爸爸15岁的时候就离家,从嘉义故乡跑到九份的矿区谋生。那年头从嘉义到九份光火车就要坐一天,下火车还要走半天。或许爸爸一直觉得自己很神勇,所以,他认为所有的男孩子都应该这样独立和勇敢,更何况是他自己的儿子,特别是长子。我8岁那年,他似乎觉得时候到了。一个星期天的早上,我刚起床刷牙,爸爸忽然出现 Dad ran away from home when he was 15 years old and ran from the hometown of Chiayi to the Jiufen mining area to make a living. That year from Chiayi to Jiufen light train will take a day off the train but also go for a long time. Perhaps Daddy has always felt very brave, so he believes that all boys should be so independent and courageous, not to mention his own son, especially the eldest son. When I was 8 years old, he seemed to feel the time was up. One Sunday morning, I just got up and brush my teeth, my father suddenly appeared