Name: 尋找你的聲音：從《死亡詩社》的羅賓·威廉斯身上學到的！ (Finding Your Voice: Lessons from Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society)
Uploaded: 2026-02-22T22:42:29.000Z
Duration: 11 min 2 s

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute.

我們讀寫詩歌，不是因為它很可愛。

We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.

我們讀寫詩歌，是因為我們是人類的一份子。

And the human race is filled with passion.

If you've seen Dead Poet Society, then you know the kind of impact this film leaves on you.

如果你看過死亡詩社，你就會知道這部電影帶給你的震撼。

It's inspiring, it's moving, it challenges your soul.

它鼓舞人心，感人肺腑，挑戰你的靈魂。

It's exactly what a great piece of art should be.

這正是偉大的藝術品該有的樣子。

One of the themes that Dead Poets Society wrestles with is.

死亡詩社探討的其中一個主題是。

Is the role that beauty, art and love should play in our lives.

美、藝術和愛在我們生命中應該扮演的角色。

But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

但詩歌、美、浪漫、愛，這些才是我們活下去的動力。

I think on some level we know there's truth in that statement, even though it isn't exactly obvious why it's true.

我想在某種程度上，我們都知道這句話裡有真理，即使我們不太清楚為什麼這是真的。

所以，讓我們深入探討這個問題。

What role should passions play in our lives?

熱情在我們生命中應該扮演什麼樣的角色？

It might be good to start by establishing what we mean when we say passions.

也許我們可以先確立一下，當我們說「熱情」時，我們指的是什麼。

When you think of the passions in your own life, you might think of your favorite hobby, someone you're passionate about, or perhaps a piece of art or entertainment.

當你想到自己生命中的熱情時，你可能會想到你最喜歡的嗜好、你熱愛的人，或是某件藝術品或娛樂作品。

And you can be passionate about any of those things because a passion is really just a feeling, a feeling that makes you inclined towards something.

而你對這些任何事物都能充滿熱情，因為熱情其實只是一種感覺，一種讓你傾向於某件事的感覺。

In Dead Poets Society, we have a few examples of young men developing passions for various things.

在《死亡詩社》這部電影裡，我們有幾個年輕人對各種事物產生熱情的例子。

First, we have Neil, who has a passion for acting.

首先，我們有 Neil，他對演戲充滿熱情。

是的，是的，我要成為一名演員。

Ever since I can remember, I wanted to try this.

我記得從我記事以來，我就想嘗試這個。

Second, we have Knox, who takes an interest in women.

再來，我們有 Knox，他對女性產生了興趣。

And then we have Todd, who doesn't have any particular passion at all.

再來是 Todd，他好像沒有什麼特別的熱情。

His story is more of one coming to the realization that it's okay to have passions and to care deeply about something.

他的故事比較像是慢慢體會到，擁有熱情、全心投入某件事是沒關係的。

Dead Poets Society wrestles with these questions.

On one hand, we have some characters that show the viewpoint that young men need structure.

一方面，我們有些角色展現了年輕人需要結構的觀點。

They need to be told what to pursue and to ignore their passions.

他們需要被告知該追求什麼，以及忽略他們的熱情。

Show me the heart unfettered by foolish dreams and I'll show you a happy man.

給我看看不受愚蠢夢想束縛的心，我就給你看看一個快樂的人。

You take a big risk by encouraging them to become artists, John.

鼓勵他們成為藝術家，John，這可是冒了很大的風險。

And this idea isn't completely unreasonable.

而且這個想法並非完全不合理。

Often passions of young men lead them to foolish things.

年輕人的熱情常常會引導他們走向愚蠢的事情。

And on the other hand, we have a character encouraging the students to be free thinkers.

另一方面，我們有個角色鼓勵學生成為自由思想家。

Keating, spends the film encouraging the boys to break out of their conforming ways and to think for themselves and dare to have their own beliefs.

Keating，在電影中鼓勵這些男孩打破墨守成規，獨立思考，並敢於擁有自己的信念。

Now, my class, you will learn to think for yourselves again.

現在，我的同學們，你們要重新學會獨立思考。

And these opposing worldviews One that says the boys should follow the guidance of their elders, and

而這兩種對立的世界觀，一種認為男孩應該聽從長輩的指導，另一種

the other that says they should think for themselves, become the two worldviews that the students engage with throughout the film.

則是認為他們應該獨立思考，這兩種觀點貫穿了整部電影，成為學生們探討的對象。

In the beginning, the students are conformists.

一開始，這些學生都是墨守成規的。

They proudly partake in the school's traditions and learn what is prescribed.

他們自豪地參與學校的傳統，學習被規定好的內容。

And by the end, some disobey the guidance of their elders and do what they believe is right.

到了最後，有些人會違抗長輩的指導，去做他們認為對的事情。

So does the film tell us to be free thinkers doing whatever our passions desire?

所以，這部電影是在告訴我們要成為自由思想家，隨心所欲地追求自己的熱情嗎？

No, it actually takes a nuanced stance, one that is necessary for an optimal life.

不，它其實採取了一個更細膩的立場，這對於追求最佳人生是必要的。

See, there's a time for daring and there's a time for caution.

