文／江蓋世 ｜ 2026.09.30
2026.09.30. 江蓋世揮毫 苗栗南庄 南庄市場 攝影/邱斐顯
一個人的命運，可以由自己決定多少？
一個族群的命運，又有多少是自己可以決定的？
命運不只是「追求未來」。
命運也包括「記得過去」。
一個族群能夠把祖先、故事、祭儀、記憶一代一代傳下去，
本身就是一種與命運相處的方法。
人會離開，土地還在。
人會老去，記憶還在。
時間一直走，文化也跟著走。
今天，走進南庄，找到了市場的一塊地。
鋪好紙，鋪好氈，調好墨，沾好彩，
我拿起大毛筆，蹲好馬步，手隨身轉，
我寫下了「命運」兩個字，
然後靜靜的離開。
南庄慢慢走。
我慢慢的寫。
「命」從土地長出來。
「運」向遠方走出去。
南庄，一塊山裡的土地。
不同的人來過，不同的人留下。
時代一直走，土地一直在。
我的大毛筆，在這裡靜靜的提問:
「我們的命運，由誰來決定？」
(「恩兜的命運，由邊個來決定？」)
（ên-têu-ê miang-yun, yu pien-ka loi kiet-thin? 四縣腔客語）
蓋世
20260930
Arriving in Nanzhuang, Asking About Destiny
Kaise Chiang’s DESTINY Tour — Chapter 7
By Kaise Chiang | September 30, 2026
How much of our own destiny can we decide?
And how much of a people’s destiny can they decide for themselves?
Destiny is not only about reaching for the future.
It is also about remembering the past.
When a people pass down their ancestors’ stories, rituals, and memories from one generation to the next,
they are finding their own way to live with destiny.
People leave, but the land remains.
People grow old, but memories remain.
Time keeps moving, and culture moves with it.
Today, I came to Nanzhuang
and found a small piece of land in the market.
I spread out the paper and felt,
prepared the ink,
and dipped my brush into color.
I picked up my giant brush,
planted my feet firmly on the ground,
and turned my body as my hand moved.
I wrote two Chinese characters:
命運 — DESTINY.
Then, quietly, I left.
Nanzhuang walks slowly.
I write slowly, too.
“命” — our given life — grows from the land.
“運” — the course we take — travels out into the world.
Nanzhuang,
a small piece of land in the mountains.
Different people have come.
Different people have stayed.
Time keeps moving.
The land remains.
Here, my giant brush quietly asks a question:
“Who decides our destiny?”
Kaise Chiang
2026.09.30
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