標題: 美文欣賞:遵從本心,做你自己!(雙語) [列印本頁] 作者: amy123 時間: 2018-10-27 06:46 標題: 美文欣賞:遵從本心,做你自己!(雙語) There will never be anyone else like you in the future of the universe.
宇宙中再不會有一個人和你一樣。
That's why being yourself is more important than anything else.
這就是為什麼做自己比什麼都重要。
That's how life works: two steps forward, followed by one-and-a-half back as those who lost their power try to reverse the process.
生活就是這樣:向前邁兩步,接著後退一步半,而失去權勢的人努力想要逆轉這個順序。
Those who benefit most from the status quo are naturally the least interested in change, and they find allies in the fearful and the authoritarian.
從現狀得益最多的人自然是最不希望改變的,他們與畏首畏尾者還有權威主義者結成聯盟。
Conformity always includes a threat of punishment if you fail to fit in, whether it comes from ridicule, being shunned by others, or direct attack.
There』s a more fundamental power behind the urgency with which authoritarian conservatives seek to suppress individuality.
權威主義派的保守者急不可耐要壓抑個性有其更為根本的原因。
That power is lack of trust.
那就是缺乏信任。
Wise leaders and outstanding thinkers are alike in two things: they』re usually non-conformists —and they display a deep trust in the basic goodness, intelligence, and capacity for development of their fellow human beings.
In stark contrast, the most determined proponents of conformity have always been dictatorships. Under a dictatorship, any kind of variation from prescribed ways of thinking or acting is punished.
Conservative thinkers often suggest too much freedom will lead to anarchy and the collapse of all standards.
保守派思想常告誡,過度自由會引發混沌無序、會破壞標準。
Being who and what you are is the most natural thing there is.
做自己是最自然的事情。
There may be a cost. Some people, even some friends, will disapprove of you as you truly are and will let you know it.
也許會有代價,一些人,有些甚至是朋友,會不認可真實的你,並且告訴你,一路都會有挫折。
Yet the price for being yourself can never be as great as the price you will pay for stepping aside from your basic nature: a price paid in frustration, dissatisfaction, and the hopeless realization of all that you might have been, but now can never attain.
Take up the challenge.Yet the price for being yourself can never be as great as the price you will pay for stepping aside from your basic nature: a price paid in frustration, dissatisfaction, and the hopeless realization of all that you might have been, but now can never attain.
接受挑戰吧。
Conformity has very little to recommend it. Trust yourself and trust others.
循規蹈矩沒什麼可以褒獎的。
Mediocrity and inner frustration are the true price of conforming.
平庸無才和內心挫折才是默守陳規真正的代價。
Only those with the courage openly to live their dreams can ever hope to find lasting satisfaction with their lives.