你看，有時候需要大膽嘗試，有時候則需要謹慎小心。

And a wise man understands which is called for.

No, it's not that passions are inherently good or bad.

不，並不是說熱情本身有好壞。

But one must know when to pursue them and when to set them aside.

但我們必須知道何時該追求，何時該放下。

And to know how to be wise enough to do that, we'll have to look into the question, why do we have passions?

而要夠聰明知道怎麼做，我們就得深入探討這個問題：我們為什麼會有熱情？

Passions are our body's way of encouraging us to reach for something.

熱情是我們身體鼓勵我們去追求某事的方式。

It's part of our human instinct to reach for greatness.

這是我們人類追求偉大的本能一部分。

We may not know that it leads to our greatness or.

我們可能不知道這會引導我們走向偉大，或者。

But often, if we dig into our psychology, we will find that our passions usually tend to be the things that better our lives.

但通常，如果我們深入研究心理學，就會發現我們的熱情通常是那些能讓生活變得更好的事物。

For me, sport is actually a chance for us to have other human beings push us to excel.

對我來說，運動其實是讓我們有其他人來鞭策我們追求卓越的機會。

So passions are our subconscious longing for something that usually leads to our greatness.

所以熱情是我們潛意識裡對某件事的渴望，而這通常會引導我們走向偉大。

But just because our subconscious leads us in that direction, it doesn't mean it's always the best.

但我們的潛意識引導我們朝那個方向，並不代表它永遠是最好的。

There are times we become passionate about things that no longer serve to better us.

有時候我們會對那些不再能讓自己變得更好的事物產生熱情。

I like to think of our passions as advice from our own body.

我喜歡把我們的熱情想像成身體給我們的建議。

It's often good advice, but just like the advice from others, it's not always correct.

這通常是很好的建議，但就像別人的建議一樣，它並不總是正確的。

One must weigh all the options, all the advice from all the sources, and choose an optimal path.

我們必須權衡所有選擇、所有來源的建議，並選擇一條最佳的路徑。

Now, when you read, don't just consider what the author thinks.

現在，當你閱讀時，不要只考慮作者的想法。

See, the benefit of being a free thinker is not that you can do whatever you desire, whatever your body's telling you to do, but

看，自由思想的好處不是你可以隨心所欲，隨心所欲地做身體告訴你做的事，而是

you have your own thoughts and considerations as an option and in addition to what the rest of the world offers as an option.

你有自己的想法和考量作為一個選項，並且是世界上其他人提供的選項之外的額外選項。

Only then can you have the opportunity to break away from the normal path that the rest of society takes, when your option is actually different and better.

只有當你的選擇確實與眾不同且更好時，你才有機會擺脫社會大眾走的常規道路。

And then you can reach something that's perhaps extraordinary.

然後你就能達到一些或許非凡的成就。

But what happens if we're no longer able to be A free thinker.

但如果我們不再能夠成為一個自由思想者，會發生什麼？

What if all our plans are laid out for us and we're not allowed to consider other options, particularly our own passions?

如果我們所有的計畫都已經為我們安排好了，而且不允許我們考慮其他選擇，特別是我們自己的熱情呢？

After you finished medical school and you're on your own, then you can do as you well please.

你讀完醫學院，自己獨立後，就可以隨心所欲了。

The story examines this scenario with the character Neil.

這個故事透過角色 Neil 來探討這個情況。

Neil's journey begins as a young man following his father's guidance.

Neil 的旅程始於一個年輕人遵循父親的指導。

但隨著基廷老師的教導，他開始獨立思考，發掘自己的熱情所在。

Keating's teachings, he begins to think for himself and discover what he is passionate about.

然而，這份對演戲的熱情，卻讓他的父親採取了懲戒行動。

However, this passion for acting leads to his father taking disciplinary action.

明天我就把你從威爾頓退學，送你去佈雷頓軍校。

Tomorrow I'm withdrawing you from Welton and enrolling you in Brayton Military School.

You're going to Harvard and you're going to be a doctor.

這種對他自由意志的限制，導致了尼爾的悲劇結局，因為他無法忍受一個無法追求熱情的人生。

This restriction of his free will leads to a tragic end for Neil, as he's unable to bear a life without being able to pursue his passion.

現在，很多人會樂於走父親為他規劃的路，因為那將會帶來成功的人生。

Now, many would be delighted to go down the path that the father has prescribed, as it will lead to a successful life.

But the thing is, not everyone has the same desires.

但是，不是每個人都有相同的渴望。

Not all of us have the same goal in mind.

不是我們所有人的目標都一樣。

What the father considers a successful life, Neil does not see as living a great life.

父親認為成功的人生，尼爾卻不認為是精彩的人生。

And Neil, like all of us, longed to live a great life.

而尼爾，跟我們一樣，渴望過精彩的人生。

And to have that opportunity stripped away from him causes a deep pain, one that becomes unbearable.

而剝奪了他這個機會，造成了深深的痛苦，那種痛苦是無法忍受的。

And just to be clear, Neil's final decision was not good.

而且要說清楚一點，尼爾最後的決定並不好。

It's understandable as to why he hated his situation, but that does not justify it.

可以理解他為什麼憎恨自己的處境，但這不能為他辯護。

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