Today is yet another heart-to-heart video

今天又是一部聊心的影片

Just wanna sit back, relax and chill. And chit chat with you guys about what's been going on lately

只想要放輕鬆，跟你們聊聊最近發生的事

I'm gonna share some of my recent thoughts with you

我會跟你分享我最近的一些想法

I also want to lay stress on the significance of having purpose in life

我也想強調一下擁有明確人生目標的重要性

And that is something that I have been putting a lot of thought into recently

最近我在這方面花了很多心思

So to be straight with you guys, this week I was kind of out of passion to make another video

坦白跟你們說，這個禮拜我有點缺乏做影片的熱情

kind of reluctant to turn on the camera and put on a smile

有點不想打開攝影機，為了鏡頭戴上一抹微笑

Not that I've lost passionate in all it's just that...

並不是說我完全失去了熱情，只不是...

Specifically for the past few weeks, I've been a little bit out of juice

特別地... 過去幾個禮拜我有點沒電了

No worries, we're still doing this anyways, right?

別擔心，我們現在還不是正在錄影片，對吧？

There's been a lot of stuff going on

發生了很多事

Lots of work, lots of projects on hand

很多工作，手頭上有很多案子

which is good for business so...

對生意來說是好事，所以...

shouldn't be complaining about that

不應該抱怨這塊

Been hearing a lot of voices from lots of people, lots of distractions

聽到很多來自不同人的聲音，很多讓我分心的事

lots of things that didn't turn out the way I supposed it would be

許多事情沒有按照我所預期的成就

lots of things that went against my will

許多事情事與願違

caught a bad cold, had some bad dreams

患了個重感冒，做了些惡夢

got a bad haircut

剪了個失敗的頭

...seriously

吼...

What would you expect for three dollars though?

百元剪髮還可以期待什麼？

So I started wondering, "Man, am I good ?"

於是我開始懷疑人生，"老兄，我還好嗎？"

"Is everything still on track?"

"一切都還上軌嗎？"

I bet all of you have had that self-doubting moment in life

我敢賭你們也一定都經歷過這種自我懷疑的時刻

which is a natural thing to go through

這是一件很自然的事情啊

Especially when you're struggling to keep your head above water

特別是當你為了自己的存在而掙扎時

The thing is we often overreact to it

重點是，我們太常過度反應

... which is not helpful. And that is the mindset we need to tackle

... 一點幫助也沒有，而就是這個心態我們必須要面對

So I chilled, I took a break from work. I thought deeply

所以我就放鬆了一下，我休了個假，我深入思考

I reflected. I reasoned with myself

我反省了，我跟自己說了道理

And I realized, I am right where I am supposed to be

我體會到，我現在所在之處，就是我所應該要在之處

It just happens that where I am right now is a place where most people are supposed to be striving

只不過，恰巧我所在之處，正是一個大部分人都感到掙扎的地方

This is a place where most people are supposed to be feeling a little bit confused

這是一個大部分人本來就會感到有點困惑的地方

And that is okay

沒有關係的

That is just what happens when people are in the process

當人們在過程中的時候，就是會這樣

To take for example, in the history of the Israelites...

舉例來說，在以色列人的歷史中

They escaped from Egypt

他們逃離了埃及

They crossed the Red Sea, they were headed towards the Promised Land -- the land of their forefathers

他們橫渡了紅海，他們朝向著應許之地--他們祖先之地

And the problem was, lying in front of them was a huge desert

問題是，站在他們前方的是一片大沙漠

They had to cross the desert to get there

他們得走過沙漠才能抵達目的地

The first generation of Israelites never made it to their destination

然而，那第一代的以色列人並沒有抵達目的地

Why?!

