November 29, 2017

西元 2017 年11 月29 日

Dear Nick,

親愛的 Nick，

It's a pleasure to be able to write this letter to you.

能夠寫信給你真是一種榮幸。

I thought I would never be good enough for anything,

我過去總認為自己不夠好，

but your story has planted a seed of hope in my mind.

但你的故事已在我心中種下希望的種子。

To tell you the truth, my life has hit rock bottom.

跟你說實話，我的人生跌到谷底。

I can't do anything right because I'm not good at sports,

我任何事都做不好，因為我不擅長運動，

I do badly at school, and I can't even tell a joke.

我在學校成績不好，我甚至連講笑話都不在行。

Basically, I am a loser.

基本上，我是個失敗者。

I thought that I should just give up,

我以為我應該就此放棄，

but then my friend, Emily, showed me your TEDTalk video.

然而我的朋友，Emily，給我看了你的 TED Talk 影片。

In it, you said, “No arms. No legs. No worries,”

影片中，你說到：「沒有手。沒有腳。沒有煩惱。」

when you shared your life as a man without arms or legs.

當你分享身為沒有四肢的人的生活時。

Even though you had to face all types of problems in learning and making friends at school,

即使你必須面對各式各樣在學校學習及交友的問題，

you just kept praying and never gave up.

你仍然不斷祈禱並且從不放棄。

Now, you're a famous writer and speaker,

現在，你是位著名的作家和演講者，

and your story has cheered up many young people.

而你的故事總是讓許多年輕人振作起來。

After watching your video, I am filled with hope.

看完你的影片後，我充滿了希望。

I feel I can rise above my problems.

我感覺我可以克服我的問題。

I believe that even a nobody like me can get somewhere in life.

我相信像我這樣的無名小卒也能在人生中達成某些目標並成功。

I hope one day I can become a person with a big heart like you.

我希望有一天能像你一樣成為一個擁有寬大心胸的人。

Your fan,

你的粉絲，

John Lee

John Lee