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So you gave us the model of rat racer-you know that person-remember-who at the age of 72,
我們可以用無意義追逐目標的人來類比 還記得那個72歲的人嗎
gets to being, quite literally on top of the world, overlooking central park
他達到了很高的地位 管理著世界的中心
and then being informed after life of constant stress, constantly living the future
在承受了一生的壓力 不停地追逐
in point B, not enjoying the present, the journey, is being told it is time to retire.
到達B點 而不是享受當下 享受旅途之后被告知 退休的時候到了
And I asked you a simple question, what kind of life do you want for yourself?
我問你們一個簡單的問題 你想要怎樣的生活
So what is the alternative model? What is the positive model?
那么另一種模型是怎樣的呢 積極的模型是怎樣的
Now the positive model from the outside may look exactly the same.
積極的模型從外表上看來似乎一模一樣
It may be a person who is extremely ambitious,
可能也是一個充滿雄心壯志的人
a person who is extremely hard working, a person who is an investment banker
極度勤奮刻苦的人 可能是個投資銀行家
or a doctor, or a lawyer, or a teacher, or working at a homeless shelter.
或者是個醫生 或者律師 老師 或者在流浪者之家工作
It may look the exactly same from the outside. From the inside, it is radically different.
從外表上看可能完全一樣 但其內在則是迥然相異
How is it radically different? In that the person who is on the excellence side,
怎么個迥然相異法呢 區別在于這個追求卓越的人
may be as ambitious, may have the same goals, may reach the same goals.
也許同樣充滿雄心壯志 有同樣的目標 也可能達到了同樣的目標
However, that person also enjoys the journey. That is the difference.
然而這個人同時享受這個旅程 這就是區別所在
So yes, he or she gets into a top school, a school that they really wanted to get into.
是的 他或她會進入名校 進入他們非常想進的學校
And at school they work extremely hard.
在學校里他們非常勤奮刻苦
However, they also learn it that they are able to, mostly-
但同時他們也知道 他們幾乎可以
there's no 100 percent here-but mostly, enjoy their time in school,
不是完全 但幾乎可以享受他們在學校的所有時光
with the same ups and downs, the vicissitudes-natural-but enjoy school
同樣的起伏坎坷 同樣的興衰變遷 但他們享受這個過程
and then get into the job they really wanted or one of the job they wanted,
然后獲得他們想要的工作 或者他們想要的工作之一
and work extremely hard there, and be ambitious, and work the 80 hour weeks.
然后繼續努力工作 充滿雄心壯志 每周工作80個小時