為什麼？！

Because they were dwelling on all the problems that occurred in the process

因為他們陷入了在過程中產生的一堆問題

Along the way, they were so focused on the problems that they forgot about their promised destination

沿途上，他們不斷專注在問題本身上，以致於他們忘了那應許的目的地

I myself always encourage people to think big, to dream big

我自己總是鼓勵人「思考的格局要大，夢想要大」

and match those dreams up with big actions

為了迎合宏大的夢想，就必須要付出很大的行動

The bigger the dreams, the larger the action it requires

越是大的夢想，所需要付出的行動就越大

And the larger your actions, the stronger the friction you're gonna get

而你付出的行動越大，你所遭遇的摩擦力也就越大

Sometimes, ironically, I forget about what I preach myself

有時候，很諷刺地，我自己都忘了我自己教導的事

I'm still learning along the way, too

我也是邊度過生活邊學習啊

Stop pointing fingers

別怪我啦

The easiest way of life is to not try at all

度過人生最輕鬆的方式就是什麼都不嘗試

'Cos by not trying, you get no resistance at all

因為不嘗試，就不會有隨之而來的阻力

On the contrary, the harder you try, the tougher the resistance you'll feel

相反地，你越是努力嘗試，你越是會感受到阻力

So if you're feeling life is tough...

所以，如果你感到人生很艱困

Good!

很好！

That means you're going somewhere. That means you're headed towards a better place.

這代表你正在前往某處的路上， 這代表你正在前往更好的地方

Keep pushing 'cos it's gonna get tougher

繼續推動，因為前方只會越來越困難

That's something I'm trying to preach to myself as much as I'm sharing it with you

我在跟你分享的同時，我也試著要教育自己

The way I see it, there are several reasons why people do not achieve what they've set out for

我認為，人之所以無法成就自己所期盼的是，有幾個原因

First, people give up because they get caught up in the hardship

首先，人們會放棄是因為太辛苦了

Second, sometimes people simply don't have what it takes, or they simply don't try to learn what it takes

第二，有時候單純是因為人沒有具備足夠的能力， 或者因為他不去學習所需要具備的能力

Third, people fail because they don't give their all

第三，人會失敗是因為他們沒有全力以赴

And fourth, what I think is pivotal to all above

第四，我覺得是以上幾點中最核心關鍵的

people forget about their purpose

人們忘記了自己的目的

When we forget about the original intentions we had for why we're doing what we're doing

當我們忘記了自己的初衷，也就是之所以我們正在做某件事的原因

we allow ourselves to make excuses

我們就會允許自己找藉口

Every single obstacle in the way seems to become an easy, reasonable way out

每一個在路途上的障礙都會成為你可以輕易、合理化自己的藉口

The obstacles you face are not as big as a problem as you think they are

你所遭遇的障礙並不像你想像中那麼困難

The real problem is up here, in the mind, how you perceive things

真正的問題在這，你的內心，你是如何認知事情的

Not saying that your problems are trivial , that you should suck it up, you should stop whining...

並不是說你的問題就都很渺小，說你應該要打落牙齒和血吞，說你該停止無病呻吟...

but if that's the case...

但如果以上屬實...

I'm just joking...

我開玩笑啦...

I totally agree that reality can be brutal sometimes

我完全同意，有時現實很殘酷

I agree!

我同意！

What I'm saying is... if we have a clear, a vivid vision for life

我想表達的是... 如果我們有一個清楚的、清晰的人生願景

That motivation turns our complaining, self-pitying, excuse-making mindset into a...

那份動機會將我們那抱怨、自我憐憫、找藉口的心態轉變成一個...

problem-solving, solution-seeking mindset

解決問題的、尋找答案的心態

Keep your eyes on the goal

你要定睛專注在目標上

What you want

你所渴望的

And you better want it bad enough, or else I'm gonna spank your butt

而你最好極為渴望它，不然我要揍你屁股

Not really... That just came out of nowhere

噢不是認真的啦... 不知道哪來的想法...

joking...

開玩笑的...

You should spank your own butt

你應該自打屁股！

So all in all, to wrap it up...

總之，做個結尾...

Do not forget about your purpose

不要忘記自己的目的

We all go through rough times. We all have difficulties we need to overcome

我們都會經歷艱困的時刻，我們都會有需要克服的難題

But at the end of the day, it is that initial fire within your heart that'll keep you going

但事到盡頭，會驅使你繼續前進的是你心中那最初始的火