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石家豪：「高中時代國文老師介紹我看《莊子》，課堂上讀過其中一篇章，加上老師解說，引發興趣。後來在書店找到一種附有引言、注釋和語譯的版本，方便自己慢慢細讀。莊子常以寓言去表達思想，在先秦諸子當中，是最容易讓少年人理解，並觸發思考。莊周夢蝶乃後世所經常引用的例子，講述莊子睡覺夢見自己是蝴蝶，感覺太真實，以致他醒後懷疑究竟是莊周夢為蝴蝶，還是蝴蝶夢為莊周。這是否對夢的解釋，於我不太重要。但這對日常生活邏輯的顛覆，卻讓我體驗到思想空間的開闊。後來在我從事藝術創作的生涯中，常常回憶到這點，欣慶曾經受過莊子的啓蒙。」
The artist Wilson Shieh recalled: “When I was in high school, my Chinese literature teacher recommended me to read Zhuangzi. I remember reading one chapter from Zhuanzi in class and, with the teacher's explanation, I found it interesting. Then, I found an edition of Zhuangzi in a bookstore with an introduction, annotations, and translation in plain Chinese, which helped me to further explore the classical text with close reading. Zhuangzi’s writing is characterized by the use of allegory to illuminate his philosophical views. In the anthology, "Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream" is a thought-provoking and well-known story as well as a good read for young readers. The story is about Zhuangzi dreaming about himself turning into a butterfly. The dream feels so real that, after he wakes up, he is still confounded by the thought that if he dreams about himself turning into a butterfly or the other way round? Would it be that the butterfly dreams about turning into Zhuangzi? I don't care much about if it is his interpretation of dreams. What interests me is that this thought-provoking story prompts me to rethink the logic of everyday life, allowing me to explore the boundless imagination stimulated by philosophical thoughts. I always find Zhuanzi’s philosophy a source of inspiration in my artistic career. I feel grateful that I had been enlightened by Zhuangzi's works.”