回家的路 The Way Home

什么东西会让你感觉回到家了？
What makes you feel like you’re home?
对我来说......
for me......

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什么东西会让你感觉回到家了？

对我来说
是红砖瓦屋顶的车站
是青绿色的大邮局
是热闹的传统市场
是齐聚信众的天主堂

小镇总是
不疾不徐的拥有自己的步伐
慢慢的车 慢慢的人

使得每个到来的旅客都得放慢脚步
感受小镇的呼吸

因为这样
我总喜欢观察路上的人事物

在无数次的动身前往与抵达之间
我好像总会想起
假日和爸爸一起散步的早晨
公园欢笑的弟弟妹妹
和阳光下惬意打著捶球的爷爷奶奶

我总在想家到底是什么样的？

几次回到许久没有见面的竹东
记忆中的店家
换了个门面 盖了更多楼房
有时候会感叹家稍微变了样
但这些改变
也隐含著每一个住民对竹东未来的期许

竹东是我从小长大的地方
我的童年 我的青春 都在这里
那份熟悉的自在与舒适
总能让人感受到满满的能量
或许家乡就是有这种迷人的魅力吧

未来可能会去更远的地方
因此在届满18岁之际
我想好好的跟他道别
告诉他我会好好的
我也会再回来的

What makes you feel like you’re home?

for me,
It’s a station with a red brick roof.
It's a big green post office.
It’s a lively traditional market.
It’s a Catholic church where believers gather together.

The small town always has its own pace.
Cars go slowly, people go slowly.

Every arriving tourist has to slow down and feel the breath of the town.

because of this,
I always like to observe people and things on the road.

Between countless departures and arrivals,
I always seem to remember.
Morning walk with dad on holiday.
Younger brother and sister laughing in the park.
and grandparents playing ball happily in the sunshine.

I always wonder what ‘home’ means?

Several times I returned to Chudong,
Stores in memory,
underwent renovations and constructed additional buildings.
Sometimes, I lament that my home has changed slightly.
But these changes
also imply every resident’s expectations for Chudong’s future.

Chudong is the place where I grew up
My childhood and my youth are all here.
The familiar ease and comfort
always make people feel energized.
Maybe 'hometown' just has this charming appeal.

In the future, I may go further afield.
Therefore, when reaching the age of 18,
I want to say goodbye to them properly.
Tell them I'll be fine.
and I will come back.