暮年與夢想之間 : 不老騎士「之後」的故事

Abstract

第一屆不老騎士是落實不老夢想的實踐者。17位刻畫著風霜與皺紋的長者，透過弘道老人福利基金會，用老人的速度與觀點完成了環島活動，並留下了紀錄片。片中有他們的人生智慧，留下了高齡者圓夢的歷程與勇氣。《不老騎士》也幾乎與弘道基金會劃上等號，更延伸出系列不老夢想活動。本論文主要以第一屆不老騎士為主軸。從2007年環島開始到2021年邁向第十屆，以時間軸為概念，探討活動緣起，與紀錄片帶來的社會影響力。也研究紀錄片中的靈魂人物「之後」生活的變化，與反思不老精神。不老騎士出發前反對聲浪不斷，到活動後紀錄片造成轟動。他們用行動告訴大家，老還是有用。平凡的老人，在晚年透過圓夢，完成人生最後一片的拼圖，也為日後生活帶來無憾。他們將寶貴的經驗提供給社會，讓大眾從「恐老」、「迎老」到不懼怕老，除了活出暮年新光采，也因為紀錄片的成功，創造出各界討論不老議題時，都以《不老騎士》當範例。夢想是長者的良藥，他們用夢想支撐生命，不斷創造美好的旅程，也為新夢想持續鍛鍊，長者就一如你我身邊的平凡庶民，因為還有青春白日夢，也因為圓夢過程讓晚年無憾；他們也不在原地踏步，環島之後繼續前進，展現各樣才華，繼續追夢；而騎士精神讓家人體認到，要做自己生命的主人，並跟父母學習到欽佩堅毅不拔的精神，為自己的第二或第三人生提前規劃與準備。The first Go Grandriders are practitioners who realize the dream of perennial youth. Through the Hongdao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation，17 elders who portrayed hardships and wrinkles completed the round-the-island activities with the speed and perspective of the elders，and a documentary was completed. In the documentary，their wisdom in life has shown the journey and courage of the elderly who realized their dreams.《Go Grandriders》is almost equated with the Hongdao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation, and extends a series of activities for the perennial youth dream.This dissertation mainly focuses on the first Go Grandriders. From the round-the-island in 2007 to the tenth in 2021，he timeline is used to discuss the origin of the event and the social influence brought by the documentary. The changes in the life of the soul characters in the documentary"after" was also studied and the spirit of perennial youth was reflected. Before the Go Grandridersset off，there were constant oppositions，and after the event， the documentary caused a sensation. They took actions to tell everyone that being old is still useful. Ordinary old people completed the last piece of the puzzle in their lives through the realization of dreams in their later years，and brought no regrets to their future lives. They have provided valuable experience to the society，so thatthe public will go from"fear of being old"，"welcome being old" to not being afraid of being old. They are not just living the new glory of the twilight years，but also because of the success of the documentary，when creating the topic of perennial youth from all walks of life, they all cite《Go Grandriders》as a paradigm. Dreams are good medicine for the elderly. They use dreams to support their lives，constantly create beautiful journeys，and continue to exercise for new dreams. The elderly is just like the ordinary peoplearound you and me，because there are still youth daydreams，and because the dreaming process makes them fell no regrets in the later years. They do not stay where they are. After riding around the island， they continue to move forward, show all their talents，and continue to pursue their dreams. The rider spirit allows the family to recognize that they should be the masters of their lives, and they should learn from their parents the spirit pf perseverance to plan and prepare ahead of time for the second or third life.