100 次「愚蠢」| 100 "Stupid" Attempts

 100 次「愚蠢」|  100 "Stupid" Attempts

之前提過，我從來不是一個天資聰明的人。在學習的路上，無論過去還是現在，我做過不少「愚蠢」的嘗試。具體數字我數不清了，但保守估計肯定超過一百次。如果每一次的愚蠢都能換算成一分，那我大概早已拿下了「愚蠢實力」的一百分滿分。

As I’ve mentioned before, I have never been a naturally gifted person. When it comes to learning, both in the past and present, I have made countless "stupid" attempts. I can’t recall the exact number, but it is conservatively over a hundred. If every foolish mistake were awarded a point, I would have scored a perfect 100 in "Stupidity" by now.

 

雖然如此，但我從未後悔過這些看似笨拙的嘗試。因為我相信，每一次的犯錯都是在累積經驗，讓我學會調整、學會改變。這個世界很公平，如果能用 100 次的愚蠢，去換來第 101 次的成功，對我而言，這筆交易絕對值得，這本身就是一種巨大的成功。

 

Despite this, I have never regretted these seemingly clumsy attempts. I believe that every mistake is an opportunity to gain experience, teaching me how to adjust and change. The world is fair in this regard: if I can trade 100 moments of foolishness for success on the 101st try, then that trade is absolutely worth it. To me, that journey itself is a massive success.

 

對絕大多數人來說，成功從來都不是唾手可得的。只要我們能從每一次的「愚蠢」中帶走一點教訓，最終抵達終點，那你其實已經賺到了。

For the vast majority of people, success is never handed to us on a silver platter. As long as we can take a lesson away from each "stupid" mistake and eventually reach our goal, we have actually come out ahead.

 

各位同學，希望你們不要因為害怕「顯得愚蠢」而不敢踏出第一步，因為連嘗試都不敢，才是最大的失敗。在測驗卷上拿 100 分固然值得驕傲，但在人生中，只要不傷害他人與自己，那些「愚蠢的嘗試」未必是壞事。累積了 100 次的愚蠢又如何？只要最後一次是對的，那就是你的勝利。

 

To all students, I hope you never hesitate to take the first step just because you are afraid of "looking stupid." The only true failure is not trying at all. Scoring 100 marks on an exam is certainly something to be proud of, but in life—as long as you aren’t hurting others or yourself—those "stupid attempts" are not necessarily a bad thing. So what if you accumulate 100 foolish mistakes? As long as the final attempt is the right one, the victory is yours.