NoOneCanBePerfect
Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen.TodayIwanttotellyouastoryaboutoneofmyfriends,alovelyandsmartgirlwhoisalwaysreadytohelpothers.Beingourgradeleader,sheisgoodatbothworkandstudy.Inmanypeople'sopinion,sheisexcellentandperfect.Butonedayshetoldmeshewasgloomyandinsecure.Peoplearoundherconsideredheroutstandingandflawless,thinkingshecouldhandleeverything.Butthemoreshethoughtaboutherself,themoredisappointedshebecame.Shefoundthatshewasfarfromperfection.Lastweek,shedidn’tdowellinherFrenchquiz,andthedaybeforeyesterday,shewaslateforaconference.Shefeltdepressedandfrustrated,becauseshefailedtobeaperfectgirlwithoutanymistakes.
IwassurprisedtohearthatforIthoughtshehadeveryreasontobeconfident.However,theexpectationofperfectionhasbecomeaburdentoher.ItoldhernoonecouldbeperfectandIsuggestedshefindherownposition.
Infact,peoplearesoeagertobeperfectthattheydemandtoomuchofthemselves.Theywanttobespecialandunique,andtheywanttohavenodefectsorweaknesses.However,wecanneveravoidmistakesanderrors.It’simpossibleforustobeasupermanorasuperwoman.Nomatterhowsuccessfulweare,therearealwayssomeflaws.Ifweholdthateverythingshouldbeperfect,wewouldbeovercritical.
Myfriendnowhaschangedherattitude.Sheacceptshershortcomingsbutstillkeepsapositiveoutlook.Sheisevenmoreactiveanddoesn’tallowthemistakestohinderherpursuitofexcellence.AndIthinkthat’sthewayweshouldbe!That’sall.Thankyou!
沒有人可以完美無缺
女士們、先生們,大家早上好!今天我想給大家講一個我朋友的故事。她是一個聰明可愛、樂于助人的女孩。作為我們的年級長,她無論工作還是學習都很出色。在很多人眼里,她是如此優秀,近乎完美了。但有一天她卻告訴我,她很迷惘和自卑:周圍的人都認為她很優秀,完美無缺,可以對付任何事情;而她想得越多對自己就越是失望。她發覺自己遠不夠完美。上周她的法語測驗考得不理想;前天,一個會議她又遲到了:很多事情做的不盡完美,這讓她很是灰心喪氣。
聽到這些的時候我很驚訝,我原以為她有充分的理由對自己充滿信心。然而,對完美的期望卻變成了她的負擔。我告訴她,沒有人可以完美無缺的,她應該找到自己真正的位置。
實際上,人們有時過于追求完美而且期望的太多了。我們想要特別,想要獨一無二;又想要沒有缺點沒有弱點。可是,人是無法避免錯誤的,有誰能成為超人呢?無論你多么成功,總是有一些事情不夠完美。如果我們堅持要完美無缺,那只能是一種求全責備。
我的朋友現在已經改變了她的態度。她承認自己的不完美,但是保持著樂觀的心態。她沒有停止追求,反而變得更為積極。我想這正是我們應該有的態度。