It was 7:05 in the morning. I was about to embark on my longest commute to my office at Neihu, Taipei. Standing on the platform of Taiwan High Speed Rail's Taichung Station, my mind felt completely serene in spite of the disturbance from the previous day and the night that followed.

Why did I run this errand 200 km away? Among many other reasons, I realized that I was no longer afraid of loving someone without reservation.

I read somewhere... how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong... but to feel strong.

Christopher McCandless, Into the Wild (2007)