In the early 1970's the wave of industrialization and commercialization had not yet completely encroached upon our mountain community. In the eyes of the Atayal, it was considered a shameful thing not to know how to trap wild animals, and these animals all hid themselves deep in the mountains. I thus had many opportunities to follow adults into deep mountain fastnesses, where I came into contact with the mountain's vibrant living skin.
六○年代初期，工商業的浪潮還沒有完全進入部落時，在泰雅的觀念裡，對於無法捕獲獵物的人是覺得可恥的；而走獸又都隱藏在深山之中，因此，我就有較多的機會跟隨大人闖進山的心臟地帶，碰觸到山的肌膚。