This is my first bilingual photographic blog post where i wrote it synchronously in English and Chinese. 这是我的第一次以双语出版的摄影博客, 我同时用了英文和中文写了这个部落格. "Take a step back, you'll have a brighter future" - we often hear these words being used to console or comfort people or even ourselves. There are many translations to this phrase, today's essay is my understanding of "Step back, you'll have a brighter future". "退一步, 海阔天空" - 人们常用这句话劝慰别人或告慰自己, 有许多人对这句话的翻译很多,以下是我对 "退一步, 海阔天空" 所了解的意思. 生命旅程中, 大多数人都希望自己能够出人头地, 可是人生中有很多东西不是我们所能控制的, 所以学会妥协也是一种生存的方式. 如果愿望无法满足的时候, 就试着学会放弃吧! 得不到满足是一种遗憾, 而不能掌握生存的本领却是一种失败. Most people wish they could succeed and excel in their journey of life but there are many things in life that are beyond our control, so one must always learn to give and take! Desire cannot be satisfied unless you learn to compromise which is also a survive skill to master. "退一步, 海阔天空" 是一种妥协, 是一种策略, 并不是屈服和投降, 它其实是一种非常务时, 通权达变的智慧, 对于人生来说, 生存毕竟是第一要义, 而生存靠的是理性而不是意气. This mindset of "Take a step back, you'll have a brighter future" is a compromise and a strategy. It is not about giving up or surrender. It is part of adaptation to circumstances of wisdom for life. After all, the first pre-requisite of survival relies on reason rather than emotion. 俗话讲, 退一步海阔天空. 暂时退却, 养精蓄锐, 等待时机, 重新筹划, 这时再进便会更快, 更好, 更有力. 有时候, 不刻意追求反而更容易得到, 追求得太迫切, 太执著反而只能白白增添烦恼. 以退为进, 由低到高, 这既是自我表现的一种艺术, 也是生存竞争的一种策略. On the broader picture, this mindset is actually a temporary retreat, recharge your batteries, waiting for an opportunity to arise, so that the next time you encounter a similar situation, you will be in a better, more powerful state to deal with it. To make concessions in order, from low to high, is not only an art of self-expression, but also a strategy to survive in this highly competitive society. In life, when you are not on the route to seek or pursue something deliberately, the most likely you will be able to gain it. Sometimes it is just so ironic. What's meant to be yours, will eventually be yours. Always remember there is a reason for everything. Just do your best is very good enough. 人不应该把生命看得太严肃, 反正没有人可以活着离开. 能成大事业的人, 都善于舒散心情. 他们多半有着豁达的胸怀和开朗的性格, 能够在得失之间, 放松自己, 享受生命中的宁静和快乐. To be a successful person in life (my definition of the term 'successful' does not neccesarily refer to monetary or prestige social status - i don't judge a person's success by how much they earn), one must have an open mind, a big heart and cheerful personality. With these wonderful attributes, he / she will be able to differentiate gains and losses, relax and enjoy the quiet life and happiness. 生活中的我们要学会去吸收挫折而不是去反抗不顺.没有人能有足够的情感和精力既抗拒不可避免的事实, 又创造新的生活. 你只能在这两个中间选择一种, 你可以在那不可避免的暴风雨中弯下身子, 也可以因抗拒它们而被摧折. Situations do not always turn out to be what we expect, we must learn to accept setbacks and not to resist them. No one can have enough emotion and energy to resist this inevitable fact of life. One can create a new lease of life either you choose to bend down during the inevitable storm or be twisted by the rack. Either you make it or break it. It's your choice. 有时候, 我们会暗想: 这条路真难走, 这种日子再也过不下去了. 那为什么不退后一步呢? 也许只要退后一步, 你就会在人生的沙漠中看见属于你的绿洲, 也许退后一步, 你就能在生命的汪洋大海中发现属于自己的小岛. Sometimes you might think that the current path is a difficult road in your life, so why not let it subside after your step back? Maybe you'll see light in your desert of life, who knows you can find the sea of life in your own island, an oasis belongs to you. 所以当你觉得把路走绝了的时候, 不妨退后一步, 你可能会发现一切都是海阔天空; 心灰意冷的时候, 转念一想, 说不定会发现原来一切正在悄悄转向你所期望的方向. 你会发现, 一切不过如此而已. 人应该期待意外, 生活也会变得多姿多采 - 这是我最好的朋友曾经告诉我的一番话.
So whenever you think there is no way out, you might want to try to take a step back, you'll discover everything is not that dark and gloomy or disheartening as what you think. Maybe in time to come, you will realise that everything is back on track again with a brighter future. Always expect the unexpected - and that what's my best friend told me before.
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