人生不設(shè)限·可笑的冒險

童年時失去視力和聽力的海倫·凱勒，后來成了知名的社交人士和作家。她說，世上沒有安全的人生這回事。“大自然中不存在這種東西……人生要不是大膽的冒險，不然就是零。”所以，風(fēng)險并不只是人生的一部分，它就是人生。你的人生就位于舒適區(qū)與夢想之間，這個區(qū)域充滿焦慮，但你也在其中找到自己。高空鋼索表演傳奇家族的大家長卡爾·華連達(dá)(Karl Wallenda)曾說：“站在鋼索上才是人生，其他的一切都是等待。”

Helen Keller, who lost both her sight and hearing in childhood but became a renowned activist and author, said that there is no such thing as a secure life. "It does not exist in nature . . . Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Risk, then, is not just part of life. It is life. The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place. It's the high-anxiety zone, but it's also where you discover who you are. Karl Wallenda, patriarch of the legendary high-wire-walking family, nailed it when he said: "Being on the tightrope is living; everything else is waiting."

每個從事高空跳傘的人、飛行傘運動員和小翠鳥寶寶都知道第一次走到山崖邊非?？膳?，但如果想飛，就非走到那里不可。面對現(xiàn)實吧，每一天都可能是你的最后一天，所以光是起床都是孤注一擲。除非愿意面對挫敗，否則你不可能成為贏家。不冒著跌倒的風(fēng)險，你甚至無法站立。

Every sky diver, paraglider, and baby Kookaburra bird knows that the first walk to the edge is scary, but they have to go there if they want to fly. Face it—every day could be your last, so it's a roll of the dice just to get out of bed. You can't be a winner unless you're willing to face defeat. You can't even stand without risking a fall.

出生以來，我每天的生活都是一場冒險，我對能不能打理自己、照料自己不無疑慮。我爸爸、媽媽有雙倍的煩惱，因為他們這個孩子不但沒有四肢，還整天追求刺激。我無法忍受呆呆地坐在角落，所以老是讓自己置身險境，溜滑板、踢足球、游泳、沖浪樣樣來。我把自己這個零件不足的身體當(dāng)作沒有導(dǎo)航系統(tǒng)的飛彈，到處亂竄。很可笑吧!

My day-to-day life has been a dicey business since birth. There were doubts as to whether I'd ever be able to support or care for myself. My parents had double trouble because their limbless child was also a thrill seeker. I was forever putting myself in danger because I couldn't bear to just sit around and be the kid in the corner. I skateboarded. I played soccer. I swam. I surfed. I threw my poor body around like an unguided missile. It was ridiculous!