這一生，至少當一次傻瓜
惟雯說故事
木村阿公雖然長得像阿公，但其實還沒有60歲，皺紋與黝黑的皮膚可能是農夫本色；不見的牙齒則是曾因為外出打工被黑道打斷，他覺得這缺牙是去捍衛蘋果的紀念品；但是他的笑容，是連寫作者都說「我很努力思考該如何向讀者傳達他的笑容，因為我從來沒有聽過這麼爽朗的笑聲。」
木村所創造出的「奇蹟」就是，不用農藥、不用肥料而種植出全日本都想著「一生能吃到一次就好」的蘋果。
從實驗開始，到他第一次看到七朵蘋果花、採收到兩顆蘋果，整整10年。
第11年，他的蘋果園開滿了蘋果花。
這段期間，人們口耳相傳去跟他買蘋果，木村用電話、傳真、通信的訂購法，每年收成都被訂個精光。
第20年的2006年，他接受NHK「專家的作風」採訪，開場就是東京的法國餐廳主廚表示，用木村凝聚「生產者的靈魂」蘋果所作的料理，訂位已經排到半年、一年之後。
據說這集「獻給放棄人生的你」的節目，被觀眾要求重播了100多次。
並不是所有作物不用農藥時都會有這麼大的挑戰——但蘋果是。
因為農藥在近代加入，蘋果變得只要負責長得又甜又大就好，它不用奮力生長，所以當木村不使用農藥的時候，現代的蘋果已經不知道怎麼長了！所以木村可以說是在，等。他知道蘋果樹其實很努力。
木村並非只會夢想、不知輕重的人。
務農前的他，可是具有簿記資格、在公司中是專門控管成本的人。而且他酷愛研究機械，他坦承就是因為喜歡耕耘機，所以也欣喜的入贅務農。可是，每噴灑一次農藥，他體質過敏的妻子就得臥床休息一週。
直到有一個無事可作的雪天，他閒不下來而去書店，在搬動置放高層的機械書籍時，不小心打落了其他的書，木村於是把弄髒的一本也給買了下來，那本書叫做《自然農法》，不用農藥也不用肥料的栽種，因為大自然是自我完結的體系。
就這樣，木村踏入了無農藥栽培的路。
但他不是專家，所以他完全靠讀書、實驗、從挫折中再試一次。
在這段慘不忍睹的日子裡，他被鄰里冠上了「滅灶」的嚴重形容，他女兒在作文上寫著：「我的爸爸是農夫，但是我從來沒有吃過家裡種出的果實。」
苦還不是重點，重點當時可是經濟大起飛，鄰居都已經買車出國了。但每一次猶豫的時刻，木村都會發現一點奇妙的事，例如，葉子還是又長出來了，有一年葉螨不見了，每次一點小小的進展都讓他覺得── 蘋果樹也想活下去啊。
所以，他「窮得只剩下信念」。
但依然有這樣一個極限，他實在不忍心看到家人和蘋果樹因他繼續受苦，他決定，來去死吧，只有死才能夠制止他的夢想。
月圓風高，他帶著繩子上山要去找棵大樹來吊，這個時候他突然意識到，山裡不可能有農藥，而且到處都是蟲，可是為什麼它們的葉子都那麼健康？！（讀到這裡我也楞了一下）
他觀察之後發現，就是他腳下踩的泥土不一樣。鬆軟度不一樣，氣味不一樣，溫度不一樣，味道也不一樣（呃，他吃了起來）。他終於理解，重點在泥土，是在整個一體的大自然醞釀出這種泥土，讓蘋果樹盡情的深根茁壯。
我們為了保護蘋果樹，卻用農藥將它隔離在大自然之外。從此之後，木村更加的開心，他選定了努力的方向。
「沒有任何生命是孤立的」，蘋果樹不能，人也不能。
日本的腦科學家、也是NHK「專家的作風」主持人之一的茂木健一郎，形容這種傻瓜的意志：他們擁有相信眼睛看不到的東西的力量。像這樣不斷學習的人，「是閃閃發光的」。
儘管被視為是個麻煩，但木村卻不斷汲取著周圍人的能量。
他的岳父因為經歷過戰亂，理解農藥未必是個必須，不僅同意木村拿家產來試驗，有時候還要在外當擋箭牌。
他親生父母覺得自己的兒子去把人家搞成這樣實在太對不起，聲明斷絕往來，可是晚上偷偷送米過去。
他的女兒聽到父親可能要放棄的時候，生氣的反對，她說那我們前面苦的是都白費了嗎?!
