Sam

When I was young, I made many foolish choices.

I once ran away from home, dreaming of becoming a sailor—

only to find I had no money in my pocket,

no knowledge of how even to catch a bus.

Later, I chased another dream: to become a singer.

I saved just enough for a one-way ticket to Taipei,

forgetting I would need a way back.

In the end, I rode a taxi to my grandmother’s house,

seeking rescue with a shy, embarrassed heart.

I passed the audition.

But before I could move forward,

I needed to join a training program—

a door to a future that my mother quietly closed,

hiding the letter,

perhaps knowing deep down that the fees

were dreams we could not yet afford.

Now, looking back, I smile.

Those reckless dreams, those fearless days.

Today, I am weaving a new dream—

to become a painter, an artist.

Yesterday, the Huludun Cultural Center sent a team to film me.

I no longer tremble as I once did;

though my performance was not yet perfect,

my heart stood strong.

Life is a dream—

sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter.

Whether dreams come true,

whether we awaken from them,

while dreaming—

we must live, we must feel,

we must cherish every breath.

A good beginning is a promise to ourselves:

to keep walking,

to keep believing,

to keep daring.

Heaven has a way of smiling upon the earnest,

the stubborn, the dreamers.

May we always be among them.

小時的我做過很多的傻事，翹家想要當船員，後來才知道身上沒有半毛錢可以坐車，也不知道該如何坐車。後來去應徵歌星，只準備了坐到台北的車票錢卻忘了回程的錢，只好搭計程車到外婆家求救。後來通過面試，但是必須先參加歌星演員訓練班，但這張通知書被我母親藏起來。後來也作罷，因為根本也沒錢去參加訓練班。現在想想真是好笑。現在做了一個大夢，想當畫家，藝術家。昨天葫蘆墩文化中心派了團隊來攝影，我已經不再像之前去應徵歌星那樣怯場。不過表現也未達到我的理想。人生就像一場夢，有時好夢，有時惡夢。不管何時夢成真，何時夢醒。在做夢時就好好享受當下吧！好的開始也是繼續努力下去的動力。加油！天公疼憨人的！