Wisdom I Pondered This Week
- “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
- “Anything that moves you is art.” — Shia LaBeouf
- “You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop.” — Rumi
- “Everything changes once we identify with being the witness.” — Ram Dass
- “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” — Cicero
Things I Learned This Week
- 安特衛普（Antwerp）位於比利時北部的佛蘭德斯區，是全國人口最多的城市、第二大都會區（僅次於布魯塞爾）。同時也是世界最大鑽石交易中心（鑽石之都）和巴洛克大師魯本斯（Peter Paul Rubens）的故鄉。安特衛普是歐洲最繁忙的深水港之一（Port of Antwerp-Bruges），按年度貨櫃吞吐量為歐洲第二大港，僅次於荷蘭鹿特丹。
- 化緣 指僧侶/和尚為修行或寺院所需，向信眾乞求飲食、生活所需，或為佛事募款的行為。在原始佛教的術語是「托缽乞食」。其核心不在索取，而在透過因緣互動，完成布施與修行；此一概念強調不強求、重因緣，體現以柔和方式促成善行的精神（結善緣）。
- HDP 是 Handicap 的縮寫，在高爾夫中用來標示每一洞在 18 洞中的相對難度排名，數字範圍為 1 到 18；其中 HDP 1 代表全場最困難的球洞，而 HDP 18 則是最容易的一洞。HDP 的核心功能在於「差點」計分制度，比賽時會依球員的差點數，優先在 HDP 較小、難度較高的球洞給予補桿，讓不同實力的球員能在同一場比賽中進行更公平的競爭。
- Lederhosen (皮褲) are traditional leather trousers from the Alpine regions of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, originally designed as durable workwear for peasants and hunters. Made from tough tanned leather such as deer, goat, or cowhide, they come in knee-length (Kniebundhosen) or shorter styles and often feature decorative embroidery, suspenders, and a drop front (Hosenlatz). Today, Lederhosen are a key element of folk costume (Tracht) and are famously worn during Oktoberfest, paired with checkered shirts, wool socks, and Haferl shoes, while women wear the traditional Dirndl, symbolizing Bavarian heritage and blending craftsmanship.
- 「500 碗」（500 Bowls Award）是由聯合報旗下平台 《500 輯》 主辦的年度美食評鑑，核心目標在於發掘與推薦全台最值得一嚐的特色小吃；它以全台性小吃指南的定位，透過名人評審陣容（來自美食、文化、媒體等多元領域）各自真誠推薦心中所愛，匯聚成兼具廣度與深度的名單，並特別強調在地特色；每年進行年度名單公布，同時延伸出市集與互動活動，並搭配 Google 地圖與指南工具，方便大眾按圖索驥，讓「吃一碗小吃」成為理解台灣風土與日常文化的入口。