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Chapter 5 Are You My Mentor?
第5章 如何找到你的人生導師
When I was a child, one of my favorite books was Are You My Mother?,
小時候我最喜歡的一本書是《你是我的媽媽嗎？》，
the story of a baby bird that emerges from its shell to discover an empty nest.
講的是一只雛鳥破殼而出，卻發現自己獨守空巢，
The hatchling heads off in search of its missing mother, asking a kitten, a hen, a dog, and a cow the burning question: "Are you my mother?"
于是它出發去尋找媽媽的故事。一路上，小鳥急切地向小貓、小雞、小狗，還有一頭奶牛問同一個問題：“你是我的媽媽嗎？”
Each animal responds, "No."
它們都回答說“不是”。
The hatchling grows more desperate, eventually shouting, "Are you my mother?" at a car, a boat, a plane, and even a steam shovel, which can only respond with a loud "Snort!"
小鳥越來越絕望，最后竟朝著汽車、輪船、飛機，甚至是挖掘機大叫：“你是我的媽媽嗎？”挖掘機的回應只是響亮的噴氣聲。
Stuck in the shovel's jaws, the hatchling appears doomed until, miraculously, the shovel lifts the bird back to its nest.
被卡在挖掘機鏟斗里的小鳥似乎在劫難逃，但鏟斗居然奇跡般地將它送回了鳥巢。
The mother returns and the hatchling announces, "You are a bird, and you are my mother."
終于，鳥媽媽回來了，小鳥說：“啊，你才是我的媽媽！”
This children's book poignantly mirrors the professional question "Are you my mentor?"
這本書切中了一個職業問題：“你是我的人生導師嗎？”
If someone has to ask the question, the answer is probably no.
如果有人一定要問，得到的答案很可能是“不是”。
When someone finds the right mentor, it is obvious. The question becomes a statement.
當一個人想找到合適的導師時，一切看上去都理所當然，而且問題本身也變成了一種聲明。
Chasing or forcing that connection rarely works, and yet I see women attempt this all the time.
可是，追求或勉強建立這樣的關系卻幾乎沒什么效果，但是在現實生活中，很多女性經常這樣做。
