wandering from place to place every few months,

每隔幾個月就從一個地方流浪到另一個地方。

without a fixed home anywhere.

在任何地方都沒有固定的家。

Everything I own in the world weighs 23 kilograms, or 50 pounds.

我在這個世界上擁有的所有東西都重23公斤，也就是50斤。

In this time I've tried to speak the local language of each country that I go to,

在這段時間裡，我嘗試著說我所去的每個國家的當地語言。

and have made many friends from vastly different cultures.

並結識了許多來自不同文化背景的朋友。

In doing so, I've learned many life lessons,

在這樣做的過程中，我學到了很多人生經驗。

a few of which I'd like to share with you today.

其中有幾個我今天想和大家分享一下。

I hope you'll enjoy it!

希望你會喜歡!

Happiness has no price tag

幸福無價

One of the first things people say when they hear that I've been travelling for so long

當人們聽說我已經旅行了這麼久，他們首先說的一件事就是

is that I must be rich.

是我一定要有錢。

Well, not quite!

嗯，不完全是！

! haven't inherited any fortune and in fact,

!"沒有繼承任何財富，事實上。

I've earned less than $1000 a month at many stages in my travels

我在我旅行的很多階段，月收入都不到1000元。

but have had very rich experiences despite this.

但儘管如此，還是有非常豐富的經驗。

I've found that some lateral thinking can get you a lot for very little money!

我發現，一些橫向思維可以讓你用很少的錢得到很多東西!

You can Couchsurf for free instead of paying for accommodation,

您可以免費使用Couchsurf，而不是支付住宿費用。

you can hitchhike very safely in many countries,

你可以在許多國家非常安全地搭車。

or fly across the planet for just a couple of hundred dollars if you're flexible,

或飛越地球只是幾百美元，如果你靈活。

or free if you know how to "hack" the system by earning miles

或免費，如果你知道如何黑客系統通過賺取英里

you can even cook at home much cheaper instead of eating out all the time,

你甚至可以在家裡做飯，而不是一直在外面吃，便宜得多。

and it will be a lot better if you give up expensive habits that don't enrich your life

和它會好很多，如果你放棄昂貴的習慣，不豐富你的生活

and stop buying crap you don't need.

並停止購買垃圾你不需要。

The best experiences do not have any price tag.

最好的體驗沒有任何價格標籤。

Money is necessary to have a basic standard of living,

要有基本的生活水準，錢是必須的。

but many of us, especially in the west,

但我們很多人，尤其是在西方，

already have more than enough of it to be able to have many incredible experiences,

已經擁有了更多的東西，能夠有很多不可思議的經歷。

if only we'd realize it.

只要我們意識到這一點。

At the end of the day, time with good friends is free;

到了最後，和好朋友在一起的時間是自由的。

but can make you feel like the richest person alive.

卻能讓你覺得自己是活著的最富有的人。

Be an imperfectionist

做一個不完美的人

Perfectionism is usually thought of as a good quality.

完美主義通常被認為是一種好品質。

but I've found, though, that when -

但我發現，雖然，當--。

whatever you're passionate about can't be appreciated until it's 100% perfect

無論你對什麼都充滿熱情，直到它100%的完美才會被人欣賞

you'll never appreciate it.

你永遠不會感激它。

Generally, outside of mathematics, perfection is impossible.

一般來說，在數學之外，完美是不可能的。

There's always something missing, some improvement left, or someone who does it better.

總會有一些缺失，一些改進的地方，或者有人做得更好。

Accepting that I'm not going to be "the best" is the most freeing thought I've ever had.

接受我不會成為最好的是我有過的最自由的想法。

In fact, I go out of my way to make at least 200 mistakes a day

事實上，我不惜每天至少犯200個錯誤。

Making no mistakes is playing it safe, but great things were never achieved by playing it safe.

