回憶著蒙古友人分享蒙古國邁入民主化的歷史，想著，於是翻起一張張旅行時的照片。Freedom and democracy often feel like something we take for granted in life. Reading about the processes of democratization in textbooks, they seem both deeply connected to us and yet distant. Freedom and democracy grant us the awareness and the…