我喜歡毛毛玩偶(stuffing animals)
小時候大人不給養寵物
柔軟的毛毛玩偶是我可以抱在懷裡假想的動物玩伴

我有很多的毛毛玩偶
到大了仍然常買
堆得家裡到處都是
(覺得很不好意思
但是每次看到擺在櫥窗裡
眼睛盯著我懇求我的毛毛玩偶
就覺得不忍心看他們在冷漠的店裡
ㄧ個朋友也沒有)

最近整理家裡時
決定只留下最喜歡的幾隻
其餘都送人
好在我工作的地方有一屋子可愛的小小孩
可以幫我的毛毛玩偶找到充滿愛心的新主人

我打算用最美麗的包裝紙把它們包好
然後讓我的小朋友們挑選

讓他們可以在ㄧ個大袋子裏挑選
最後慎重的
指著其中ㄧ個說
喏! 我要這一個!
伸出決定命運的一雙手

然後
在撕開包裝紙的那ㄧ瞬間
我希望
看到他們驚喜的眼神
我祈求
他們會愛上
屬於他們的那ㄧ個

挑選
是一種宿命的魔力

會牽連兩個原本不相連的生命體
一起走ㄧ段充滿意外的旅行

讓孩子們挑選
讓他們走自己的路
挑自己的朋友
讓他們自己做決定
然後當他們哭泣
不說ㄧ句話的擁抱他們
錯誤是學習的過程
挑錯還可以重新來過
永遠不嫌遲

到底人生由不由得自己決定跟選擇
誰也不知道
可是我知道
當我的手指出你
在茫茫人海當中
你便成為我的
未來
或回憶

世界上有種種的可能性
相信它們
會透過不斷的挑選
引我們到一處屬於我們的所在
在那裡
我是你的一部份
而你是我的

即使是錯誤
也比什麼都沒有經歷過的好



I love stuffing animals.
I was not allowed to have pets when I was little, so the soft, hug-sized stuffing animals have became my pretend animal friends.

I have lots of stuffing animals.
I still buy them even now, as a grownup. I have them everywhere in my place. (Yes, I do feel a bit ashamed, but everytime I see one staring at me begging in the window of toystores, I feel bad to leave it in isolation without a friend…)

Recently I decided to keep just a few favourite ones and gave the rest away. Luckily I know a whole bunch of little ones that will be great new owners for my stuffing animal friends.

I will wrap them in the most beautiful gift papers and let my little ones pick whatever one they want.

Let them choose in a big bag full of wrapped gifts. Watching them pick one and say, there, I want this one. when they pick it up by their own hands, that comment has determined the connection between them and the unknown new friend.

Then, when they tear up the gift paper, I wish, to see the surprise sparkle in their eyes. I hope, that they will fall in love with the one that belongs to them, by their own choice.

Choosing, is a magic of destiny. It’s an act connects two independent indidviduals into one, in order to go through the unexpected journey in life.

Let children choose.
Let them pick where they want to go.
Let them find friends of their own.
Let them make their decisions.
And when they cry, hug them without saying a word.
Making mistakes is part of learning.
We can always start over, and it is never too late.


No one really knows weather or not we really got the power to choose and decide in life, for real. But I do know this, when I lay my eyes on you, among all the people in the world, you have become mine. You will be in my future or, in my memory.


There are infinite possibilities in this world. Believe in them and let them lead us to where we belong to, after endless choosing and decision making. In that place, I shall be part of you and you be part of me.

Even if we will have to suffer from the mistakes we made on the way, is better than experiencing nothing and nothing at all.