不犯錯誤就是安全，但偉大的事情從來都不是靠安全來實現的。

Every single failure is a stepping stone to a success

每一次的失敗都是通往成功的墊腳石。

and a chance to learn something important.

並有機會學到一些重要的東西。

The magic happens outside of your comfort zone

神奇的事情發生在你的舒適區之外

I once saw this image online and it's so true.

我曾經在網上看到過這個畫面，它是如此的真實。

Our comfort zones are tiny,

我們的舒適區很小。

but it's not where we learn or grow as people,

但這不是我們學習或成長的地方，作為人。

and have those incredible adventures that we can look back on proudly for the rest of our lives.

並擁有那些不可思議的冒險，我們可以自豪地回顧我們的餘生。

In trying to learn multiple languages,

在嘗試學習多種語言。

meeting fascinating people,

遇到迷人的人。

travelling by myself, speaking on stage,

獨自旅行，上臺演講。

and many other things that I've done and seen others do,

和許多其他的事情，我已經做了，看到別人做。

I've found that rather than being naturally good at tthese things,

我發現，而不是天生擅長這些事情。

each one of us can push our boundaries to learn how to be good at them.

我們每個人都可以挑戰自己的極限，學會如何做好自己。

Your true limitations can often be how willing you are to leave your comfort zone.

你的真實侷限性往往可以是你有多願意離開你的舒適區。

where the chance of failure or embarrassment is much higher..

在那裡，失敗或尷尬的機會要高得多。

So you fail, you get embarrassed a bit - what's the big deal?

所以你失敗了，你就會有點尷尬--這有什麼大不了的？

Dust yourself off, try again,

撣撣自己，再試一次。

and this time you'll do a lot better.

而這次你會做得更好。

until you soon realize that you have achieved something great!

直到你很快意識到你已經取得了偉大的成就!

The world owes you nothing

這個世界不欠你什麼

Too many of us feel this incredible sense of entitlement,

我們太多人都有這種不可思議的權利感。

like the world owes us something.

就像世界欠我們的東西。

I mean, you're a good person, right?

我是說，你是個好人，對吧？

You deserve to meet the man or woman of your dreams,

你應該遇到你夢想中的男人或女人。

get that book deal or have great success.

獲得該書的交易或有很大的成功。

Well... not exactly.

嗯... 不完全是

The world doesn't owe you any of that.

這個世界並不欠你什麼。

Personally, I don't believe in karma, or some invisible force

我個人不相信因果報應，也不相信什麼無形的力量。

that will give me what I want because I'm generally a nice guy.

會給我想要的東西，因為我一般是個好人。

I need to work for it beyond wishful thinking.

除了一廂情願，我還需要為之努力。

You have to do something tangible to get real results in this world.

在這個世界上，你必須做一些實實在在的事情，才能得到真正的結果。

From a certain perspective, the world is certainly an unfair place,

從某種角度來說，這個世界無疑是不公平的。

but rather than be an eternal pessimist about it,

但卻不願意做一個永遠的悲觀主義者。

why not find out why things are the way they are,

為什麼不找出為什麼事情是這樣的。

so that maybe you can follow t these rules, adapt to them

這樣也許你可以遵循這些規則，適應它們

and even bend them at times.

甚至有時還會把它們弄彎。

Get busy living

忙碌的生活

We only have one life, but many of us squander it

我們的生命只有一次，但我們很多人都在浪費它。

We waste time watching TV shows, or -

我們把時間浪費在看電視節目上，或者

doing passive things that don't enrich our lives

做被動的事情，不豐富我們的生活

or we kill time alone.

或者我們獨自消磨時間。

The time is going to pass anyway, why kill it?

反正時間都要過去了，何必要扼殺它呢？

Get busy living, and do so with your own life .

忙著生活，用自己的生命去做 。

Not vicariously through others,

而不是通過別人來轉嫁。

Spend time with others,

花時間與他人相處。

and you can effectively live something as good as many lifetimes in one.

