My Very Own World

The World's End-Finisterre,Spain

(The road after Santiago de Compostela)

路徑My Route,
聖地牙哥Santiago Compostela-阿梅斯Ames-卡爾諾塔Carnota

- 敦夫里亞Dumbría-菲尼斯特雷Finisterre

-穆希亞Muxía-聖地牙哥Santiago Compostela.

阿梅斯Ames古時河邊水力磨穀坊

世界的盡頭

The World's End...

從聖城聖地牙哥大約還有90多公里，才會到世界的盡頭-菲尼斯特雷，

一般把這延伸的路程也當作是朝聖之旅的範圍，大約還需要3天的路程，

如果你認為一天走30多公里，很困難，

然而像我這種弱雞，

其實到達聖城前幾天，一天走過30公里是很平常的事。
There are more than 90 kilometers after Santiago to Finistere，The World's End.

It is usually seen as an extented route of pilgrimage after reaching the Holy City,Santiago.

It will take you 3 days,if you can walk 30 Kms per day.
It sounds harsh,however,as lame as I was,before reaching to Santiago,

30 kms in  a day's walking to me had been a constant matter.

阿梅斯Ames河上噴飛的水霧

古時候的人將菲尼斯特雷當作是歐洲大陸最靠近大西洋的最後一塊土地，

大西洋過去就沒有了，因此當作是所有一切的終點。
In ancient times,Finisterre was considered

as the closest piece of land of European continent to Atlantic Ocean.
Beyond the ocean,

only is there empty void.

Hence,Finisterre since then has been treated as the last spot of the earthly land.

斷緣與重生Severed and reborn...

 卡爾諾塔Carnota沿路的風力塔

卡爾諾塔Carnota沿岸美麗的大西洋海灣

孑然一身或坐或立於太西洋岸邊，終年吹個無盡頭的勁風，

讓人猶如桑海一粟的渺小，習俗上，歷經千山萬水的修練終達此地的旅人們，

將貼身物品焚燒於此地，

象徵與過往的罪惡、人生的負擔、乖孑的命運，

如灰燼般隨風而逝，作一個最終的告別，
在重生之後，
期許未來一切海闊天空...

Sitting ,and sometimes,standing alone by the shore of Atlantic Ocean,

with wind blowing that never halts all year round,

made me feel so left out from the world,

and yet so small like a needle in a haystack.

In general custom,after experiencing a long haul of walking mortification,

and going through myriad green mountains,winding dirt roads to reach this holy site at last,

that pilgrims would practise the ritual of burning things that were intimate to them.

It is a religious and also a mental ritual symbolizes a full stop

to past sins committed,

living burdens

and predicament

before today.
A symbol that all troubles and worries in you were gone

as ashes dissipated into the thin air.

A ritual links to a strong mind with high anticipation,

that from now on,a new you were born.

Tomorrow and tomorrow's tomorrow,

everything will be all right

and good...

敦夫里亞Dumbría水電廠前的各家遊艇停泊碼頭

由於是習俗，但是當地政府可是頭痛的不得了，

現在告示牌請大家不要在這裡燃燒，污染了環境，

然而，我還是看到一些隱蔽的石頭附近有燃燒的遺跡，

終究歷經一番風霜後，一些人難免心情激盪，

感動之餘，還是會按照習俗作一下象徵人生的決斷的活動。

Due to the custom,that gave local government a headache,

eventually the authority couldn't help but erect signs

telling visitors(mostly pilgrims) not to burn things,

for burning pollutes the environment here

and might cause danger in safety.

Nonetheless,

I could still see some burned signs hidden among rocks here and there.

After a great deal of endeavor on road,

some people might get excited at the last flight and followed as the customary activity requests,

which I understood totally,

and I was kind of being moved by their determination to cut off

whatever bad happened in the past in life.

菲尼斯特雷Finisterre

重燃生命之愛戀

Love rekindled...

我的雙腳傷痕累累，一個月的拚搏，

有了幾隻腳趾甲有被掀開或是整個黑掉的戰果，

所以路上遇上人，總是都跟人家說，

我一把年紀下次再也不要參加惹...
My feet were scared along the way to Santiago,after one-month long's efforts.

The nail of one of my toes was peeled off,

and the other two toes' nails turned black,then fell off on later days.

The battling marks I had gained made me proud.

However,I started nagging to people that I wouldn't come again,

for it was too hard for my ages.

可是一年過去了，我忽然好懷念這一段日子，

我想...
清早的晨霧、

壯闊的田野、

亙古的石橋與河流、

灼熱的艷陽、

青森的雨中森林、

黑夜閃爍的繁星，

朝聖之路的每個地方，是如此的刻畫大地之美，

讓我日夜魂縈夢牽，讚嘆迴盪不已...
Then,one year has passed,

I suddenly discovered that I have been nurturing my nostalgia to the pilgrimage I had done.

The foggy early morning,the wide and grand fields,

the ancient stone bridges and the murmuring rivers underneath,

the sultry day in fierce sun,

the falling rain in the greenery forests,

the twinkling stars of the night,

all of which were so beautiful resonating

in my mind,

in my dreams,

and in my photo files.
I think of them from now and then...

願和平塵世盛行

Peace prevails on earth...

"零"點，在世界的盡頭

生命是悠悠蕩蕩的大洋，

在菲尼斯特雷世界的盡頭，

這裡不是起點，也不是終點，而是"零點"，

貝殼路標清楚標示著:0 km，

讓一切的一切，

都可以重新開始。
Life is like a seemingly still ocean.

In the world's end,Finisterre,

where is not a beginning,nor an end.

It is "a spot of zero",

as indicating "0 km" on the seashell mark.

In here,

anything in everything can reboot...

穆希亞Muxía山丘上的朝聖紀念碑

今年，世界各地疫情嚴峻，紛擾伴隨而來，

祈願柱上寫著:

"Que a paz prevalezanaterra."

(願和平於塵世盛行)，

在此盡頭祈願

世界重生快來。

This year,A vicious desease is sprawling everywhere,

accompanying along with disturbing riots.
Here it stood a column stating with "Que a paz prevalezanaterra.

(May peace prevail)",

reflecting my sincere wish,

"May reborn lay upon our world."

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