For a long time, I don’t understand what is Americans Dream.
有好长的一段时间，我并不明白什么是美国梦。
I thought it’s just patriotism. Having spent a week here in Boston, I started to understand and experience what’s the American Dream.
我在想或许这是爱国行为的一种。在波士顿一周后，我开始发现并明白什么是美国梦。
American Dream is not just a slogan. It is an ethos.
美国梦不单单是一个口号，是根深蒂固的思想理念。
“All men are created equal with the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness”. - Declaration of Independence
“To secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”. - US Constitution
It’s about equality and freedom, of which through hard work, you can be whatever you want to be, so as long as that is your choice.
是平等，自由，选择。只要你努力，你可以成为你所选择的。
In my class, we had around 20 of us, with 3 foreign nations. Out of the 3, I was the only one who doesn’t live in the States, Among us we had Harvard Professor, Managing Consultant, ex Investment Banker, Navy Seal Support Officer, University Career Advisor, HR officers (of course), Coach and .... me, the inspired Coach and Trainer.
我的同学当中包括我有三个外国人，其他都是美国本地人。当中有哈佛大学教授，有开咨询公司的，有前投资银行总裁，有美国海军支援人员，也有做人力资源的，做教练的，当然还有梦想有天成为教练的我。
Our Trainer is someone who had worked as career advisor for many years, and she realised she wanted to be an artist after discovering her type, and then moved on and worked as an artist, who sold arts for thousands. She was 33 when she started to become an artist. It is her choice.
我们的老师曾经是一位对着学生的辅导员，后来当她发现自己喜爱后，就决定成为一位美术家，还很挺成功，当年她33岁。
Over one of the lunch time, I shared with my fellow classmate what I saw when I walked past a church.
有一天在中午饭的时候，我跟同学讨论我经过教堂时见到的一张海报。
As a Protestant, I am certainly proud of what this church chose to promote. This is equality and liberty.
作为基督徒的我，我为这家教堂说好，这是平等跟自由。
In another occasion, my classmate who works with the Navy Seal (an elite part of the US army) told me the support they give to servicemen and the kind of assessment and training one has to go through prior getting into the submarine and disconnect from the world for months. Most importantly, they have all kinds of programme to retrain ex serviceman and enable them to find jobs post military life. This is about creating opportunities.
有一次我其中一位同学跟我说了有关美国海军在筛选参军人员，培训上面的一些讯息。还有他们海军服役完后的就业再培训支持，这是创造机会。
Everyday I walked to the course, about 4km each way.
每一天我在波士顿河边走路去上课，每次大概4公里路。
You see all kinds of people doing whatever they chose to do, running, mum with babies playing, deliverymen rushing, workmen busy working, or just individuals having a quiet moment reading.
在岸边你会见到各种各样的人，有做运动的，有妈妈陪着小孩的，有快递人员赶着送快递的，有路上建筑工人在修路的，还有那些选择静静的坐在岸边看书的。
Boston is a town of elite universities, we have MIT, Harvard, and some of the best medical institutes are here, like Tufts.
波士顿有好几家名牌大学，例如麻省理工，哈佛，还有一些很知名的医疗学院。
It is a city with diversity. It’s also a city with history.
这是一处充满了历史，多样的城市。
If you look up, you are surrounded by beautiful historic building and you see history story around every corner. Boston Tea Party movement, Boston massacre was here and there is a Freedom Trial of which you can walk through to understand role of Boston during American Revolution.
假若你抬头看，你会发现你身边充斥了历史，都是历史建筑物，事实上波士顿也是美国革命的其中一个起源地。
I once stopped at a street corner watching this team trying to restore a historic building. The heavy crane was lifting up a stone craves corner of which they managed to secure on the top of the roof. It is about protecting history and heritage.
有一次我站在路边看着一班建筑工人在修复一座历史建筑物，不简单也不容易，为着就是要保护历史和传统。
When you are here, you can’t help it but to feel positive, and wanting to pursue your own dream. This doesn’t come cheap. It requires efforts, and only when we value it and protect it, then we will have it.
在这里不期然的会感觉好正面，也希望为着自己的梦想努力。但这一切都不是这么简单，随手可得的。是需要大家努力，需要大家珍惜，并且保护这种环境理念，这样我们才有机会去寻找自己的梦想，为着自己的梦想努力。
So, what is your dream? And are you ready to create the environment and protect your thoughts while realising your dream?
你的梦想又是什么？而你又准备好去营造环境并为着自己的梦想努力坚持嘛？