而你可以有效地在一世中活得很好的東西。

Every single person is fascinating and can teach you something

每個人都很有魅力，可以教你一些東西

The reason I travel so much

我經常旅行的原因

is because I like to meet so many interesting and varied people.

是因為我喜歡認識很多有趣的、不同的人。

Across the planet, we share so many things in common

在這個星球上，我們有許多共同的東西。

from your guide in the Sahara desert,

撒哈拉沙漠中的嚮導。

to those taking a train in the middle of China,

給那些在中國中部地區坐火車的人。

to the deaf community in America,

對美國的聾人社區。

to dancers in South America.

到南美洲的舞者。

We can relate to all these people because at their core,

我們能和這些人聯繫起來，因為在他們的核心。

they share a lot of the same values and hopes and dreams you do.

他們分享了很多相同的價值觀和希望以及你的夢想。

Despite this though, when you have the chance to really get to know someone,

不過儘管如此，當你有機會真正瞭解一個人的時候。

you'll see that our vastly different experiences can help us learn from one another.

你會發現，我們迥異的經歷可以幫助我們互相學習。

Each person can give you something to aspire to, to emulate,

每個人都能給你一些嚮往、效仿的東西。

or something that they do that you can learn from

或者他們做的一些事情，你可以學習的

Even the bad people can show us parts of ourselves that we don't like

即使是壞人也能讓我們看到自己不喜歡的部分。

and make sure it don't take over.

並確保它不接管。

It's OK to say "I was wrong"

它可以說我錯了。

These three words are so hard to utter,

這三個字真是難以啟齒。

but they can help you make peace with people.

但他們可以幫助你與人和平相處。

Even make it four, "maybe I was wrong."

甚至讓它成為四個，也許我錯了。

Give other points of view a chance. Let people have their say!

給其他觀點一個機會。讓人們有自己的發言權！

Really listen to these alternative points of view,

真的要聽聽這些另類的觀點。

especially those that are vastly different to yours.

尤其是那些與你的大相徑庭的。

Even if they don't change your mind,

即使他們不改變你的想法。

maybe they will help you appreciate their point of view more.

也許他們會幫助你更欣賞他們的觀點。

The present is what really matters

現在才是真正重要的

Don't defer your happiness so much.

不要把自己的幸福如此延後。

Too many people look at life as if it was all about getting to the destination,

太多的人把人生看成是為了到達目的地。

rather than about the journey.

而不是關於旅程。

Finishing school, getting that job, buying that thing you want....

完成學業，找到那份工作，買下那件你想要的東西......。

The problem is when you finally do, you won't even appreciate it,

問題是當你終於做了，你甚至不會欣賞它。

because you'll feel a huge anticlimax just after it happens,

因為你會感覺到一個巨大的反高潮剛剛發生後。

and you'll just set your sights on the next distant target.

你就會把目光投向下一個遙遠的目標。

How about appreciating the current moment?

怎麼樣欣賞當下？

Spending time with those around you,

和身邊的人一起度過。

not taking the wonderful advantages you have in life right now for granted,

不把你現在生活中的美好優勢視為理所當然。

stopping what you are doing to just go for a walk and breathe and appreciate nature,

停止你正在做的事情，只是去散步，呼吸和欣賞自然。

or spending time with people important to you.

或與對你重要的人共度時光。

Don't be in such a hurry. Life is happening NOW.

不要這麼著急。生活就在現在發生。

Be generous and kind to others

慷慨大方，善待他人

Give, without expecting something in return.

付出，不求回報。

And compliment people regularly.

並經常誇獎別人。

Show genuine gratitude.

表現出真誠的感激之情。

Look a friend or loved one in the eye

看著朋友或親人的眼睛

and tell them they are important to you or that you love them.

並告訴他們，他們對你很重要，或者你愛他們。

Ultimately the true legacy that we can leave behind

最終，我們能留下的真正遺產是

is the interactions with the people who cross our paths.

