换位看逆境

斯多葛学派认为，困扰我们的不是事情的本身，而是我们对这件事的看法，换一个角度，或许就是另一番模样。

Adversity

There is no better school than adversity.

逆境就是最好的学校。

Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve my performance next time.

每一次失败，每一次心碎，每一次失利，都有它隐含的道理，都有它带来的教训，告诉我下次如何改进自己的表现。

Never again will I contribute to my downfall by refusing to face the truth and learn from my past mistakes.

我再也不会因为拒绝面对事实，拒绝从过去的错误中吸取教训而变得堕落。

Because I know: gems cannot shine without polish, and I can not perfect myself without hardship.

因为我知道，宝石不经打磨就不会闪闪发光，我不历经磨练就无法完善自身。

Now I know that there are no times in life when opportunity, the chance to be and do gathers so richly about my soul when it has to suffer cruel adversity.

现在我知道了，在我的灵魂必须承受残酷的逆境的时候，我有很多机遇、做人和做事的机会。

Then everything depends on whether I raise my head or lower it in seeking help.

此时，一切都取决于我是抬起头来还是低下头来寻求帮助。

Whenever I am struck down, in the future, by any terrible defeat, I will inquire of myself, after the first pain has passed, how I can turn that adversity into good.

今后，每当我被任何可怕的失败击倒时，我都会在最初的痛苦过去之后，问问自己如何才能化逆境为顺境。

What a great opportunity that moment may present…… to take the bitter root I am holding and transform it into fragrant garden of flowers.

那一刻可能是一个非常好的机会......，能把我手中的苦根变成芬芳的花园。

Always will I seek the seed of triumph in every adversity.

我会永远在逆境中寻找胜利的希望。

整理：2023年12月14日于北城家园