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Her hair is soft, coffee-brown curls. There aren’t many wrinkles on her face, her skin is in good condition and not dark. The first time people meet her, they are always shocked by her age, almost eighty, yet she still looks so naturally young. She is my most beloved grandma. Her beauty is not something created by makeup, beauty filters, or deliberate styling, but a kind of natural, comfortable beauty. When she smiles, you can feel her vitality shining through. Every time I see her, I can’t help but praise how beautiful she is and wonder how she never seems to age.
In my heart, Grandma is a kind, good-tempered elder who loves to smile and rarely gets angry. She has many friends, and her schedule is always fuller than mine. Even at this age, she still has plenty of energy and loves to travel. Alishan, Penghu, Hualien… she goes everywhere just to explore and enjoy the sights. She can even make a same-day round trip to Japan. She really loves going to Japan and travels there from time to time to relax and enjoy life. During her trips, she often thinks of us, uploading photos on her phone to share with the family. I love looking at the photos of Grandma. Her smile is truly beautiful, youthful, and full of happiness. Every time she comes back from a trip, she brings back many gifts for me, whether food, clothes, or daily necessities. There’s always something for me. Even though I don’t really like the style of some clothes, I often tell her, “This doesn’t look good, I don’t like it. You don’t need to buy things for me next time!” Hearing this, she must feel both disappointed and hurt… She’ll mutter that she won’t buy things for me again next time. But when she travels or goes shopping again, if she sees something suitable for me, she still buys it. She always says it will look great on me, calls me to ask my opinion, helps me choose what I like, or tries a different style. Everything is done just to make me happy. This makes me certain that she truly loves me.
Grandma usually lives in Taipei with my second aunt, but she often comes back to our home in Yilan to stay with us for a few days. Whenever I hear that she’s coming back to Yilan, I get extremely excited, because Grandma’s cooking is unbelievably delicious. Especially her homemade braised pork belly, sliced and served with chilled shredded ginger. It is absolutely number one in my heart. I never like or dare to eat braised pork outside, but Grandma’s version is the best of all. Paired with ginger, it’s simply perfect. She even uses the leftover braising sauce to fry rice, creating crispy, fragrant rice crusts that make the whole dish flawless. Oh, and there’s also steamed egg! This dish looks simple, but no one else can recreate Grandma’s flavour. I’ve had my mom try making it, but it always seems to be missing something. All the other dishes Grandma cooks are delicious too. I don’t know why, but her cooking suits my taste perfectly. I usually don’t eat much rice, but whenever it’s Grandma’s cooking, I can easily eat more than two bowls. Now that I’m studying at university in Taipei, whenever I have time, I go back to Grandma’s house to eat. She watches me eat with such enjoyment and keeps smiling, asking if it’s really that tasty. I’m not exaggerating at all. It really is that good.
If she’s not traveling or returning to Yilan, my grandma is never idle either. Why do I say this? Because my dad calls her every day to chat, but so often the call shows she’s already on another call, or the conversation gets interrupted midway, either by my aunt or one of her friends. Everyone loves chatting with her. I think it’s because Grandma is easy-going, warm, and pleasant to be around. Her life hasn’t shrunk with age; instead, it has continued to expand. She is younger, fuller, and happier than many young people.
Grandma has taught me that “age is not a reason to limit how one lives.” Through her life, she demonstrates what it truly means to live young and free. She doesn’t want to become anyone else’s ideal version of a person; she simply keeps being herself and doing what she likes and wants to do. Even now, she maintains her passion for life and curiosity about the world. To me, Grandma is a source of strength. I hope that when I reach eighty, I can live like her. Not just with youthful looks, but with inner calm and freedom. I hope I’ll have the energy to travel, explore, share, and make friends, just like her. To love family in one’s own way while also enjoying one’s own life.
Sometimes we think time will gradually make people old, but in her I see something different by embracing life with acceptance, smiles, and passion, she keeps her heart young. Grandma is my role model, and the person I love and cherish most. In the future, I hope to travel with her, eat many more meals she cooks, and watch her smile as she continues to love life. That alone would make me deeply content. She is not just my grandma. She is also a light that will remain forever young in my heart.
