最近的紐西蘭之旅中， 我們的帳篷被強風吹倒，大雨如天堂漏水般傾盆而下，我們的裝備溼透了。
一夜大雨捲縮於車子裡後，清晨我在完全的寂靜中醒來。車內狹小的空間充斥著柔和的晨光，是的，雨是停了 － 但是雪取代了雨。春末夏初之際，居然下雪了。
在大雪中我們跋涉了許久，可見度極低，數步之外只是一片白茫茫。我只能想像風景該是如何美好，如果風景可以讓我看見。
在這個時間點上，我只能感嘆太不幸運了。
During the recent trip to New Zealand, our tent was blown over by gale force wind, rain poured down in bucket loads, our gear was soaked.
After a night of heavy (and noisy) rain in the car, I woke up in complete silence. Little space we had in the car was drenched in soft morning light, and yes, the rain had stopped - but the snow had kicked in. Between Spring and Summer, it snowed.
In the snow we trekked for hours, visibility was so low that everything beyond the immediate surrounding was whited out. I could only imagine how spectacular the view must/ could/ should have been, behind all the white, if only I could see.
At that point in time it definitely felt unlucky.
那天在Mount Cook我們先是走了Tasman Valley Track步道。雖然下著雪我們仍然決定按照計畫接著行走更長的Hooker Valley Track步道。兩者都應該是簡單的步道，但是礙於天候都讓我們用了更長的時間。
沿著Hooker Valley Track步道，在看完了（一部分的）Tasman冰川後，雪開始慢慢停了。在幾乎走完整個步道時，我們路經接近步道入口的一個觀景點。數小時前經過這個觀景點時什麼都看不見，只有一片天地渾沌的不知所謂。
我們決定再給這個觀景點一次機會 － 而這是多麼好的一個決定啊。
On that day at Mount Cook we first trekked the Tasman Valley Track. Despite the snow we decided to stick to the original plan and continued on the longer Hooker Valley Track. They were meant to be easy short tracks, but turned out to take much longer given the weather condition.
Along Hooker Valley Track, on the way back from seeing (some of) the Tasman Glacier, the snow started to ease. Right at the end of the entire track, we passed by a look out point near the track entry, where we could not see anything except for white fog when starting the trek.
We decided to give the look out point another chance - and what a good decision we made.
的確，感動會因為匱乏而加深。
大自然知道如何才能最有效的展現它的壯麗。如果沒有早先可見度的匱乏，我就不會這麼的被這壯麗的風景所感動 － 這光線，這深度，這明晰。我彷彿從獨自的漫長的冥想中醒來，終於睜開了眼睛。
在這個時間點上，更因為之前的不幸運，我只能感嘆真是太幸運了。
畢竟，不到最後我們不會知道命運到底為我們安排了甚麼，我們就別太早下定論了。
It is true, that appreciation definitely deepens through deprivation.
Mother Nature knows how to present its magnificence in the most effective way. Without the deprivation of visibility prior, I would not have been as moved by the view - the light, the depth, the clarity. As though I had come out of a long meditation in isolation, and finally opened my eyes.
At that point in time it definitely felt lucky, in debt to the unluckiness, for sure.
After all, we will never know what is intended for us until the vey end, so lets not label things too early.