译自百词斩爱阅读
原文:
One day a son came to his father to look for advice.
"Dad," he said, "I can't do it anymore. Studying exhausts me, and I'm not getting any better. I don't think it's my destiny to do well in school."
The father smiled a little smile, looked at his son and said: "You know son, every person in life has dreams, goals, and wishes.
They're the driving factor in our lives, helping us to keep on the correct path.
There is no guarantee of reaching them, but it's important to fight for what you believe in, and to learn to persevere.
lt is only through that perseverance that we find true growth and achievement in our lives, because the most important things always come at the highest price.
That price will be your effort, and your struggle as your earn your way through life.
Quitting is certainly easier, but it is the path to ruin.
You may feel like the smart thing to do is to give up and find a new goal, but that will begin a horrible cycle and you'll never see your dreams fulfilled.
If you take that path once, it will become familiar. The next time you find yourself up against an obstacle, you'll quit again. And gradually it will become the only path you take.”
译文:
一天，一个孩子跑去父亲那里寻求建议。
“爸爸，”他说，“我坚持不了了，学习让我感觉太累了，我无法有好的进展，我觉得我没有学习的天赋。”
这位父亲微笑一下，看着他的儿子说:“儿子，你要知道，每个人都有梦想，目标和心愿，它们是我们人生的动力，帮助我们走上正确的道路，我们不能保证它们能够实现，但你要为你所坚信的去奋斗，这一点是很重要的，要学会坚持，不屈不挠。”
“只有坚持不懈，我们才能得到真正的成长，取得成就，因为最重要的事情往往要付出最高的代价。”
“代价就是你的努力和你探索人生道路所做的奋斗。“
“放弃固然很容易，但它却是通向堕落与毁灭之路。”
“你可能会觉得放弃并找一个新的目标是明智的选择，但那会形成恶性循环，你的梦想最终并不会实现，如果你再次放弃，情况会很相似，当你再次发现自己面对困难时，你会再次放弃，渐渐的这就会变成你所选择的道路。”
