誠實的面對歷史，努力的開創新局 Be honest to face the history. Devote myself to creating a new positive situation

看到了本富Blog中關於『放空自己』的一篇文，覺得感同身受。他是我一個很優秀的朋友，從世界名校牛津畢業後...

I read the article "Purge myself from prejudice"(original: 放空自己) in Ben's blog. It really made sense to me. He is one of my friends and he is outstanding. After graduating from Oxford in British,...

看到了本富Blog中關於『放空自己』的一篇文，覺得感同身受。他是我一個很優秀的朋友，從世界名校牛津畢業後，現在隻身到大陸打拼。文中描述他到了一個新環境後如同一張白紙，什麼都不熟悉，更沒有過去經營的人脈。他期許自己不要被過去的光榮所蒙蔽雙眼，更不要被過去有的包袱羈絆他的未來。放空自己，迎接新的挑戰。
I read the article "Purge myself from prejudice"(original: 放空自己) from Ben's blog. It really made sense to me. He is one of my friends and he is outstanding. After graduating from Oxford in British, he is now an enterpriser in China. In his article, he described that he is just like a blank paper in the whole new surroundings; he is unfamiliar with everything there and nearly don't know anyone. He wishes that he won't be shackled by his past, no matter successes or failures. Forget everything and face new challenges.


檢視我自己其實也是在人生的關鍵點。不少人很難將現在的我跟過去的我完全連結起來。他們總覺得我應該可以在音樂的路上好好的走出一片天。的確，過去因為我很多不成熟的想法，導致於我現在有點進退維谷的局面，加上去年在雪梨發生的一場意外，幾乎已經宣告我音樂職業演奏的路必須要終止。沒有錯，在過去我在音樂上的確是有些還不錯的學習成果和實力，但是現在現實就是如此，即便後悔也是沒有用。其實每件事情所改變的人生並不見得都一定是件壞事，也許因為某些事情所改變的決策其實是另外一種補償。
Turning my eye to look over myself, I think it is now a critical moment for my life. Many people who knew me can not connect past Woody with present Woody easily. They always think that I should have achieved something with music. Indeed, now I am up a gum tree because of my immature mind and some of my incorrect decisions. Further, also unluckily, the accident happened in Sydney last year nearly declared the end of my music performance life. In the past, I had some proud honors and was good at playing French horn. However, it is no use saying about my past or being regretful for it. I have to accept the fact. I feel some happenings which we think they were bad are not always certainly that bad to us. Sometimes, these "accidents" destroy our original plans, but give us another different kind of compensation in the future.


最近國內政治鬧的火熱，在一篇訪問呂副總統談論過去美麗島歷史事件時，他感慨的說到政治的現實。過去在美麗島所打下的的光環並不能帶給你權位，如同施明德等人，當了民主前輩但後來並不能分享政治路上的果實。『要新的權力資源就必須做新的事情，把過去的包袱拋掉』這是呂副總統為此事所下的註解。
Recently, it is not smooth in Taiwan political situation. The Vice-President Lu, in an interview for the topic of Mei LI Tao political event in ETTV, talked about the reality in Politics. “The glory you got in the past Mei LI Tao event could not ensure you can get political power in the future”, she said. For example, Mr. Shih Ming-Te, being as a forerunner of Taiwan democracy movement, however, did not enjoy the gains in politics. “If you want to gain new political power, you have to do something new everyday, and discard the past." This is her comment about it.


其實有很多電影明星，偉大的運動員也是會有退場的一天，有的人幽雅從容的退場如美國名將阿格西，也有的電影演員因為無法忍受再也不是螢光幕前的大明星而鬱鬱寡歡，端看你怎樣想。
Even excellent movie stars or super athletes also have a day they must say goodbye to their splendid past. Some people choose to go down the stage gracefully and composedly, like Andre, Agassi. On the other hand, there were some movie stars who were depressed because they could not accept the truth that they were not a famous person on the screen anymore. It depends on how you think about it.


不論過去我有的成就或是對於我過去犯的過錯，我希望我能夠充滿精力的全新再出發，也不要再悔恨。
No matter what I have done perfectly or what mistakes I have made in the past, I hope I can go ahead with full energy. Don't think about the past.


前英國首相勞合‧喬治每經過一扇門，他便把門關上。他朋友覺得很奇怪幹嘛把這些門關上。喬治說：我這一生都在關我身後的門。當你關門時，也將過去的一切留在了後面，然後，你又可以重新開始。
The Ex- British Premier David Lloyd George closed every door he walked passed. His friends were confused about George's actions. George said: I close all the doors behind me all my life. When you close the doors, you leave all the past good or bad behind you, and then you can make a fresh start.


I hope I can…
隨時關上後面的門
誠實的面對歷史，努力的開創新局
Remember to close doors anytime.
Be honest to face the history. Devote myself to creating a new positive situation.


相關連結 Related link:

本富blog 文章, Ben's blog
http://benliaoworld.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DC93713E32C003F7!268.entry