「……在每個世紀最後一天，有隻鳥從這裡飛往最遠的一端，汲取一口藍得讓人悲傷的海水，等到整座海洋枯竭，它就能變成青鳥。那段時間就叫永遠。」

－《路過這個世界教我的事》，黃于洋。

在台灣時區2024年12月31日的嘉義，一個普通的夜晚，卻因一位女孩的記錄，泛起了深沉的光澤。時鐘指向晚上11:20，這一天，對時間而言無非是年輪上的一個刻度；對生命履歷而言，則是迎向新年的門楣。然而，對一個基督徒而言，今天並不因新年的臨近而更有意義，因為「現在」才是唯一的真實。

今天，我遇見了一位33歲的母親。她講述了她生命中的一次劇烈風暴：在女兒六個月大時，她被診斷出罹患癌症。那一年，她只有30歲。為了治療，她孤身前往北部醫院，因為丈夫需要在家照顧年幼的女兒。化療、放療將她的日子攪得支離破碎，但她說，她從那時開始學會了什麼是生命的寶貴，也變得「很難生氣，很少生氣」。

與她交談時，我感受到一種溫暖的開放與樂觀。她分享道，罹病後，她明白自己只有今天，於是她將每一天都當作生命的最後一天來度過。她話語輕柔，卻帶著穿透力，每一句都像風一樣在我心中迴響。她這樣說著，我卻在聽的時候，眼眶微微泛濕。她活得這般通透，而我也突然意識到，我的生命，不正應該是這樣嗎？只有「現在」，就是「現在」！

我默默地問自己：如果今天就是我餘生的唯一一天，我會怎麼說話？我會做什麼事？我會以什麼樣的心態面對人、面對生活？這些問題，成為2024年最後時刻在我心底深深響起的敲擊，也將成為我來年的方向。

感謝主，在這一年裡，我的生命被點亮了。我開始熟悉大街小巷，走過一條條街道、一座座房屋，感受到每一個地方都有屬於它的故事。每一次與人的交流，都像靈的火花一樣點燃生命，將本來平淡無奇的日子燒得熾熱而明亮。

那座公園，如今不再只是路邊的一處景色。經過時，我會想起我們曾在那裡唱詩歌、彈吉他；想起我們在溜滑梯旁與一對情侶傳福音；也會記起那對父女，牽著一隻黑柴犬，笑得燦爛而純真。而那家通訊行呢？裡面有三個單純的女孩，她們的笑容至今仍浮現在我的腦海。

還記得嗎？我們一邊走路一邊唱詩歌，那笑聲在夜裡像星光一樣灑滿街道。

是的，這些點點滴滴，點亮了我的29歲，也照耀了我的2024年。展望2025，在我30歲到來之前，我希望自己能夠繼續在主裡長進。每天都以「今天是最後一天」的心態活著，毫無遺憾，滿心感恩。

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In Chiayi, Taiwan, on December 31, 2024, Taiwan Time Zone

An ordinary night, yet radiant with reflection. At 11:20 PM, the clock marks another notch on the wheel of time; for life, it is the threshold to a new year. Yet, for a Christian, today holds no special meaning simply because it is New Year’s Eve—because “now” is the only reality.

Earlier today, I met a 33-year-old mother who shared the storm she endured. At 30, when her daughter was just six months old, she was diagnosed with cancer. For treatment, she traveled alone to a hospital in the north, while her husband stayed home to care for their child. Chemotherapy and radiation shattered her days into fragments, yet she told me this trial taught her the true value of life. “I rarely get angry or upset anymore,” she said.

Her openness and optimism radiated warmth. After her diagnosis, she began to live each day as if it were her last. Her gentle yet penetrating voice resonated deeply, her words brushing against my heart like the wind. Listening to her, my eyes grew misty. She lived with such clarity, and suddenly, I realized my own life should reflect the same truth: only now is truly now!

I silently asked myself: If today were my only day left, how would I speak? What would I do? With what attitude would I face people and life? These questions echoed deeply as I stood on the cusp of 2025, and I resolved to carry them forward into the new year.

Thank the Lord—for in this year, my life was illuminated. I grew familiar with the streets and alleys, walking through neighborhoods, feeling the stories etched into every corner. Each interaction sparked life, transforming ordinary moments into radiant experiences.

That park is no longer just a roadside scene. When I pass by, I remember the hymns we sang, the gospel we shared near the slide with a young couple, and the father and daughter with their black Shiba Inu, their laughter as bright and pure as the morning sun. And that phone shop? I think of the three innocent girls whose smiles remain vivid in my memory.

Do you remember? We sang hymns as we walked, our laughter spilling into the night like starlight scattered across the streets.

These simple moments illuminated my 29th year and lit up my 2024. As I look ahead to 2025, the year I will turn 30, my hope is to continue growing in the Lord—to live each day as if it were my last, without regret and with a heart full of gratitude.