雙語(yǔ)美文 | 想要成長(zhǎng)，就必須去“乘風(fēng)破浪”

There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external result or a product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language-all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.

看待成長(zhǎng)有兩種基本方法：一種是看成果，另一種是看過(guò)程。人們通常把個(gè)人成長(zhǎng)看成外部結(jié)果或者是一種容易識(shí)別和度量的結(jié)果。獲得加薪的工人，成績(jī)提高的學(xué)生，學(xué)會(huì)一種新語(yǔ)言的外國(guó)人--所有這些都是獲得可度量成果而顯示出他們付出努力的例子。

By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have, and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.

相比之下，個(gè)人成長(zhǎng)的過(guò)程則難以確定，因?yàn)樗且环N歷程，不是沿途 明確的路標(biāo)或地標(biāo)。過(guò)程不是道路本身，而是人們?cè)谟龅叫碌慕?jīng)歷和意外的困難時(shí)，表現(xiàn)出的態(tài)度、感受、謹(jǐn)慎或勇氣。在這個(gè)過(guò)程中，歷程從沒(méi)有真的結(jié)束;總是有新的方式來(lái)體驗(yàn)世界，新的想法去嘗試，新的挑戰(zhàn)去迎接。

In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge. Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.

為了成長(zhǎng)，為了踏上新的路程，人們要有一種冒險(xiǎn)的意愿，去面對(duì)未知世界，并且接受起初失敗的可能性。當(dāng)我們嘗試一種新的生活方式的時(shí)候，我們?cè)鯓涌创约?，這對(duì)于培養(yǎng)我們的成長(zhǎng)能力至關(guān)重要。我們覺(jué)得自己感覺(jué)敏銳、求知欲強(qiáng)嗎?如果是這樣，我們就傾向于冒更多的險(xiǎn)，更容易涉足陌生的經(jīng)歷。我們覺(jué)得自己膽怯和猶豫不決嗎?那么我們的畏懼感就可能使我們優(yōu)柔寡斷，行動(dòng)遲緩，認(rèn)為自己適應(yīng)變化慢，而且在應(yīng)付新的挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)不夠聰明。這樣我們就更有可能擔(dān)當(dāng)二種更加被動(dòng)的角色，或者根本連試也不試一下。

These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.

如果我們要改變，要成長(zhǎng)，這些猶豫不決的感覺(jué)和自我懷疑，都是不可避免的，也是必需的。如果自我保護(hù)意識(shí)過(guò)強(qiáng)，我們就停止了成長(zhǎng)。我們就陷進(jìn)了自己設(shè)置的保護(hù)殼里。