是與我們交往的人的互動。

The difference we can really make in this world is not some thing that we build or work on,

我們在這個世界上真正能夠做出的改變，並不是我們建立或努力的一些事情。

but the relationships that we help flourish.

但我們所幫助的關係蓬勃發展。

It feels good to pay it forward..

這感覺很好，以回報。

You may just make someone's day, and get kindness back precisely when you need it.

你可能只是讓別人的一天，並得到善意的回報，正是當你需要它。

We're all making it up as we go

我們都是邊走邊編的。

This may negate a lot of what I've just said, but I have no idea what I'm talking about.

這可能會否定我剛才說的很多話，但我不知道自己在說什麼。

I'm just some guy with a YouTube channel

我只是一個有YouTube頻道的人。

sharing some things that I think -

分享一些我認為

are the most important lessons I've learned while traveling.

是我在旅行中學到的最重要的經驗。

But I'm just making this up as I go.

但我只是邊走邊編。

In fact, I've found that many people who run huge businesses,

事實上，我發現，很多經營龐大企業的人。

or politicians, or famous actors,

或政治家，或著名演員。

or the most successful and popular people I've met...

或者是我遇到的最成功最受歡迎的人......。

they're just going with the flow.

他們只是隨波逐流。

You can call them an expert or look up to them,

你可以叫他們專家，也可以向他們看齊。

or think they have the key to some secret,

或者認為自己掌握了某種祕密的鑰匙。

or are blessed by some unknown force,

或受到某種未知力量的祝福。

but they're just a normal person who's had a bit of luck to find an interesting path in life.

但他們只是一個普通人，誰的有一點運氣，找到一個有趣的生活道路。

With slightly different circumstances

情況略有不同

that amazing person you think is so great, could've been looking up to you.

那個你認為很了不起的人，可能一直在仰望你。

Don't worry if you're not the cool kid right now.

如果你現在不是很酷的孩子，不要擔心。

If you really talked to that person that you aspire to be,

如果你真的和那個你渴望成為的人聊過。

you'd find they have the same hang-ups and worries in life as you do,

你會發現他們在生活中和你有同樣的牽掛和煩惱。

and that they also aspire after others.

而且他們也是追隨別人的願望。

Just try to be the best you that you can be,

只要努力做最好的自己就可以了。

amd remember that the rest of us are, like you,

記住，我們其餘的人都是，像你一樣。

attempting to find their way

摸索

on this pale blue dot spinning through a vast universe,

在這個淡藍色的點上，在浩瀚的宇宙中旋轉。

in our own tiny fraction of history.

在我們自己的一小部分歷史中。

We can only try our best to make it counts.

我們只能盡最大努力，讓它變得更重要。

Thanks a lot for watching this video,

非常感謝您觀看這個視頻。

and I'd appreciate it if you shared it with your friends if you liked it.

和我會感謝它，如果你喜歡它與你的朋友分享。

Also, two years ago I wrote an article with 29 entire life lessons,

另外，兩年前我寫過一篇文章，裡面有整整29條人生經驗。

that you might like to check out,

你可能會喜歡檢查出來。

as it's been read by almost two million people since I wrote it.

因為自從我寫了之後，它已經有近兩百萬人閱讀了。

And one thing that's really helped me discover me this vast and wonderful world

有一件事，真的幫助我發現我這個廣闊而奇妙的世界。

is learning other languages.

正在學習其他語言。

I could only speak English when I was 21,

我21歲時才會說英語。

but I decided to change my destiny.

但我決定改變自己的命運。

So, watch my TEDx talk to get some language learning inspiration.

所以，請看我的TEDx演講，獲得一些語言學習的靈感。

And finally, don't forget to subscribe

最後，不要忘了訂閱。

or check out these other interesting videos I've made.

或檢查這些其他有趣的視頻，我已經做出。

Thanks, and good luck!

謝謝，祝你好運！