I'll read you an article today.
我的一个朋友，现在在许多人看来事业顺利，生活美满。但大家不知道的是，他刚毕业的时候，曾经经历过一段艰难的日子。
A friend of mine now has a successful career and a happy life in the eyes of many people. But what we don't know is that he went through a hard time when he first graduated.
因为他所学的专业比较冷门，他在求职的时候常常碰壁。很多投出去的简历都石沉大海，经过无数场招聘会，但后面都被委婉地拒绝了。
Because his major was not popular, he was often rejected when applying for a job. Many resumes were sent out with no response, and he went to numerous job fairs but only to be politely rejected.
那段日子，他每天早上都是鼓足了干劲出门，但每天回来都感觉到非常的沮丧。
At that time, he would go out every morning with all the energy he could muster, but every day he would come back feeling very depressed.
为了不让家人担心，他说谎说自己已经在上班了，不再需要家里提供费用。他用上学做兼职攒下来的钱付了房租，还要考虑剩下的钱怎么分摊到每一餐，才不至于挨饿。
In order not to worry his family, he lied and said he was already at work and no longer needed money from his family. He paid his rent with the money he saved from a part-time job at school and had to figure out how to divide the rest of the money into each meal so that he wouldn't starve.
After two months of this, he was hired by a small business finally.
上班时，他永远是部门里最努力的那一个；下班后，学习各种专业书籍，逼迫自己以最快的速度适应新的岗位，最终他通过了试用期，顺利地转正。
At work, he was always the hardest-working guy in his department. After work, he learned various professional books and forced himself to adapt to the new position as quickly as possible. Finally, he passed the probation period and successfully became a regular employee.
工作慢慢步入了正轨，他利用周末和假期参加各种培训。几年后，他跳槽到了一家大公司。
His job slowly fell into place, and he spent weekends and holidays attending various training sessions. After a few years, he jumped to a big company.
他说，这么多年过去了，他时常会想起那一段艰苦的日子。随着阅历的增长，他越来越感谢那段经历，感谢那些艰难磨砺了他的心智，激发了他的潜力。
He said that after so many years, he often thought of that hard time. As he grew older, he became more and more grateful for that experience, for the hardship that sharpened his mind and stimulated his potential.
正是因为吃过苦，他才更明白拼搏的意义，才会一直不断地努力向前。
It is because of suffering, he will understand the meaning of hard work, and will have been constantly trying to move forward.
很多时候，这样的文章会给我们心理安慰，给我们鼓励。但是呢，很多时候人们把这种文章叫做“心灵鸡汤”，它可以安慰你的心灵，但是这个世界是非常复杂的。它可能略过了一批残酷的事实，而只给你讲让你振奋，让你欣慰的事情。
Many times, such articles give us psychological comfort, give us encouragement. But, a lot of times people call this kind of article "chicken soup for the soul", it can comfort your soul, but the world is very complicated. It may skip over a batch of brutal facts and tell you only the things that cheer you up and make you happy.
曾经有一个很有名的综艺节目，他是一个辩论节目，中国的年轻人都非常喜欢看。他有一个题目，就是“我们要不要感谢生活带来的苦难”。
Once there was a very famous variety show, it was a debate show, the young people in China were very fond of watching it. One of its topics was "Should We Be Thankful for the Suffering Life Brings".
其实我更认同一种说法，苦难就是苦难，它不值得我们感谢。每一个人都应该过的很顺利，我们为什么要去经历苦难，我们为什么要感谢苦难。
In fact, I prefer to say that suffering is suffering, it does not deserve our gratitude. Everyone should have a very smooth life, why should we go through the suffering, why should we thank the suffering.
有一个辩手，他说的很好笑，他说“你感谢生活中的苦难，你是有斯德哥尔摩综合征吗？”
One of the debaters, his speech was funny, and he said, "You're thankful for the hardships in your life. Do you have Stockholm syndrome?"
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