If You Can't Get a Miracle, Become One

如果你不能得到奇跡，就讓自己成為奇跡

People often expect someone with a severe disability to be inactive, maybe even angry and withdrawn. I like to surprise them by showing that I lead a very adventurous and fulfilling existence. Despite my physical limitations, I'm living as though I have no limits.

人們常常認為一個有著嚴重殘疾的人應該是消極的， 甚至也許脾氣暴躁、沉默寡言。而我想令他們涼訝，我要向他們展示我的生活極具冒險色彩。并且富有成就。盡管我沒有四肢，有著嚴重的身體缺陷，但我就像沒有限制一樣生活著。

I often ask myself the very question: "Nick, how can you be so happy?" Here is my answer: I found happiness when I realized that as imperfect as I may be, I am the perfect Nick Vujicic. I am God's creation, designed according to His plan for me. That's not to say that there isn't room for improvement. I'm always trying to be better so I can better serve Him and the world!

我經常問自己:“力克，你怎么能如此幸福呢?”這就是我的回答:當我意識到雖然我可能并不完美，但我是完美的力克·胡哲時，我找到了幸福。上帝根據他對我的計劃創造了我，這并不是說我沒有改進的空間了，我一直在盡力做到更好，這樣才能更好地服務于上帝和世界。

I do believe my life has no limits. I want you to feel the same way about your life, no matter what your challenges may be. As we begin our journey together, please take a moment to think about any limitations you've placed on your life or that you've allowed others to place on it. Now think about what it would be like to free of those limitations. What would your life be if anything were possible?

我確實相信我的人生沒有局限。我希望不論面對什么挑戰，你對你的人生也有著和我相同的感觸。當我們一起開始旅行時，請花上一小會兒，想想你曾經給自己的人生設置的所有限制，或者你曾經允許別人對你的人生施加的限制。現在想想如果沒有那些限制，人生會是怎樣?如果一切皆有可能.你的人生會是怎樣？

I'm officially disabled, but I'm truly enabled because of my lack of limbs. My unique challenges have opened up unique opportunities to reach so many in need. Just imagine what is possible for you!

我身患殘疾，但因為沒有四肢，我真的無所不能。非同尋常的挑戰賦子我非同尋常的機會，走到眾多需要我的人身邊。只要想象一下你可能做什么!

Too often we tell ourselves we aren't smart enough or attractive enough or talented enough to pursue our dreams. We buy into what others say about us, or we put restrictions on ourselves. What's worse is that when you consider yourself unworthy, you are putting limits on how God can work through you!

我們常常告訴自己我們不夠聰明，或者不夠有吸引力，或者天賦不夠，不能追求夢想。我們接受別人對我們的看法，或者我們自己限制自己。更糟糕的是，當你認為自己毫無價值時，你是在限制上帝在你身上能取得的收獲!

When you give up on your dreams, you put God in a box. After all, you are His creation. He made you for a purpose. Therefore your life cannot be limited any more than God's love can be contained.

當你放棄夢想，你把上帝放在了盒子里。畢竟，你是他的創作。他創造你是有用意的。所以，正如上帝的愛不能被限制一樣，你的生活也不能被限制。

I have a choice. You have a choice. We can choose to dwell on disappointments and shortcomings. We can choose to be bitter, angry, or sad. Or when faced with hard times and hurtful people, we can choose to learn from the experience and move forward, taking responsibility for our own happiness.

我有一個選擇。你有一個選擇。我們可以選擇對失望之事和自身缺點耿耿于懷，我們可以選擇痛苦、生氣或者悲傷。或者當面對艱難困苦和傷害自己的人時，我們可以選擇從這種經歷中學習，勇往直前，如此才能為自己的幸福負責。

As God's child, you are beautiful and precious, worth more than all the diamonds in the world. You and I are perfectly suited to be who we were meant to be! Even still, it should always be our goal to become an even better person and stretch out boundaries by dreaming big. Adjustments are necessary along the way because life isn't always rosy, but it is always worth living. I'm here to tell you that no matter what your circumstances may be, as long as you are breathing, you have a contribution to make.

