我曾多次嘗試，把腦中紛亂的想法整理成一本書。那是一段混合著辛苦與快樂的過程，最終留下的，是一種真正「無中生有」的成就感。

過程重要嗎？當然重要。但若回頭看整體事件的完成，最關鍵的其實不是過程，而是開始，是開始進入靈感世界的那一刻。

口試，是取得學位的關卡；面試，是被錄用的門檻；簡報，是爭取訂單的重要時刻。準備充分，就不致於忐忑；放下成敗，就不至於寢食難安。

責任感重的人，很難不緊張；自信心不足的人，也很難不緊張。但那一刻終究會到來，決定性的結果也一定會出現。

每當我看到完全不看樂譜的鋼琴或小提琴獨奏，總會聯想到他們日以繼夜的練習。或許上台前仍需調整情緒，但那不是緊張，而是一種沉著，是迎接時候到了的沉著。

你想呈現的，是自己累積的真實功夫，還是臨時抱佛腳的背誦？我曾經歷過不切實際的演出，也因此領悟：生命是一門需要持續精進的功課。

 

從宣導斷食教育，到自己欣然接受「斷食教練」這個稱呼，我投入了多少時間備課、講課，又花了多少時間坐在電腦前敲打鍵盤，恐怕連我自己都難以置信。

教練能挑學生嗎？當然可以。學斷食，沒有所謂的資質之分，只有意願；沒有所謂的程度高低，只有動機強弱。

我們都可以與親友分享斷食的美好，卻不鼓勵過度積極的鼓吹。因為對方可能完全沒有意願，甚至連嘗試的動機都不存在。

每個人對生命都有自己的藍圖，對時間也各有尺度。我看著斷食講堂裡的學生，那些願意把這堂課視為「機會」的人，最終會留下來，跟著團體持續精進。

決定讓身體更好、更乾淨，其實不需要準備，只需要意願。這不是面試，也不是簡報，而是看清楚：自己必須改變了。

或許，這正是人生的重大轉折點，即將進入一種全然不同的生活模式。面對「讓自己更健康」的邀請，有人即刻前行，有人卻當場退縮。

 

有人說，自己太晚才知道這麼重要的資訊；也有人說，還想再花幾年好好享受美食。後者的認知，停留在眼前的美好；前者的感受，鎖定在身體的囤積。

而同樣的資訊，二十年前來到我身邊，意外翻轉了我的身體，也意外讓我執著於成為他人生命路上的引路人。

斷食教練教的是什麼？與其說是斷食，不如說是生命教育。

你還沒準備好嗎？可是，它就是來了。

提醒你該改變生活作息的訊息，早已送進你的信箱。有人選擇不打開，我也親眼見證有人興奮的點開那封名為「機會」的信，可是有人打開了信件，也決定接受，卻在勇氣不足中關起前進的路。

生命中有多少我們不想面對的事，心裡卻清楚它一定會來。例如，有人積欠政府一疊停車費與罰單；例如，曾做過違背良心的事。該面對的，終究要面對，那一刻一定會到來。

假如斷食遲早會成為你人生最重大的覺悟之一，而你還沒準備好接受，問題是它已經站在門口敲門。你，開門還是不開門？

 

有一天，我們都會老；有一天，我們都要離開。斷食，有能力修正「老」的狀態與時間；也有能力延後「離開」的時刻。但老實說，我們並沒有資格，在它敲門時拒絕開門。

把一天的三餐，分散在三天裡，一天可以延長成三天。斷食的精髓，就在這個「分散」的概念，把生命的耗損稀釋，讓人生的價值得以全力揮灑。

當行有餘力，停止對身體製造耗損，讓身體的能力被真正釋放。身體，會因為我們的尊重，而有機會逐步修正過往累積的錯誤。

「它來了」與「它終究會來」不一樣；「它就是來了」與「它還是會來」也不一樣。也許都來得及，也或許都來不及。

話說回來，接受或拒絕機會，本就是每個人的權利。因為不是每個人都有能力擁抱斷食的日常；也不是每個人，都有能力與自己的身體合作。

而且，並非人人都適合斷食。有些人的身體，已無法承受斷食的洗禮，也許，早已來到無從逆轉的階段。不論，那是身體的意思，或是大腦的意見。。

 

（當機會敲門時，有些人唯一能做的，只是抱怨那聲音太吵。）

 

It Has Arrived

I have tried many times to gather the scattered thoughts in my mind and shape them into a book.
The process was a mixture of struggle and joy, and what remained in the end was a genuine sense of creating something out of nothing.

