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Every morning in SEAL training
海豹訓練中 每個早晨
my instructors, who at the time were all Viet Nam veterans
我的教官 當時都是一些越戰老兵
would show up in my barracks room
他們會來到我的營房
and the first thing they would do was inspect my bed
第一件事就是檢查我的床鋪
If you did it right, the corners would be square, the covers pulled tight
被子要求疊得有棱有角 四四方方
the pillow centered just under the headboard
枕頭要放在床頭板下正中的位置
and the extra blanket folded neatly at the foot of the rack
多出來的床單要整齊地折疊到床腳下
It was a simple task, mundane at best
這是一個簡單的任務 至少看起來平淡無奇
But every morning we were required to make our bed to perfection
每天早上 我們都被要求將床鋪得盡善盡美
It seemed a little ridiculous at the time
看起來可能有些荒唐
particularly in light of the fact that were aspiring to be real warriors
特別是對于我們這樣立志成為真正戰士的人
tough battle hardened SEALs
吃苦耐勞 堅毅頑強的海豹成員
but the wisdom of this simple act has been proven to me many times over
但實際上 這一簡單任務的智慧已經被證明過無數次
If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day
早上起來鋪好床 你就完成了這一天的第一個任務
It will give you a small sense of pride
它會讓你有小小的成就感
and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another
并讓你做下一個任務時更有信心 一個接一個 形成良性循環
By the end of the day, that one task completed
完成這一個不起眼的任務
will have turned into many tasks completed
在一天結束之前 會促成很多任務的完成
Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter
鋪床還能讓你體會到 小事的重要性
If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right
小事如果都做不好 大事又怎么可能做得好呢
And, if by chance you have a miserable day
而且 就算一天下來 你過得很失敗
you will come home to a bed that is made that you made
至少回去睡覺時還有一張鋪好的床等著你 這是你鋪的
and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better
這張鋪好的床能夠鼓舞你 讓你期待明天會更好
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed
想要改變世界 請從鋪好床開始
During SEAL training the students are broken down into boat crews
在海豹訓練中 學員被分成了幾組船員
