歌德曾说 ：“ 一个人无论往哪里走，无论从事什么事业，他终将回到本性指给的路上。”我出生在印尼，在 35 岁之前 ， 绕着中港台生活及工作 ， 心态上是 “ 随波逐流、随遇而安”，但内心深处始终有个愿望：若事业能与兴趣结合，将时间奉献于有深度的产业，乃是人生中的一大乐事啊！

年轻时的我在香港从事家电零售业，曾是某著名财团的专业经理人，然而产业竞争、企业并购、价格混乱等众多因素，让我停下脚步，重新思索人生的新方向。年纪稍长，透过寻根，获知自己竟是复圣祖颜回第九十六代子孙，对论语中“一箪食，一瓢饮，在陋巷人不堪其忧，回也不改其乐”的人生哲学心生向往，自许为儒商，期望以 不卑不亢的态度 经营文化事业。 因此， “P&P名笔雅集” 成立了。

钟情钢笔岂止寄怀墨痕……？每当看到顾客因为不同的动机走进店中，再带着心满意足的笑容离去，我决定乐此不疲……。

在欧美寻访名笔的旅途中，看到传承三代的笔店， 心头的感动 便油然而生， 特别是日本笔店业者的 敬业精神，更是让我热泪盈眶。我常心想老天爷赐给我如此的造化与际遇，身为自由石匠 (Free Mason) 的我，努力打
造一座骚人墨客洗涤心灵的殿堂应是义不容辞。

阿里山上的千年神木经游客们的口耳相传，让人们慕名趋访，我认为唯有讲究专业，追求完美，才不至于浪得虚名。“三人之内必有我师”，我希望为每位投缘的顾客架起桥梁，使他们成为好友，彼此乐意分享人生中的喜怒哀乐。

“  玩物丧志 或 玩物养志 常令人迷思？”人生必有舍有得，我舍弃了扩大企业版图的雄心壮志，却在贩售钢笔、寻觅钢笔、珍藏钢笔中，寻得了心灵上的慰藉。不觉中，竟然有志期待P&P有朝一日也能成为百年老店！

Goethe once said: “No matter where a man may go, no matter what trade he may choose to take up, in the end he will return to the path indicated by his nature.” I was born in Indonesia and before the age of 35 my life and work revolved around China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. My attitude was “Go with the flow” but deep in my heart I’ve always harbored a dream: If I could combine my career with my interests and devote my time to a meaningful occupation, that would be the most fulfilling move in my life!

In my youth I worked in Hong Kong’s retail home appliances industry and was a professional executive in a well-known financial group. The competition in the industry, corporate takeovers and price wars eventually made me stop and rethink the direction of my life. After searching for my roots, I discovered that I was in fact a 69th generation descendant of Confucius’ leading discipline, Yenhui. I found the philosophy and lifestyle of “Eat simply and drink simply. Though you may live in poverty, let your happiness remain unaffected” in the Analects to be a state of mind that I admired greatly. I decided to become a humble merchant scholar running a cultural enterprise and thus the “P&P Vintage Pens名笔雅集” was born.

There is far more to a love of fountain pens than appreciating their ability to leave an ink trail on the page. What I love most about the business is seeing customers step into the shop with different things on their mind but all leaving satisfied and happy.

In my travels through America and Europe in search of vintage pens, I was always moved when I came across pen stores that had been passed down through three generations. Japanese pen traders’ dedication to the craft in particular brought tears to my eyes. I often believe that it’s the will of the heavens that I was set on this path. As a Free Mason, my mission then was to build a cathedral dedicated to the nobility of writers’ spirit.

The fame of the thousand-year old sacred tree on Alishan was gradually built up through tourists’ word-of-mouth. In the same way, I believe that only by pursuing perfection and emphasizing professionalism can one live up to one’s reputation. “I can learn something from at least one of the next three people” is my motto and I hope that I can build a bridge with customers that I find of like mind. We can then become friends and share the ups and downs in our lives.

“Collecting material things leads to the path of failure?” Life is a balance between what you have and what you lose. I gave up the ambition of building a great business but found my calling in the sale, search and collection of fountain pens. My ambition today is that P&P will one day become a hundred year old store as well!