人生就是一场赶车Life is a race to catch a bus
中文原文附英文翻译。来源链接指向原始内容。English translation of my Chinese notes. Source links point to the original content.
事情经过
天赋（起点）
出校门-西北门就是科大东区车站，离得很近。
目标（动力）
如果没有清晰的目标（赶上 166 路车），那也不会奔跑。
努力（过程）
我打算去银泰迪卡侬买一件衣服，在东区 1958 咖啡馆忙完事后，看到车距仅剩 1 分钟 2 站。 但是我事已经做完，所以没有选择等下一班的 20 分钟，而是选择立刻起跑。
运气（变量）
校门口恰好的绿灯，和路口正在等候红灯的 166 路车。
核心思考
如果我不奋力奔跑，那个恰好的绿灯对我毫无意义，它会像以往一样变红。
运气是给赶路人准备的捷径，而不是给观望者预留的空位。
运气负责在那一刻给你机会；而努力，负责让你在那一刻，刚好在场。
What happened
Talent — the starting point
The USTC East Campus bus stop is just outside the northwest gate, very close by.
A goal — the motivation
Without a clear goal, catching the No. 166 bus, I would not have started running.
Effort — the process
I planned to buy a piece of clothing at Decathlon in the Intime shopping mall. After finishing my work at the East Campus 1958 café, I saw that the bus was only one minute and two stops away. Since my work was already done, I chose to start running immediately rather than wait twenty minutes for the next bus.
Luck — the variable
The light at the campus gate happened to be green, while the No. 166 bus was waiting at a red light at the intersection.
The central thought
If I had not run as hard as I could, that perfectly timed green light would have meant nothing to me. It would have turned red, just as it always did.
Luck is a shortcut for people already on their way, not a reserved seat for those watching from the sidelines.
Luck gives you an opportunity at a particular moment; effort makes sure that, at that moment, you are there.