2020.03.23(星期一)

永保初衷

 

Always follow your heart, 

but remember to bring your brain along.

蒙蒂·羅伯茨（Monty Roberts）小時候是一位馴馬師的兒子，從馬廄到馬廄，從牧場到牧場，都在訓練馬匹。這個男孩的上學不斷被打斷。有一天，他長大的時候，他的老師讓他寫他長大後想要成為什麼樣的人。他毫不猶豫地寫了一篇長達七頁的論文，目的是成為馬場的主人。這是一份詳細的論文，其中包含建築物，馬廄甚至房屋計畫的位置。兩天後，他收到在首頁上寫著「F」的論文。

課後，他問老師為什麼得分這麼低。

老師告訴他：“對於像你這樣一個沒有錢，沒有資源並且來自流動家庭的男孩來說，這個夢想是不現實的。您不可能達到這個目標。”

然後，老師給他提供了以更現實的態度重寫論文的機會。

這個男孩回家了，問他父親應該如何應對。

父親告訴他：“這是一個非常重要的決定，因此您必須得出自己的結論。”

幾天後，男孩把同樣的紙帶給了他的老師。沒有進行任何更改。

他對他的老師說：“堅持下去，我將繼續我的夢想。”

蒙蒂·羅伯茨（Monty Roberts）繼續在200英畝的馬場中間擁有4000平方英尺的房屋。他將自己寫的紙框起來，掛在壁爐上。

永遠記住跟隨你的心，永遠不要聽那些不相信你實現夢想的能力的人。

Always Follow Your Heart

As a child, Monty Roberts was the son of a horse trainer and moved from stable to stable, from ranch to ranch, training horses. The boy’s schooling was constantly interrupted. One day, when he was a senior, his teacher asked him to write about what he wanted to be when he grew up. He did not hesitate and wrote a seven page paper about his aim to be an owner of a horse ranch. It was a detailed paper with the location of buildings, stables and even a house plan. Two days later he received his paper back with an F on the front page.

After class he asked his teacher why he received such a low score.

The teacher told him, “This dream is unrealistic for a boy like you, who has no money, no resources and who comes from an itinerant family. There is no possibility that you will reach this goal."

Then the teacher offered him the opportunity to rewrite the paper with a more realistic attitude.

The boy went home and asked his father how he should respond.

His father told him, “This is a very important decision, so you must come to your own conclusion."

After several days, the boy brought the same paper to his teacher. No changes were made.

He told his his teacher, “Keep the F and I will keep my dream."

Monty Roberts went on to own a 4000 square foot house in the middle of 200 acre horse ranch. He framed the paper he wrote and hung it over his fireplace.

Always remember to follow your heart and never listen to those who do not believe in your ability to achieve your dreams.