BOOK TWO COMBATING RESISTANCE：Turning Pro
It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
—Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.
第二部分：对抗抵抗：转变为职业人士
学习战争是一回事，过战士的生活是另一回事。
-阿卡迪亚的特拉蒙，公元前5世纪的雇佣兵
PROFESSIONALS AND AMATEURS
Aspiring artists defeated by Resistance share one trait. They all think like amateurs. They have not yet turned pro.
职业人士与业余人士
被抵抗打败的有抱负的艺术家有一个共同的特点。他们都像业余人士一样思考。他们还没有变成职业选手。
The moment an artist turns pro is as epochal as the birth of his first child. With one stroke, everything changes. I can state absolutely that the term of my life can be divided into two parts: before turning pro, and after.
艺术家转变为职业人士的时刻就像他第一个孩子的出生一样具有划时代意义。一举一动，一切都变了。我可以肯定地说，我的人生可以分为两部分:职业生涯开始前和职业生涯开始后。
To be clear: When I say professional, I don’t mean doctors and lawyers, those of “the professions.” I mean the Professional as an ideal. The professional in contrast to the amateur. Consider the differences.
需要明确的是:当我说职业的时候，我指的不是医生和律师，那些“职业人士”。“我指的是职业人士是作为一个概念。侧重于职业的人与业余的人相比的差异。
The amateur plays for fun. The professional plays for keeps.
To the amateur, the game is his avocation. To the pro it’s his vocation.
The amateur plays part-time, the professional full-time.
The amateur is a weekend warrior. The professional is there seven days a week.
业余爱好者为了好玩而做。职业人士为维持生计而坚持。
对业余爱好者来说，这项活动是他的业余爱好。对职业人士来说，这是他的职业。
业余的兼职来做，职业的全职来做。
业余爱好者是周末的勇士。职业人员每周有七天在那里。
The word amateur comes from the Latin root meaning “to love.” The conventional interpretation is that the amateur pursues his calling out of love, while the pro does it for money. Not the way I see it. In my view, the amateur does not love the game enough. If he did, he would not pursue it as a sideline, distinct from his “real” vocation.
The professional loves it so much he dedicates his life to it. He commits full-time.
That’s what I mean when I say turning pro.
Resistance hates it when we turn pro.
“业余”一词来源于拉丁语，意思是“去爱”。“传统的解释是，业余爱好者追求的是热爱，而职业人士追求的是钱。”我不这么认为。在我看来，业余爱好者对这项运动的热爱还不够。如果他这样做了，他就不会把它作为一种副业，与他的“真正”职业截然不同。
职业人士非常喜欢这件事，他把自己的生命都奉献给了它。他做全职工作。
这就是我所说的转变为职业人士。
抵抗讨厌我们变成职业人士。
