Sir, life is very strange. The moment you are very clear about what you want to do, things happen. Life comes to your aid - a friend, a relation, a teacher, a grandmother, somebody helps you.
先生，生命是很奇怪的。一旦你非常清楚自己要做什麼，許多事情就會發生。生命會通過一個朋友、親戚、老師、一位老奶奶或其他人來幫你如願以償。
But if you are afraid to try because your father may turn you out, then you are lost. Life never comes to the aid of those who merely yield to some demand out of fear.
但是如果你害怕嘗試，只因為父親可能把你趕出家門，那麼你就迷失了。生命永遠不會幫助那些因為恐懼而屈服於別人要求的人。
But if you say, "This is what I really want to do and I am going to pursue it", then you will find that something miraculous takes place. You may have to go hungry, struggle to get through, but you will be a worthwhile human being, not a mere copy, and that is the miracle of it.
但是如果你說“這是我真正想做的事，我要去追求”，那麼有些神奇的事情就會發生。在過程中，你也許必須挨餓，掙扎過關，但是你終將是個有價值的人，而不只是個模仿者，這就是它神奇的地方。
You see, most of us are frightened to stand alone; and I know this is especially difficult for you who are young, because there is no economic freedom in this country as there is in America or Europe. Here the country is overpopulated, so everybody gives in.
我們大多數的人都害怕特立獨行，我知道這對年輕人尤其十分困難，因為印度這個國家不同於美國及歐洲，在這裡是沒有經濟自由的。這個國家人口過剩，所以每個人都容易向現實屈服。
You say, "What will happen to me?" But if you hold on, you will find that something or somebody helps you. When you really stand against the popular demand then you are an individual and life comes to your aid.
你說：“我如果不聽從，我會怎麼樣？”但是如果你堅持下去，你會碰到一些事或一些人來幫助你。如果你真的敢不同於流俗，你就是獨立的人，生命就會如願。
You know, in biology there is a phenomenon called the sport, which is a sudden and spontaneous deviation from the type. If you have a garden and have cultivated a particular species of flower, one morning you may find that something totally new has come out of that species. That new thing is called the sport. Being new it stands out, and the gardener takes a special interest in it.
你知道，在生物學上有個現象叫“變種”，指的是從自己的種類中突然地自發脫軌。如果你有個花園，種了特殊品種的花，有一天早上，你可能會發現其中竟長出全新品種的花來。這個新長出來的東西就叫“變種”。因為它是新種，所以很突出，園丁對它也特別有興趣。
And life is like that. The moment you venture out, something takes place in you and about you. Life comes to your aid in various ways. You may not like the form in which it comes to you - it may be misery, struggle, starvation - but when you invite life, things begin to happen.
生命也是如此。一旦你開始冒險，你的心及你的週遭就會發生變化，生命會以不同的方式來給你助力。你也許不喜歡它出現的形式，那可能是悲慘、掙扎與饑餓，但是一旦你能迎接生命，事情就會水到渠成。
But you see, we don't want to invite life, we want to play a safe game; and those who play a safe game die very safely. Is that not so?
可是你瞧，我們並不想迎接生命，我們老喜歡玩安全的遊戲；然而那些玩安全遊戲的人，也死得非常安全，不是嗎？
Think on These Things, Chapter 15
《人生中不可不想的事》，第15章
