我的童年并不快乐。因为妈妈和老师想让我做的事情我一件都做不好。我考试得不了高分，我喜欢做一些他们认为是不正确的事情。只有爸爸支持我。他鼓励我做自己喜欢做的事情，告诉我要相信自己。他知道我喜欢拉小提琴，就给我买了一把，还请来了老师教我。我现在已经能够拉得很好了。我曾经在世界儿童小提琴比赛中获得三等奖。如果我努力学习并且一直相信自己，我一定会成为一名出色的小提琴家。
When I was a little girl, I didn't live a happy life. Because I was notable to do what my mom and teachers wanted me to do. I didn't get high marks. Iliked doing things that they thought not proper enough. Only dad was on my side.He encouraged me to do what I liked. He told me to believe in myseff. He knewthat I loved playing the violin, so he bought one for me and asked someone toteach me. Now I was very good at it. I once played abroad and get the thirdprize in a world violin contest for children.I would become an excellent violinplayer if I worked hard and always believed in myself.
Why change yourself for others? Why change yourself for the environment?Why cater to others? Clearly unhappy but trying to squeeze an understandingsmile from a stiff face? Why do you want to smile at him when you don't like it?Why can't you be yourself? Why can't I find myself back? Be yourself! Even ifnobody cares about it in the sad night, even if you are alone in the amusementpark, even if you go forward desperately when you fail, you should be your trueself again!
In every school a “top” crowd sets the pace, while the others follow theirlead.Let’s say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright redsweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater. There isnothing wrong with that, except the fact that on some people a bright redsweater is extremely unbecoming. The situation can even become dangerous, if thetop crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles anhour. Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives. They arelike the sheep being led to the butcher.
Now, chances are that you have come across situations like these more thanonce in your life; chances are that one time or another you probably didsomething you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, “Gee,the crowd does it.” Well, let the crowd do it, but don’t do it yourself. Learnto say, “No.”
Develop your own standards and your own judgment. If you know the crowd isplanning something you disagree with, have the courage to bow out politely.You’ll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet. Remember this inyour heart, you are the unique one in the world, just be yourself.
在每一个学校里，一个“顶”的人群都有节奏，而其他人则跟随他们的领导。让我们说，层的人决定穿上鲜艳的红色毛衣是聪明的。很快每个人都穿着一件鲜艳的红色毛衣。这没什么错，但事实上有些人鲜红的毛衣是极不相称的。如果最顶尖的人群决定在七十英里每小时开车或开汽车，情况会变得很危险。那些跟从铅的人正在危及他们的生命。他们就像被牵到屠夫的羊。
现在，有可能是你遇到过这样的情况，而不是一次在你的生活中，机会是，一次或另一个你可能做了一些你知道是错误的。你可能会为自己开脱说，“哎呀，人群呢。“好，让大家去做，但不做自己。学会说“不”。
制定自己的标准和自己的判断。如果你知道人群正计划着你不同意的事情，你要有礼貌地鞠躬。你会有满意的站立在你自己的两只脚。记住这在你的心里，你是世界上独一无二的，只是你自己。