Sam

On November 26th, I attended the grand opening ceremony of Teacher Xiuqin’s Da Guan Art Exhibition. During the tea gathering, I noticed a familiar face, but since I was chatting with a friend, I didn’t go over to greet him. Later, after finishing lunch and heading to paint outdoors, I encountered him again and discovered that he was Teacher You Shanfuy, a fellow artist with whom I had gone on a sketching trip to Pingtan eight years ago.

I had often invited a group of friends from northern Taiwan to participate in gatherings across the north, central, and southern regions, but we never managed to coordinate. This time, however, without any prior arrangement, we happened to meet by chance—this is what we call fate.

While checking my Facebook friends list today, I came across a post that a literature teacher had passed away, and my heart was filled with mixed emotions. Relationships between people are like this: when the time is right, we come together; when it’s not, we part ways. Who knows when or where we will meet again?

I’ve realized this is the subtle nature of human connections. In our youth, we attend weddings; as we grow older, we find ourselves attending funerals. Life is but a brief journey—cherish the present and make the most of it!

11月26號參加秀琴老師的大觀藝術開幕式，茶會當中見到了一位熟悉的面孔，由於我和朋友在聊天當中，所以沒有向前打招呼用完中餐後前往寫生的時候再次遇見他才知道他是我們八年前一起到平潭寫生的畫友游善富老師。之前一直邀約北部的這幾位朋友一起來參加北中南的聚會，一直沒約成。但這一次沒有邀約就直接巧遇了這就是緣份。而今天在檢視FB的好友時候。看到一份貼文是一位文學老師已經成仙，心中真是百味雜成。人和人之間就是如此，合則來、不合則去。下一次再見面已經不知何年何月何日。我知道這就是人與人之間微妙的關係。年輕的時候參加的都是婚禮，現在年紀越來越大了，參加的卻都是喪禮。人的一生短短幾年好好的把握當下吧！