一趟小小的旅程卻感觸良多，不為藝術，也不為觀光，更不為"文創"，如果這是一門"課"，希望大家學到的是"自己"...
今天推薦 Bette Midler：From A Distance (1990)
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離開時，我站在船尾望著小琉球的晚霞，努力區別"在地生活"與"觀光產業"... 總之，不管是活的還是死的，只希望這兩天一夜不會打擾他們太多... 包括祂們、牠們及它們...
天空很大，海水很藍，灼熱的皮膚好像某種印記，也好像是一種召喚，耳邊響起民宿老闆的話：活在這裡，比較健康... 我想，也許死在這裡，也比較健康。
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遠遠看來... 再遠一點... 瞇起眼睛看...
遠遠聽來...
From a distance the world looks blue and green, 遠遠看來，世界是藍色和綠色的
and the snow-capped mountains white. 以及白雪覆蓋的山頂
From a distance the ocean meets the stream, 遠遠看來，河川流向大海
and the eagle takes to flight. 老鷹展翅飛翔
From a distance, there is harmony, 遠遠看來，世界是一種和諧
and it echoes through the land. 圍繞著大地
It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace, 來自希望的聲音，來自和平的聲音
it's the voice of every man. 來自所有人類
From a distance we all have enough, 遠遠看來，人們早已足夠
and no one is in need. 不於匱乏
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease, 世界沒有戰爭，沒有災難
no hungry mouths to feed. 沒有飢餓
From a distance we are instruments 遠遠看來，我們宛如生命的樂器
marching in a common band. 共組一個樂團
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace. 彈奏希望與和平
They're the songs of every man. 彈出我共同的曲子
God is watching us. God is watching us. 老天在眷顧我們
God is watching us from a distance. 老天在眷顧我們，遠遠地
From a distance you look like my friend, 遠遠看來，我們都是朋友
even though we are at war. 既使我們在戰爭中
From a distance I just cannot comprehend 遠遠看來，我始終無法了解
what all this fighting is for. 我們到底在吵什麼
From a distance there is harmony, 遠遠看來，世界是一種和諧
and it echoes through the land. 圍繞著大地
*And it's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves, 那是希望與愛的本質
it's the heart of every man. 藏在每個人心中
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