
Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her willingness to take care of her, she was determined to be completely independent. At school, she always studied hard. Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. Once she wrote the following in her composition: "I am lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs; I am lucky. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly."
雖然在外地讀書的姐姐愿意照顧她,可倔強的她一定要自己照顧自己。在學校,她不但讀書認真,更重要的是她學會了生活自理。她曾在一篇作文里寫道:我幸福,雖然斷了雙手,但我還擁有一雙腳;我幸福,雖然翅膀斷了,但心也要飛翔……
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. The boy told the TV host about his uncertain future at being left on his own, whereas the girl was full of enthusiasm for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my arms;while the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
有一天,他們被一家電視臺邀請到了演播室。面對主持人,男孩表現出了對前途的迷茫,而女孩則對生活充滿了熱情。主持人要求他們分別在一張白紙上寫一句話。他們分別用腳趾頭夾起了筆,男孩寫的是:“弟弟的手便是我的手。”女孩卻寫下了:“翅膀斷了,心也要飛翔。”
They had both endured the same ordeal4, but their different attitudes determined the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable5. Disasters can strike at any time. How you handle misfortune when confronted with it, is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and escape from the ordeal, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
他們倆都經受了同樣的苦難,但不同的人生態度卻決定了其生活的本質。是的,人生多變幻,苦難總是在不知不覺中驟然降臨。如何應對苦難,是對你的性格的真正考驗。面對苦難,如果選擇抱怨與逃避,苦難就永遠如影隨形;但如果選擇堅強,苦難便會化作甘泉,滋潤美好的希望。