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First of all, they believed that they would get out, they had faith that one day they would be free.
第一個，他們相信他們能出去，他們堅信終有一天他們會重獲自由
They would get to see their family, their friends.
他們會再見到自己的家人，朋友
And this faith kept them going.
這種信念支持著他們走下去
At the same time, and this is the second component, they had realistic beliefs and evaluation of the situation.
同時，也就是第二個特點，他們有著現實的信念，能對情況做出估計
If any one of these two components were missing, they were unlikely to survive.
如果這兩點有一點沒做到，他們就不大可能活下來
If they didn't have faith and they didn't believed it they would survive, they were very likely to die in the harsh conditions.
如果他們沒有信念，他們不相信他們會活下來，他們很可能在惡劣的環境下死去
On the other hand, if they thought that they would get out by this coming Christmas,
另一方面，如果他們認為他們能在這年的圣誕節之前就出去
and really believed that they would get out by this coming Christmas, they were also less likely to survive.
并真的相信他們能在這年的圣誕節之前離開，他們同樣也不大可能幸存
Because they didn't get out by this coming Christmas, and then they were desponded, resigned, helpless, and very often, they died.
因為他們這年的圣誕節沒有被放出去，他們失望，氣餒，無助，通常情況下，他們會死去
So it was the two components,
所以關鍵是這兩點，
believe that you would get out, but at the same time know that you need to deal with reality and that it's tough.
相信你會出去，但同時明白自己需要應對現實，殘酷的現實
Here is what James Stockdale said,
詹姆斯·斯托克代爾如是說
"you must never confuse faith that you would prevail in the end which you can never afford to lose
"你不能把堅信自己最終會在輸不起的情形下取得勝利的信念
with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality whatever they might be."
同直面現有殘酷現實的行為相混淆，無論是何種殘酷現實
Realistic optimism.
現實的樂觀主義
Now the thing is that you may be wrong at times. And sometimes you may really believe in something,
現在的問題是你可能有時會錯。有時你可能真的相信什么，
and believe it that you have realistic expectations and not succeed.
相信你有現實的期望但沒有成功
