前陣子和仰慕許久的教授吃飯，或許是提到自己很喜歡看書，教授問我喜不喜歡狗狗，雖然之後知道我對狗的喜愛沒有對貓那樣的濃烈，教授還是推薦了這本她日前出差等飛機隨手買的一本書。基於是超級喜歡的教授推薦的書，過幾天立刻跑去書店買回家閱讀，哈哈。
Few days ago, I had a lunch date with one of my favorite professors. Happened to know that I enjoy reading, she recommended a novel she had read while she was waiting for her flight on a business trip. Even though I prefer cats to dogs, I still brought a copy of the novel home few days later simply because this is the novel recommended by someone I adore. lol.
書的內容就如同標題簡單明瞭，A Dog's Purpose。
故事是從狗狗的角度出發，描述牠身為一隻狗兒的目的是甚麼。而封面上的那句話，也偷偷地透漏故事的發展。雖然看到後面隱約可以預期到書的結局會是如何，算是個中規中矩的結局，然而是個令人滿意的收尾。姆，好啦，應該是說我還蠻喜歡這種結局，幸福美滿中帶點淡淡的憂傷。
To sum up this novel, just read the title. A Dog's Purpose. Narrated by a dog, the story is about his life as a dog. Besides, the subtitle foretells the story. Even though one can somehow predict the ending of the story, it was still satisfying, well, I mean this is the kind of ending I prefer. Happy ending yet not perfect with a little regret and sadness.
就像故事中的狗狗在每一次的生命，都在尋找牠身為狗的目的是甚麼，為甚麼一次又一次的重生，到底還有甚麼沒達成？有時候或許我們在人生中每一段旅程尋找目標跟方向都會有茫然跟迷失的時候，甚至感到沮喪難過。但是每一件事情，都有他的意義。
Just like the doggy in the novel not knowing why on earth he had to come back to life as a puppy again and again; we may be lost, bewildered, or even frustrated not knowing where to go or what to do. But every event/experience has its purpose.
"As I lay in a patch of sun, pondering this, I realized that I had spent my life as a good dog. What I had learned from my first mother had led me to Ethan, and what I had learned from Ethan had enabled me to dive into those black waters and find Geoffrey. Along the way, Jakob had taught me to Find and Show and I had helped save many people..."
所以就別急吧，套一句九把刀的話，慢慢來比較快！
So I guess I gotta learn to take it easy. Just like a quote from one of my favorite writers, "The slower the better!"