他繳不出水電費時，有朋友去代墊；他需要機械時，老闆留下好用又便宜的部分給他；他要去繳納欠稅時，對方還勸他，還是先留著吃飯家用吧。
他的蘋果園開花時，是鄰園的農夫放下手上正煩惱的事趕快跑去通知他。
第一次結出好小的蘋果帶去市區廉賣，客人寫信回來跟他說，好甜！我還要再買。
後來木村在為其他果園諮詢時就表示，你的果園也不能獨立於其他人之外，他每年都要去拜託拜託鄰居，讓他再試一年。
木村也認為，如果收支平衡了，就不應該收取高價格，要讓大家都吃得到好吃健康的蘋果。
日前台灣媒體報導木村那顆放了兩年沒有腐爛、只是枯萎飄香的蘋果（乾）時，訪問了農委會專家，專家說這不可思議，因為沒有科學根據。日本的學者也大感驚訝，認為這在學術上有其深遠的意義。其實木村自己也不知道為什麼，他認為，也許因為它來自於大自然吧。
正由於他完全靠觀察和實作，NHK說這是一位「打破常識的男人」。
他用眼睛看益蟲、也看害蟲，而且是連蟲的臉和卵都想了解。
他自己調和醋來當農藥，但是堅持以人工噴灑完800棵樹，因為他認為機器壓過會損壞土壤。
他的果園平常長得像個植物園，但是秋天會割草，讓土壤溫度降低，「這是要告訴蘋果秋天來了」。
他不用肥料，土壤仍維持肥力；他連修剪樹枝都有自己的道理，於是日本甚至韓國的專家和果農都紛紛去取經。
當節目主持人問他認為「什麼是專業」？
他想想後說：心和技術的結合，才是真正的專業。
木村最在意的就是：主角是蘋果，我只是幫助它生長，畢竟人再怎麼努力也無法靠自己開出一朵蘋果花（也不能長出一條金魚－－這是佐賀阿嬤說的）。所以他常常會去跟蘋果樹說，謝謝你們真努力啊，對不起啊你要努力活下去啊，在開花的那第一年，他帶著燒酒到果園裡，澆了些到地上，跟蘋果樹對飲起來。
對於木村似乎是被天啟而發現有關泥土深根的祕密，我是一陣雞皮疙瘩。
他的蘋果園隨處一翻，都可見根枝，數量和長度都和其他果園大不同，地底的世界可以長達 20公尺 。有回颱風之後，他有八成的蘋果都還在樹上。
深根，是生存茁壯的原力。
我心中一震，這簡直是這個人們思考流於淺薄、沒耐性的時代天啟吧！
一如湖底不起浪，讓人不盲目於流行、煽動，這樣的踏實與紮實，讓人擁有沉穩的力量。
希臘神話裡的巨人安泰烏斯，他是天神與地神的孩子，每當他與人征戰時，只要身體觸及到土地，就會有源源不斷的力量灌輸到他體內。他知道他的根之所在。
寫作者不禁想，難道這座果園是知道農藥必將崩解自然的那艘方舟嗎？而木村只笑笑問：你要上來嗎？
想起最近剛讀到一則小故事。
一個人帶著前任雇主的推薦信找工作，信裡只有一句「他在暴風雨中沉睡」。農場主人用人急迫就雇用了。
某個深夜暴風雨肆虐，主人跑去叫這個工人，他卻沉睡不醒。
主人跑到畜欄，發現牲畜都很安全、飼料充足；他跑到田裡，麥子都捆好了也都罩上防水油布；他再跑到穀倉，門都拴緊了，穀物都保持乾燥。這個時候，農場主人懂了那句「他在暴風雨中沉睡」。
當我們照顧好人生中重要的事，便能免於痛苦折磨，儘管外人是多麼不解傻瓜的行徑。
要說這是一本農業書的話，這的確是很普及化的心事說明；要說這是一本勵志書，它讓我感動莫名。我不得不認為這位傳記作者的利害，他應該也是讓我朋友眼眶泛紅的幕後黑手。
木村的想法強而簡潔，跟小蟲藏在蘋果樹上一樣，書中藏著許多令人一醒的文字，與它相遇時，蘋果好像立刻搾為蘋果汁的潤了喉。然而作者繼續的挖掘和演繹，也常幫助讀者進入了許多可能。
我想起這幾年的一些趨勢。
從天災頻傳，我們學習從「人定勝天」轉回「天人合一」；
或是《祕密》透露，不用逆爭上游，因為「你本來就值得擁有美好事物的權利」；
木村阿公窮盡半生所追求的，也只是想恢復大自然原本的體系。這種對於當然擁有原本美好、我們只是忘了偏離了的提示，陸續都引爆人們深思或振奮的深遠影響。
障礙並沒有變小，是我們的心變大了。
《聖經》有這麼說：「溫柔的人有福了，因為他們必承受地土。」
當我們對與生命相依存的，懷有一顆溫柔心，恩典就如經拂拭的明鏡，自然浮現了。
◎對於曾經想尋死而自此獲得勇氣的人，木村說，既然想死，那就在死之前為一件事瘋狂，作一次傻瓜吧！
這一生，至少當一次傻瓜……
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