In what follows, A-nan describes his life, his thoughts and the process of his illness. He is someone who answers any question put to him, and there's no holding him back once he gets going. Besides helping normal people understand the inner world of a mentally ill person, he reveals his own courage in facing his illness.
以下是阿南對自己發病過程和思想、生活的描述，他有問必答、毫不保留的談話，除了幫助一般人瞭解精神病患的內心世界，似乎也表明瞭他接受與面對疾病的勇氣。