人生不設限·自己創(chuàng)造機會

即使已經(jīng)建立了人生目標，擁有強大的盼望、信心、自尊、正面態(tài)度、勇氣、彈性、適應力和良好的人際關系，你也不能坐等機會上門。你必須抓住每條線，編出一條可以讓你攀爬的繩索。有時候，你發(fā)現(xiàn)掉下來的大石頭雖然擋住你的路，但留下了一個洞，這個洞可以帶你前往更高的地方，問題是，你必須有勇氣和決心往上爬。

Even after you've built a powerful purpose and have developed huge reservoirs of hope, faith, self-esteem, positive attitudes, courage, resilience, adaptability, and good relationships, you can't just sit around and wait for a break. You have to seize upon every thread and weave a rope you can climb. Sometimes you'll even find that the boulder that fell and blocked your path left an opening that takes you to a higher place. But you have to have the courage and the determination to make the ascent.

我們“沒有四肢的人生”這個組織的座右銘之一是：“總有一天，總有機會。”我們不是只把它裝裱掛在墻上，還試著每天活出這句話來。心理學家兼領導學老師卡拉·芭克博士在她《赫芬頓郵報》的博客上寫道：“力克讓我們知道，即使面臨幾乎世上所有人都覺得無力的處境，還是可能利用這樣的處境喚醒心靈、激勵他人。力克是個英雄，在大多數(shù)人都看不到出路時，他卻找到了機會。”

One of our mottos at Life Without Limbs is "Another day, another opportunity." We don't simply have our slogan framed on a wall—we try to live it every day. Dr. Cara Barker, a psychologist and leadership coach, picked up on this when she wrote in a Huffington Post blog: "Nick Vujicic demonstrates that it's possible to awaken the heart, giving inspiration to others through a situation that nearly everyone on this Earth would find debilitating. A hero, Vujicic finds opportunity where most would find a dead end."

芭克博士的溢美之詞讓我愧不敢當。不過小時候我就知道，如果一直為自己沒有的東西生氣，或是為自己做不到的事情沮喪，只會讓大家對我敬而遠之。但是當我開始找機會為別人服務時，大家就會被我吸引。我學會不要坐著等，而是要直起而行，自己創(chuàng)造機會，因為一個機會將帶來另一個機會。每次去演講、參加活動或拜訪新地方，我都會遇到許多人、認識新的機構，并搜集到將來有一天會為我打開新機會的資訊。

I'm humbled by her words. Growing up, it was often difficult for me to ever imagine myself being called a hero or an inspiration to anyone. I realized as a child that being angry about what I didn't have or frustrated about what I couldn't do only pushed people away from me, but when I looked for opportunities to serve others, they were drawn to me. I've learned not to wait around but to push ahead and make my own breaks because one always seems to lead to another. Every time I give a speech, attend an event, or visit a new part of the world, I meet people, learn about new organizations, and gather information that opens new opportunities down the road.