Now as a best-selling author of picture books, Jimmy continues to assert control over his life. He works only on projects that inspire him and refuses to let fame limit his freedom. However, as sure as Jimmy is of his own path, he is sensitive that for others, freedom presents its own problems. In a world of infinite possibilities, choice can seem overwhelming.

身為當(dāng)今的暢銷(xiāo)漫畫(huà)作家，幾米依然堅(jiān)持要掌握自己的人生。他只接能夠啟發(fā)他靈感的工作，并且不讓名氣限制他的自由。然而，盡管幾米擁有自己的人生道路，他仍敏銳地感受到，對(duì)其他人來(lái)說(shuō)，自由也有自由的問(wèn)題。在這個(gè)充滿無(wú)限可能的世界里，選擇似乎也會(huì)令人難以承受。

This idea is represented in Jimmy‘s books,somewhere the small scale of his characters expresses the powerlessness they feel when facing choices. The message contained in the brief explanations that accompany Jimmy‘s drawings, however, is hopeful: Though the world may make us feel small, we must be brave. Everything will be all right for us―as it is for the"small people"in Jimmy‘s books―if we make appropriate choices.

這樣的觀點(diǎn)反映在幾米的作品中，就是一小部分人物面臨選擇時(shí)的無(wú)力感中。然而，搭配圖畫(huà)的簡(jiǎn)短圖解所隱含的訊息則充滿了希望：雖然這個(gè)世界或許會(huì)令我們感到自己渺小，但我們還是要勇敢面對(duì)。每件事到頭來(lái)都能水到渠成――就像幾米書(shū)中的“小人物”一般――如果我們做出了正確的選擇。

Despite his newfound fame and wealth, Jimmy prefers working quietly at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing, and his afternoons doing chi-gong. To Jimmy, the freedom to live his life as he chooses means much more than money and attention ever could.

盡管幾米近來(lái)名利雙收，但他還是喜歡靜靜呆在家里創(chuàng)作，陪伴妻女。他早上畫(huà)畫(huà)，下午練氣功。對(duì)幾米來(lái)說(shuō)，能夠過(guò)著自己想要的生活，遠(yuǎn)比金錢(qián)和名聲要重要得多。