Winter is the best time of year to test one's will. Some of us are conditioned to polish our daily routines, unwilling to make a move bold and swift. It's as if we are bears hibernating deep in the cave. Unless someone comes over and drags us away, we are simply content with the ease and comfort the cozy yet dark cave affords us. Sometimes, that someone even resorts to brute force either to hit hard on the forehead of the sleeping beasts, or to kick right in the asses. Who is this "someone"? Who is this anti-ursine creature? In fact, that someone is us, or rather he or she lies within us.
冬天是一年四季之中，最能檢測出個人意志力的時候。我們之中有部分人受環(huán)境限制，只能習(xí)慣性的完成日?，嵤?，而不愿雷厲風(fēng)行地向前邁進，就像藏在洞穴深處冬眠的熊。除非有誰能深入熊穴，將我們強行拖出，不然我們將僅滿足于黑暗洞穴給我們帶來的安逸和舒適。有時，那位入穴者甚至訴諸蠻力：或狠狠地?fù)舸蜻@只酣睡中的龐然巨獸的前額，或瞄準(zhǔn)它的*，用力一腳！這個入穴者是何方神圣？這個“反熊斗士”究竟是誰？事實上，他（她）就是我們，或更確切的說他（她）在我們內(nèi)心深處。
There are two layers of existence permeating our life. One is the social self, the other is the essential self. The social self is the bear. When it is spring or summer, bears would come out and seek food. They are ferocious and intimidating, but their existence is earthbound and largely aimless. Sometimes they overfeed themselves with luscious prey. Other times the bears go without food. The bear life is only a happenstance, something beyond the bear's control. So they just have to wait and see. The "have to" part is all there is to a bear-kind of life. Being bears is easy, but not quite exciting and fulfilling!
生活中，我的有兩種存在形式。一種是社會化的自我，另一種是本質(zhì)的自我。那個社會化的自我即熊。每當(dāng)春來夏至，熊都會出來覓食。它們看起來異常兇猛，咄咄逼人。但是它們被大地羈絆，生活幾乎漫無目的。有時，獵物豐盛美味，它們便過度飽食。其他時候便只有餓著肚子。熊把生活交付給了偶然性，于是它們無法控制，不得不坐以待斃。這個“不得不”便是熊生活的全部。作一只熊不難，但并不令人激動滿足。
The essential self is the eagle in us. That eagle might be a hatchling, or simply snuggling inside the shell. However, the truth is, we do have the eagle and once we are conscious of our bear existence, we go beyond it. The eagle soars into the sky. The key word for eagles is "sharp"--sharp eyes, sharp talons, sharp wit. However, the dim-witted bear will resist the sharp eagle, pushing the eagle backward to its shell. Yet the shell is broken and once the eagle has the urge to soar, it will never consent to creep.
那個本質(zhì)的自我即是我們心中的鷹。它也許只是只雛鷹，抑或還依偎在蛋殼之中。然而，事實情況是，我們的確心中有鷹，并且只要我們意識到自己像“熊”一樣活著時，也就開始超越“熊”了。鷹翱翔于天際，它們的關(guān)鍵詞是“犀利”——犀利的鷹眼，犀利的鷹爪，犀利的智慧?？墒?，那只“笨笨熊”會全面抵制“犀利鷹”，試圖把鷹逼回蛋殼之中。但是破殼難復(fù)，并且一旦鷹有了翱翔的欲望，它就不再同意如熊一樣匍匐于地。
Is the eagle in your heart alive?
Is the eagle aware of its genius of flying?
Is the eagle strong enough to challenge the bear?
你心中的鷹是否還活著？
你心中的鷹是否意識到它的天賦異稟？
你心中的鷹是否足夠強大，去挑戰(zhàn)那龐大兇猛的熊？
冬天是一年四季之中，最能檢測出個人意志力的時候。我們之中有部分人受環(huán)境限制，只能習(xí)慣性的完成日?，嵤?，而不愿雷厲風(fēng)行地向前邁進，就像藏在洞穴深處冬眠的熊。除非有誰能深入熊穴，將我們強行拖出，不然我們將僅滿足于黑暗洞穴給我們帶來的安逸和舒適。有時，那位入穴者甚至訴諸蠻力：或狠狠地?fù)舸蜻@只酣睡中的龐然巨獸的前額，或瞄準(zhǔn)它的*，用力一腳！這個入穴者是何方神圣？這個“反熊斗士”究竟是誰？事實上，他（她）就是我們，或更確切的說他（她）在我們內(nèi)心深處。
There are two layers of existence permeating our life. One is the social self, the other is the essential self. The social self is the bear. When it is spring or summer, bears would come out and seek food. They are ferocious and intimidating, but their existence is earthbound and largely aimless. Sometimes they overfeed themselves with luscious prey. Other times the bears go without food. The bear life is only a happenstance, something beyond the bear's control. So they just have to wait and see. The "have to" part is all there is to a bear-kind of life. Being bears is easy, but not quite exciting and fulfilling!
生活中，我的有兩種存在形式。一種是社會化的自我，另一種是本質(zhì)的自我。那個社會化的自我即熊。每當(dāng)春來夏至，熊都會出來覓食。它們看起來異常兇猛，咄咄逼人。但是它們被大地羈絆，生活幾乎漫無目的。有時，獵物豐盛美味，它們便過度飽食。其他時候便只有餓著肚子。熊把生活交付給了偶然性，于是它們無法控制，不得不坐以待斃。這個“不得不”便是熊生活的全部。作一只熊不難，但并不令人激動滿足。
The essential self is the eagle in us. That eagle might be a hatchling, or simply snuggling inside the shell. However, the truth is, we do have the eagle and once we are conscious of our bear existence, we go beyond it. The eagle soars into the sky. The key word for eagles is "sharp"--sharp eyes, sharp talons, sharp wit. However, the dim-witted bear will resist the sharp eagle, pushing the eagle backward to its shell. Yet the shell is broken and once the eagle has the urge to soar, it will never consent to creep.
那個本質(zhì)的自我即是我們心中的鷹。它也許只是只雛鷹，抑或還依偎在蛋殼之中。然而，事實情況是，我們的確心中有鷹，并且只要我們意識到自己像“熊”一樣活著時，也就開始超越“熊”了。鷹翱翔于天際，它們的關(guān)鍵詞是“犀利”——犀利的鷹眼，犀利的鷹爪，犀利的智慧?？墒?，那只“笨笨熊”會全面抵制“犀利鷹”，試圖把鷹逼回蛋殼之中。但是破殼難復(fù)，并且一旦鷹有了翱翔的欲望，它就不再同意如熊一樣匍匐于地。
Is the eagle in your heart alive?
Is the eagle aware of its genius of flying?
Is the eagle strong enough to challenge the bear?
你心中的鷹是否還活著？
你心中的鷹是否意識到它的天賦異稟？
你心中的鷹是否足夠強大，去挑戰(zhàn)那龐大兇猛的熊？