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說明情況及心情


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Jeremy Lin 林書豪
By now the news has been released that I’ve retweaked my hamstring a third time. Although this is the least severe of the three, this third injury has been a hard one to deal with mentally. There’s something so draining about the yo-yo effect of going from injured to healthy to injured to healthy that in some ways it would have been easier to have an injury where I knew from the beginning I would be out for a long, set amount of time.
现在消息已经发布,我已经第三次再次拉伤我的腿筋。虽然这是三次中最不严重的一次,但这第三次的伤对于精神而言无疑是最艰难的。这是如此的使人筋疲力尽,就如溜溜球效应(恶性循环)般的从受伤到健康再到受伤到健康,在某些方面来说,有个我从一开始就知道我会缺战多久,能设定时间的伤势会更容易些。
There are few things more humbling for an athlete than an injury. They are a reminder that as much as we would like to be, we are not in control of our lives and careers. Cheering from the sidelines and being limited to only using my speech, instead of my body, has shown me how I've taken my health for granted.
有一些事情对运动员而言会比伤势更加令人谦卑。它们提醒了我们,即使我们尽我们所能要成为想要成为的,我们都不能掌控我们的生命和职业。在场边欢呼以及仅限于使用我的谈话而不是我的身体,向我显示了我是如何的把我的健康看为理所当然的。
People may ask if I rushed back. I can confidently say I didn’t. I checked every single check box that needed to be checked before returning and progressed carefully through my rehabs. The reality is that even when we plan for things to go a certain way, sometimes God has other plans.
“人们可能会问我[伤势恶化]是否是因为急着要复出[所导致]。我可以自信地说,我没有。我检查了每一个勾选框,那是复出前和小心进展以通过我的复建前我所需要检查的。现实是,即使我们为某些事情计划了要以特定的方式去行时,有时候上帝却有其他的计划。
Of course I have all the natural emotions that comes with an injury. Some moments I feel super motivated. Some moments I feel defeated. Some moments I want to yell at God in frustration. Why now? Why not when I was a backup point guard the last 4 years? All the hard work I put into training, developing a new shot, regaining my confidence, having my desired role, the right coach and the right system. A year of my prime down the drain. These are the natural thoughts that float into my mind, get kicked out, and float back in.
当然随着受伤我也会有一切自然表现的情绪。有些时候我感觉超级有动力。有些时候我感到失落。有些时候我想在沮丧中向上帝大喊。为什么是现在?为什么不是在过去四年当我还是一个替补控卫时[发生]?我在训练中所投入的所有艰苦努力,开发新的投篮技术,重新获得我的信心,拥有我想要的角色,对的教练和对的体系。我的一年鼎峰时期就这样被浪费掉了。这些自然想法都浮现在我心中,它被踢出去,然后它又再次浮现。
But I’ve been here before. I’ve faced lows and seen how God has led me out of them. I’m quicker to gain perspective and remember His sovereignty and ability to turn my setbacks into life lessons and opportunities. Don’t get me wrong, injuries still suck. There’s nothing more I want than to be on the court, fighting with my team. Losing is hard. Wearing blazers every night gets old.
但是我以前就面对过这样的情况,我面对低谷,并且看到上帝是如何的引导我离开这些[负面]情绪。我更快就获得全新视角,想起祂的主权以及将我的挫折转变成生命教训和机会的能力。不要误会我的意思,受伤依然是件很糟糕的事。没有什么更甚于我想在球场上与我的团队一起战斗。输球令人难受,每晚穿着外套都变老了。
I’ve been thinking a lot recently of Ava Bright Lee, a little girl I had the privilege of getting to know who went to be with God this year after a long battle with cancer. My situation is NOTHING like hers, yet she lived with supernatural joy through adversity. Her mom, Esther, writes beautifully and honestly about their journey. Of Ava’s life she wrote this:
我最近一直想着Ava Bright Lee,一名我有幸认识,长期与癌症搏斗之后,今年回到上帝怀中的小女孩。我的情况是 没有 像她那样,她在逆境中以超自然的喜悦生活。她的妈妈,Esther,文笔优美的和真诚地写下他们的旅程。对于Ava的生活,她写道:
“She had scar upon scar, procedure upon procedure, pain upon pain, and she faced it all...with a smile. Since the day she was born she began teaching me truths about living and loving and hoping. It's not because she was perfect. No, there were hard times of learning for her as she stretched the boundaries and tested the waters like any other kid. But there is no doubt that she was a precious gift given to us from the most loving Being of all.
“她有一道又一道的疤痕,一次又一次的手术程序,痛上加痛,而她面带微笑的面对这一切。自她出生的那一天开始,她就开始教我关于生命,爱和盼望的真理。这并非是因为她是完美的。不,她有很多艰难学习的时间,因为她就像任何其他的孩子一样延伸边界和测试水域。但毫无疑问,她是一个我们从最大爱的那位所得到的最为珍贵的礼物。"
So if our little girl could rise up out of her circumstances to still praise God, then why not us too?”
所以说,如果我们的小女孩能从她的处境中站立起来并依然赞美上帝,我们为何不呢?
In only 8 short years, Ava understood what’s taken me so many more years to stubbornly begin to learn. We don’t get to control what happens to us and we won’t always like our circumstances. But we can choose to lie down and give up or we can pick ourselves up and try to joyfully make the most of what we’ve been given. Whatever setbacks you are facing right now, I hope we can all be like Ava and choose the latter.
在只有短短的八年间,Ava就已经明白了我用了这么多年,从顽固中开始所学习的。我们不能控制会发生在我们身上的事,我们也不会总是喜欢我们的处境,但是我们可以选择屈服,放弃或者我们可以振作起来,尝试快乐的充分利用我们已被给予的。无论你现在面临什么样的挫折,我希望我们都可以像Ava一样,选择后者。
Proverbs 16:3 -- Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans
箴言16:3 --你所做的,要交托耶和华, 你所谋的,就必成立。
