On that first night, they winded up at the same hotel. And coincidently, there were only two hotel rooms left.

第一晚他們落腳到同一個飯店 巧合的是剛好只剩下兩間房間

So they took one each and went up to their rooms. However, when they got there they found the bathrooms smelled like s***.

於是他們各自登記了一間然後去到他們的房間

Like what else did you guess I would say? They're bathrooms, they smelled like s***.

不過到達時他們發現房間廁所臭得像聞到...

Now the first person couldn't stand it so he pinched his nose and tucked his head under the blanket for the rest of the night

不然你以為我還可以說什麼？就是廁所嘛 聞起來就像...

while murmuring I'm never coming back to this hotel again.

第一個人受不了了 他整晚捏住了鼻子 頭鑽到棉被裡 一邊抱怨著我再也不來這家飯店了

The second person got up. He rolled up his sleeves, turned on the faucet and he cleaned the bathroom.

第二個人爬了起來 他捲起袖子 打開了水龍頭 接著他打掃了廁所

And he had a smell free, good-night's sleep throughout the entire night.

於是他享受了一個無臭 好眠的夜晚

Now which person are you?

你是屬於哪一個人？

Excellent people don't just put up with and wait for things to change. They change things.

優秀的人不會只是忍耐並等待事情改變 他們會做出改變

I had a good friend in college. One day we went to school, to the soccer field to play soccer.

我大學時有一個好朋友 有一天我們去學校足球場踢球

And when we got there we found that the field was covered with trash.

到那邊竟發現操場上遍地垃圾 不假 真的是滿山滿谷垃圾處在我們眼前

Like literally mountains of rubbish and trash lying in front of us.

原來是前晚有比賽 剛好工友週末又不上班

Turns out there was a game last night and the janitor wasn't working over the weekends.

於是我心想我們就找個小角落在那邊做些簡單練習就好

So I thought to myself, you know what, maybe we'd just settle in a little corner and do some practices over there.

但接著我看我朋友竟然彎下身來開始撿垃圾打掃那地方

But I looked at my friend, and my friend however he was bending down and he started to pick up the trash, cleaning up the place.

身為他的朋友我怎麼能旁觀 如果不加入良心會過意不去

And as a friend, I couldn't be a bystander so I felt compelled to join him.

接著整整花了我們兩個小時的時間才把它清乾淨 直到它完全沒有垃圾

And it took us two hours to completely clean it all up until it was completely spotless.

其實工友第二天就會來上班了但我的朋友還是執意要做

The janitor would have come in the next day but my friend intended to do it anyways.

我們整個清掃完之後我們就使用了整個足球場 很乾淨的足球場

And after we cleaned it all up, we got to use the entire field cleanly.

優秀的人不會只是忍耐並等待事情改變 他們會做出改變

Excellent people don't just put up with and wait for things to change. They change things.

優秀的人不會去忍耐不必要的事

Excellent people don't endure the unnecessary when they know they can make a difference.

當他們知道他們是有能力改變現況的

They find a way to improve the condition, to improve the environment, and sometimes to improve themselves.

他們會設法改善狀況 改善環境 有時候則是改善自己

So years later till now, I still remember the day me and my friend cleaned up an entire soccer field. It was tiring!

事隔這麼多年之後 我還是記得我和我朋友打掃了一整座足球場的那天 超累的啦！

Now I'm not saying that endurance is not important.

我呢 並不是說「忍耐」不重要

Endurance is surely a beautiful virtue but only when you're enduring the right things.

「忍耐」是一個美麗的美德 但前提是當你忍耐的是對的事

When somebody insults you and tries to pick a fight and you take the high road and walk away.

當你被侮辱被挑釁要打架 你選擇保持格調轉身離開

That's endurance.

那是「忍耐」

When your big exam is right around the corner and you curb your urge to play video games or go out with your friends.

當大考逼近 你克制你想打電動或跟朋友出去的衝動

That's endurance.

那是「忍耐」

When times are rough and tough and instead of giving in, you hold on and give it your all.

當時機歹歹 你不放棄 堅持並且全力以赴

That's endurance.

那是「忍耐」

I love the quote that goes, “Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing but to turn it into glory.”

我很喜歡一句話「忍耐不只是忍受一件困難的事的能力而是把它轉變為榮耀的能力」

So ask yourself this, “Is what you're putting up with turning into glory or not?”

所以問問你自己「你在忍耐的事情正在轉變為榮耀嗎？還是沒有？」

When you're sick, putting up with your illness is not endurance.That's foolishness.

生病的時候只是一味忍耐病痛不叫「忍耐」那是愚蠢

You should go see the doctors.

你應該去看醫生

When you intend to stay loyal to your girlfriend but you stay late at the nightclub with a bunch of good-looking young girls dancing around you all night.

當你決心一定要對女朋友忠心但你深夜還泡在夜店 身邊還有一群漂亮的年輕美眉在你身旁跳著舞

Now trust me, that's not you showing that you're loyal.

相信我 這並不是在表現你的「忠誠」這並不是在表現你可以抵擋誘惑 這是在自己招禍

That's not you showing that you can withstand the temptation.

那不叫忍耐 你則應該要離開

That's you asking for something bad to happen.

有時要忍 但有時也要採取適宜的行動來解決問題

That's not endurance and you should leave.

所以回到最剛開始的故事

There are times to bear but there are also times to resolve the issue by taking the proper action.

那飯店廁所的骯髒 臭味

So back to the story at the very beginning.

那些就像是讓你深陷其中的糟糕狀況 即便有時根本不是你的錯 但假使你什麼都不做 那些就會繼續影響你

The dirtiness, the smelliness inside the hotel bathroom.

那骯髒也可以象徵你的缺點

Those are like the bad situations that you're caught up in

不要只是一味地忍耐自己 要改正自己

and even though sometimes they might not even be your fault, but if you do nothing about it they'll keep affecting you.

腦袋裡那些壞的想法 壞的脾氣跟著你越久 你就得捏著鼻子忍耐它多久

The dirtiness could also resemble your shortcomings.

你不會想這樣的！

Don't just put up with yourself. Correct yourself.

優秀的人不會只是忍耐並等待事情改變

'Cos the longer these bad thoughts inside, these bad tempers stay with you, the longer you're gonna have to pinch your nose against them.

他們會做出改變 包含他們自己

And you don't want that to happen.

再會！

Excellent people don't just put up with and wait for things to change.

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They change things including themselves.

Peace!

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