作為上帝的孩子，你是美麗和珍貴的，價值超過世界上所有的鉆石。你和我都完全適合成為上帝希望我們成為的人!即使如此，我們要成為更優秀的人，要有遠大的理想，沖破重重局限，這應該永遠是我們的目標。人生旅程中，調整是必要的，因為生活并非一直燦爛美好，但活著永遠是值得的。我在這里告訴你，不管你的情況如何，只要你在呼吸，你都要有所貢獻。

I can't put a hand on your shoulder to reassure you, but I can speak from the heart. However desperate your life may seem, there is hope. As bad as circumstances appear, there are better days ahead. No matter how dire your circumstances may appear, you can rise above them. l'o wish for change will change nothing. To make the decision to take action right now will change everything!

我不能把一只手放在你的肩上安慰你，但我可以對你說心底的話。不論生活有似多么絕望，總會有希望。不論情況顯得多么糟糕.光明的日子總在前方。不論境遇看來多么可怕，你定能一一超越。希望改變不會改變任何事物，只有現在就下定決心，采取行動，才能改變一切！

All events come together for the good. I'm certain of that because it's been true in my life. What good is a life without limbs? Just by looking at me, people know that I faced and overcame many obstacles and hardships. That makes them willing to listen to me as a source of inspiration. They allow me to share my faith, to tell them they are loved, and to give them hope.

世間一切事情皆為美好而來。對此我堅信不疑，因為我的生命便是如此。沒有四肢的人生有什么好呢？只要看看我.人們就知道我曾經面對過多少障礙和艱難，我戰勝過多少障礙和艱難，這令他們愿意傾聽我的聲音，并視之為激發他們生命斗志的源泉。他們讓我和他們一起分享我的信念，讓我告訴他們自己是被愛著的，讓我給他們以希望。

That is my contribution. It's important to recognize your own value. Know that you also have something to contribute. If you feel frustrated right now, that's okay. Your sense of frustration means you want more for your life than you have right now. That's all good. Often it's the challenges in life that show us who we are truly meant to be.

這就是我的貢獻。重要的是要認識到自己的價值，知道你也能有所貢獻。如果現在你感到沮喪，沒關系。挫折感意味著你想為自己的生活擁有比現在更多的事物，這非常好。常常正是生活中的挑戰告訴我們真正要成為什么樣的人。

課堂筆記：
1.介詞“despite”表示“盡管”的意思，與其同義的常用詞組是“in spite of”。句子中的連詞“as though"表示“仿佛，好像”。此句言辭簡短，卻氣勢恢宏，顯示了力克非凡的勇氣、自信和樂觀。
2.此處的as ... as不是“……一樣”的含義，而是表達讓步，起強調作用，意思為“雖然”
3.英語表達中提及上帝時，常用大寫的代詞“He, Him或His”來指稱.
4.此部分是由“or連接的兩個并列定語從句，共同修飾先行詞“limitations"，其中第一個定語從句的that予以省略."place limitations on sth.”意思為“對…加以限制”，文中還使用了如下同義詞組:"put limits on”和“put restrictions on" .
5.此句運用了虛擬語氣，表示假設.條件從句“if anything were possible”中“be”動詞為"were"，是對現在的虛擬.
6."officially"意思為“官方地，正式地”，該詞顯示了力克不向噩運低頭的樂觀向上的精神.
7.此句的因果關聯看似有些矛盾，一個人不可能因為缺少四肢而能力非凡，但正是力克這種超乎尋常的樂觀精神打動著我們，使他成為無數人欽佩的精神楷模，也使語言顯得如此生動有力。
8."not……any more than”意思是“不超過，不比…多”，等同于“no……more than"。該詞組用于比較兩事物，是對兩者的否定。該句中的兩者分別為“limit your life”及"contain God's love"，即“限制生命”和“限制上帝的愛”都是不可取的。
9."It is ...that...”是英語中的強調句型，此處對句子的主語“the challenges in life”進行強調。

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