她的頭髮是柔軟的咖啡色捲髮，臉上沒有太多的皺紋，皮膚很好也不黑，
大家第一次見到她，都會被他的年紀嚇到快80歲，卻還是那麼自然年輕，她就
是我最愛的阿嬤！她的漂亮不是那種靠化妝、美顏或刻意打扮出來的，而是一
種很自然、舒服的美，她笑起來是會讓人感受到生命力的那樣的閃亮，每次見
到她，我都忍不住誇她漂亮，怎麼都不會變老呢！
在我心裡，阿嬤是個善良、脾氣很好、愛笑、不常生氣的長輩，朋友很
多，行程總是比我還滿，即使到了這個年紀，也還是有體力，很愛旅行，阿里
山、澎湖、花蓮⋯到處去走馬看花，甚至可以日本當天來回，她很愛去日本玩，
時不時就去玩一下，享受放鬆的生活，而她在旅行途中也時常惦記著我們，用
手機上傳照片與我們分享，我好喜歡看照片中的阿嬤，她微笑時真的很美、很
年輕也很幸福，她每次旅行回來都會帶許多禮物給我，不管是吃的穿的還是用
的，都有我的份，雖然有些衣服風格我沒有很喜歡，一直跟他說：「這不好看我
不喜歡，下次不用幫我買啦！」她聽到我這樣講心裡一定又失望又傷心的⋯嘴巴
裡念叨著下次不再幫我買了，但她下次旅行或購物時，看到適合我的卻還是會
買，總說我穿上去一定很漂亮，也會打電話詢問我、挑選我愛的、換個風格等
等⋯希望我開心，這讓我確定他真的很愛我！
阿嬤平常住台北，與二姑姑一起生活，但她也常常回宜蘭家與我們住上幾
天，只要聽到她要回宜蘭，我就超開心的，因為阿嬤煮的飯菜真的超好吃！尤
其是她自己滷的三層肉切片配涼拌薑絲，完全是我心目中的第一名，我從來不
愛吃也不敢吃外面的滷肉，而阿嬤滷的是最最好吃的，配上薑絲根本是錦上添
花，剩下的滷汁阿嬤會拿去炒飯，炒出鍋巴香香脆脆的，整個非常完美，哦對
了！還有蒸蛋！這道菜看似簡單，但別人卻做不出阿嬤的味道，我有讓媽媽嘗
試過，但好像就是少一味⋯其他阿嬤煮的飯菜也都很美味，不知道為什麼阿嬤煮
的特別合我的胃口，我平常其實不怎麼愛吃飯的，但只要是她煮的我都能吃兩
碗以上，現在我在台北讀大學，只要一有空就會回阿嬤家吃飯，她看著我吃得
津津有味，就一直笑著問我真的這麼好吃嗎？我完全不浮誇，真的很好吃～
如果沒有旅遊或回宜蘭的話，我的阿嬤也完全沒有閒下來哦！為什麼我會這樣
說呢，因為爸爸每天都會打電話跟她聊天，可常常顯示她正在通話中，或者講
到一半就被插播，不是姨媽就是她的朋友，大家都很愛找她聊天，我想應該是
阿嬤很隨和、親切、好相處吧！她的生活沒有因為年齡而縮小，反而一直在擴
大，比很多年輕人都還年輕、充實、快樂。
我的阿嬤告訴了我「年齡不是限制人生活的理由」，她用她的生活示範了什
麼叫做活得年輕、自由，她不願意變成誰眼中的理想，而只是一直做自己、坐
自己喜歡、想做的事，直到現在都對生活保有熱情、對世界感興趣，阿嬤對我
來說，是一種力量，我希望自己到了80歲的時候，可以活得像她一樣，不只是
外表的漂亮、年輕而是心裡很安定、自由，希望自己也跟她一樣有體力到處旅
行、探索、分享、交友，像她這樣，一邊用自己的方式愛家人，一邊也享受自
己的人生。有時候我們都以為時間會讓人漸漸變老，可是在她身上我看到得是
用接受、笑容、熱情把心保持年輕，阿嬤是我的榜樣，也是我最愛、最珍惜的
那個人，未來我希望能陪她去旅行、吃很多很多次她煮的菜、看著她熱愛生活
的微笑，我就很知足了！她不只是我的阿嬤，也是我心裡永遠年輕的一道光。