Does the process matter? Of course it does.
Yet when we look back at the completion of the whole endeavor, the most critical moment is not the process itself, but the beginning—the moment one steps into the world of inspiration.

An oral defense is the gate to a degree;
an interview is the threshold to employment;
a presentation is the decisive moment in securing a contract.
When preparation is sufficient, anxiety loses its grip.
When success and failure are set aside, sleep and appetite are no longer disturbed.

Those with a strong sense of responsibility find it hard not to feel nervous.
Those lacking confidence struggle just the same.
But that moment will come regardless, and so will the decisive outcome.

Whenever I see a piano or violin soloist perform without looking at the score, I cannot help but think of the countless hours of practice behind it.
Perhaps they still need to adjust their emotions before stepping on stage, but that is not nervousness.
It is composure—the calm of knowing that the moment has arrived.

What are you presenting: the real skill you have accumulated, or a last-minute act of memorization?
I have experienced performances that were hollow and unrealistic, and through them I came to understand that life itself is a discipline that demands continuous refinement.

From promoting fasting education to wholeheartedly accepting the title “fasting coach,” I have invested an amount of time in preparation, teaching, and writing at the keyboard that even I find hard to believe.

Can a coach choose students? Of course.
But when it comes to learning fasting, there is no such thing as talent—only willingness.
There is no hierarchy of levels, only the strength of one’s motivation.

We can all share the benefits of fasting with family and friends, yet I do not encourage aggressive persuasion.
The other person may have no intention at all—perhaps not even the motivation to try.

Everyone carries their own blueprint for life, and everyone measures time differently.
As I observe the students in fasting classes, I see that those who are willing to interpret the class as an opportunity are the ones who stay and continue to refine themselves with the group.

The decision to make the body healthier and cleaner does not require preparation—only willingness.
This is not an interview, nor a presentation.
It is simply the clear recognition that change is necessary.

Perhaps this is a major turning point in life, the entrance to an entirely different way of living.
When faced with the invitation to become healthier, some step forward immediately, while others retreat on the spot.

Some say they learned such important information too late.
Others say they still want a few more years to indulge in good food.
The latter remain focused on immediate pleasure; the former are fixated on what the body has already accumulated.

The same information came to me twenty years ago.
Unexpectedly, it transformed my body—and just as unexpectedly, it bound me to the role of becoming a guide along other people’s life paths.

What does a fasting coach really teach?
Rather than fasting, it is more accurate to say: life education.

Are you not ready yet?
And yet—it has arrived.

The message reminding you to change your daily rhythm has long been delivered to your inbox.
Some choose not to open it.
I have also witnessed others eagerly open the email titled Opportunity.
Yet some open it, decide to accept it, and then—lacking courage—close the road ahead of them.

How many things in life do we avoid facing, even though we know they will inevitably come?
Unpaid parking tickets and fines.
Things done against one’s conscience.
What must be faced will eventually be faced. That moment will come.

If fasting is destined to become one of the most significant awakenings of your life, and you are still not ready to accept it, the problem is this: it is already standing at your door, knocking.
Will you open the door, or not?

One day, we will all grow old.
One day, we will all depart.
Fasting has the ability to correct the state of aging and the way time acts upon us.
It also has the capacity to delay the moment of departure.
Yet honestly, we have no right to refuse opening the door when it knocks.

By spreading one day’s three meals across three days, a single day can be extended into three.
The essence of fasting lies in this principle of distribution:
diluting the wear and tear of life, allowing its value to be fully expressed.

When strength permits, stop inflicting further damage on the body and allow its true capacity to be released.
Through our respect, the body gains the chance to gradually correct the accumulated mistakes of the past.

“There it comes” is not the same as “it will come eventually.”
“It has arrived” is not the same as “it will still come.”
Perhaps there is still time. Perhaps there is not.

In the end, accepting or rejecting an opportunity is each person’s right.
Not everyone has the capacity to embrace fasting as a daily practice.
Not everyone is able to cooperate with their own body.

And not everyone is suited for fasting.
Some bodies can no longer withstand its cleansing process.
Perhaps they have already reached a stage beyond reversal—
whether that decision comes from the body itself, or from the mind.