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第6章 为梦想披荆斩棘 (5)

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I used to think that I had to pretend to know what I was doing, that I had everything under control and that I was in charge. It was that kind of thinking that got me into trouble in the first place. Now, I was finding that the easiest way to gain other people' s respect was to admit to them what I did not know. I was shocked. It was my not knowing, my humility, and my willingness to ask others for help that was making me win in my new endeavor.

I finished my term as president. In the end, the team that I had put together raised over $125, 000 and we built a coffeehouse that is still there eleven years later.

On graduation day, as I grabbed my diploma and walked past my college president, he whispered, "Son, what doesn' t kill you makes you stronger."

我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。一走进校园,我就看见海报贴得到处都是,上面潦草地写着:“傻瓜下台!”我是学生会主席,同学们却要我下台。同学们陆陆续续地到了学校, 我看见他们围到海报旁,然后向我望过来。当时,我感觉自己的身心和人格就好像被置于奶酪擦上来回地磨着,我觉得自己都要崩溃了,然而仍拼命地试图保持镇静。

当被同学们选举为学生会主席时,校领导在选举活动上对我选举成功表示祝贺,并说这是学校有史以来最精彩的一次竞选活动。校园草地上的扔飞盘活动是我政治生涯的开端,我将飞盘扔给一些不认识的人,然后,他们又把飞盘抛给他们不认识的人。没过多久,我们形成了一个小团体,每天的午餐时间聚在一起扔飞盘。

一天,在扔飞盘的时候,大家自发组织去学校附近爬山。在到达山顶的时候,我们又唱又跳,讲着笑话,就好像在夏令营一般。那实在是太有趣、太令人兴奋了。我们吹着凉爽的山风,就像小孩子一样嬉笑打闹,大家一致同意下周再来。“带上一个朋友”成了我们的口号。