人生不设限·奉献自己，会得到比较大的回报

因为生病，海伦·凯勒在两岁前就失去了视力和听力，但她很努力，成了世界知名的作家、演说家和社会活动者。这位伟大的女性曾说，真正的快乐来自“忠于一个有价值的目标”。

The late Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing before the age of two due to illness, but she went on to become a world-renowned author, speaker, and social activist. This great woman said true happiness comes through "fidelity to a worthy purpose."

这句话是什么意思?对我来说，这意味着忠于自己的天赋，让天赋发展，并和他人分享，然后从中获得喜悦;也意味着不再追求自我满足，而是去追寻意义与圆满。

What does that mean? For me, it means being faithful to your gifts, growing them, sharing them, and taking joy in them. It means moving beyond the pursuit of self-satisfaction to the more mature search for meaning and fulfillment.

当你奉献出自己，会得到最大的回报。这表示要去改善别人的生活、参与某件无私的事、创造正向的改变。你不必成为德蕾莎修女才能做到这些，就算你是个“残缺的人”，也可以产生影响力。请看这位在“没有四肢的人生”网站上留言的年轻女孩怎么说的吧。

The greatest rewards come when you give of yourself. It's about bettering the lives of others, being part of something bigger than yourself, and making a positive difference. You don't have to be Mother Teresa to do that. You can even be a "disabled" guy and make an impact. Just ask the young lady who sent this e-mail to our Life Without Limbs Web site.

 

 

亲爱的力克：

Dear Nick,

哇，我不知道怎么开场耶，我想还是从自我介绍开始好了。我今年16岁，之所以写信给你，是因为你的DVD《我和世界不一样》为我的人生和复原带来了极大的影响。我说的“复原”，指的是我正从饮食失调，也就是厌食症当中逐渐康复。去年以来，我多次进出疗养中心，状况很糟。最近我刚从一家位于加州的疗养所出院，我就是在那里看了你的DVD。我从未感觉如此被鼓舞、如此积极，你真的让我很惊讶。

Wow, I don't even know where to begin. I guess I will start off by introducing myself. I am 16 years old. I am writing to you because I watched your DVD "No Arms, No Legs, No Worries," and it made the biggest impact on my life and my recovery. I say recovery because I am recovering from an eating disorder, anorexia. I have been in and out of inpatient treatment centers for the past year now, and it has been the worst chapter of my life so far. I was recently discharged from a residential treatment center located in California. While I was there, I saw your DVD. I have never felt so inspired and motivated in my entire life. You truly amaze me.

你的一切都这么棒、这么正面，从你口中说出的每个字都对我产生了一定的影响。我这辈子从未如此感恩。有好几次，我觉得自己的人生已走到尽头，但现在我知道每个人的生命都有个目的，也明白人应该尊重自己本来的样子。

Everything about you is so wonderful and so positive. Every single word that came out of your mouth made some sort of an impact on me. I have never been so incredibly grateful in my life. I mean there have been times in my life when I thought I had reached the end, but now I see that everyone does have a purpose in life, and that they should respect themselves for who they are.

说实在的，对于你的DVD所带给我的鼓励，我怎么谢你都不够。我期待有一天可以见到你，希望在我死之前可以实现这个梦想。你具备一个人所能拥有的最棒的人格特质——你让我开心大笑(这对复原中的人是很难得的)。

Wow, seriously—I can't even thank you enough for all the encouragement your DVD gave me. I wish that one day I can meet you; it's something I dream to do before I die. You have the best personality a human being could have—you made me laugh so much (which is very hard to do when in rehab).

因为你，我现在坚强多了，也比较意识到自己是谁，不再那么在意别人怎么想我，也不再老是贬低自己了。你教会我如何把负面事物转为正面，谢谢你拯救了我的人生，让我的生命转了一个弯。我真是太感谢你了——你是我的英雄!

Because of you I am now a lot stronger and more aware of who I am and I no longer obsess about what other people think of me, or put myself down all the time. You taught me how to turn my negatives into positives. Thank you for saving my life and turning it around. I can't thank you enough—you are my hero!