Planes, Bags, and Burdens 飛機、包包與重擔

I had a dream where I was on an overseas company trip, sitting on a plane. My good friend Cherry was next to me, and we were chatting happily.

Then, we had to catch a connecting flight. Since we were in a rush, everyone dashed towards the boarding gate. When it was my turn to board, I realized—where's my black crossbody bag? I thought, "Oh no! I must have forgotten it when I hurried off the plane." I quickly notified the airline to help me find my bag.

People continued to board, and I even saw my other friend Cindy. I started to worry that the plane would take off without me before I could get my bag. I only had my boarding pass and passport, no money at all. I thought, "When I get back to Taiwan, how will I retrieve my car from the parking lot without any money to pay?"

Later, an old official appeared and led me to a room where an auntie was cleaning. Then, I heard an announcement saying they had found my bag and would bring it to me.

I waited in the room, watching people continue to board, and the number of passengers in the waiting area was shrinking. I worried I would miss the flight, but they reassured me, saying the plane would wait for me.

Another old official came and took me to another room, where there were two cardboard boxes.

I opened the first box and found a white device with silver trim that looked like a cool piece of electronics. I told them, "This isn't mine," and they said they knew. I noticed there was a name on the box, which belonged to the person sitting next to me on the plane. I thought, "He lost his stuff, but I haven't heard him mention it. If I see him later, I should tell him."

Then, the officials opened the other box, and there it was—my black leather crossbody bag. I breathed a sigh of relief, glad they found it.

They said there were some documents I needed to sign, but finding the papers took some time. They also mentioned there were a few procedures to complete. I asked, "What? Will I still make it in time to board?"

The old official then said, "Just sign your name to confirm you received your belongings, and don't worry about the rest." After signing, I grabbed my bag and rushed to board the plane.

The scene shifted, and we arrived at a space where people were picking up coats. I saw my friend Paula. She asked why I was in such a rush to get my bag, saying I could have just let them mail it to me. I explained that I needed money to retrieve my car; otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to get home.

Someone was handing out jackets, and I got a red one. I saw that Paula also received a red jacket, but hers had blue trim. I thought hers looked better; mine was just too red.

I noticed that someone else was giving out casual blazers in blue and mustard yellow. They said these were gifts from different legislators. I thought these jackets looked nicer and suited me better, and I wondered if I could exchange mine. They told me, "You barely made it onto the flight; there might not be any left."

Looking at my red jacket, I realized I rarely wear jackets, and I already had a lot of red ones. I told Paula that I should have picked a different color, so it would be obvious that I had different styles. Now, all my jackets were red, and they all looked the same. Paula agreed.

I glanced down at the jacket in my hands, and it seemed to be a brand name. It kind of resembled a baseball jacket, and honestly, it was quite stylish! The quality was good, too.

Paula and I then walked to a park, where we saw people playing ball. The ball was quite big, like a softball.

The ball bounced around and came toward me. I tried to catch it, but it was so heavy that I dropped it.

I picked up the ball and handed it back to them, thinking, "This ball is so heavy! It feels like a stone." Yet they were playing so effortlessly, and the ball kept bouncing.

They continued playing, and the ball flew toward me again. Several people tried to block it but couldn’t. I heard someone shout, "This ball is heavy, be careful!" I reached out to catch it but couldn’t hold onto it. It was too heavy, and it fell to the ground again.

All I could think was how this ball felt like a stone—so heavy that it was almost impossible to catch. Trying to catch it might even cause an injury.

夢見我參加公司海外旅遊，坐在飛機上。好友 Cherry 坐在我旁邊，我們聊得很開心。

然後下飛機轉機。因為時間很趕，大家就衝向轉機登機口。排到我要登機時，才發現我的黑色斜背包呢？想說慘了！剛剛下機太急，忘了拿我的背包。趕快通知航空公司，幫我找背包。

大家陸陸續續登機，我還看到另一位朋友 Cindy。我擔心會不會等不到我的背包，飛機就飛走了。我現在全身上下只有登記證跟護照，完全沒有錢。回到台灣後，要去停車場領車。沒有錢是無法領車回家的。

後來來了一位老官員，他帶我到一個房間內，有個阿姨在打掃。接著我就聽到廣播說找到我的背包了，東西會拿過來。

我在房間裡等啊等，看到大家陸續登機，等在候機室的人越來越少。我擔心會錯過班機，他們叫我不要著急，說飛機會等我。

然後又來了一位老官員，他叫我到另一個房間，我看到兩個紙箱。

打開第一個紙箱，裡面是一個白色鑲著銀邊的設備，看來像是很酷的電器。我說這不是我的，他們說他們知道。我看到箱子上有名字，是坐我旁邊的人。我心想他的東西掉了，怎麼沒聽到他在找他的東西。待會如果看到他，要跟他講一下。

然後官員們打開另外一個紙箱，裡面是我的黑皮斜背包。我鬆了一口氣，想說還好找到了。

他們說有文件要我簽，可是光找文件又花了些時間，還說有一些程序要完成。我說：「蛤？那這樣子我還來得及登機嗎？」

後來那個老官員就說：「妳簽個名，證明是妳收的好了。其他事情就不用擔心。」簽了名，我趕快抓著我的背包，跑去登機。

後來場景切換到我們來到一個空間，大家都在那裡領外套，我看到好友 Paula。她問我幹嘛那麼急著領包包，何不讓他們把包包寄給我就好了。我解釋我領車需要錢，不然也沒法回家。

有人在發外套，我領了一件紅色夾克。我看到 Paula 領的也是紅色夾克，但鑲著藍邊。我覺得她的夾克比較好看，我的全紅夾克實在太紅了。

我看到另外有人發的是休閒西裝外套，有藍色跟芥末黃。他們說這是不同議員送的。我覺得這款更好看，更適合我，想說可不可以去換。他們說妳這麼晚才趕上飛機，搞不好這款外套也沒剩了。

我看著自己的紅色夾克，一方面我很少穿夾克，另一方面我好像有一堆紅外套。我跟 Paula 說我其實應該要挑不同顏色的外套，才能明顯看出不同的款式。現在所有外套都是紅色的，感覺都像是同一款。Paula 回說對啊。

我低頭看著手上的夾克，好像也是名牌。它有點像是棒球夾克，其實也是蠻帥氣的啦！質感還不錯。

我跟 Paula 來到一個公園，看到大家在打球。球有點大顆，像是壘球。

然後球彈彈彈，彈到我這裡。我想要接起來，球好重，我竟然接不住就掉了。

我撿起球拿給他們，心想說這個球很重耶！像石頭一樣重。他們怎麼打起來這麼輕鬆，而且球還會彈起來。

然後他們繼續打，球又往我這個方向飛過來，好幾個人想要擋卻又擋不住。我聽到有人大喊：「這球很重，要小心喔！」我伸手想要接球，可是還是接不住。因為太重，它又掉地上了。

反正我就是覺得這個球像石頭一樣重，真的很難接住。若是硬要接，可能也會受傷了。