感動力 The Power to Feel

 

        前陣子有一位我最欣賞的節目主持人說了一段話，令我印象深刻，她說：「我一直覺得，能夠在心中有感動，是很重要的能力，沒有感動，就沒有幸福。」怪不得，我從小就喜歡看她主持的節目，她不僅說話幽默、分寸合宜、充滿智慧，還有一種特別的親切感，一種真情的流露。她能夠成為這麼受歡迎的主持人，我想最主要的原因，是因為她擁有「感動的能力」

        A while back, one of my most admirable show hosts said some things that left a deep impression on me. She said “I’ve always thought, for our hearts to have the capacity to be moved, is an important ability; without feeling there can be no joy.” No wonder, ever since I was little, I liked to watch the shows she hosts. She not only speaks with humor, poise, and wisdom, but also with a special kind of intimacy, a kind of sincerity. The reason she was able to become such a popular host, I think for the most part, is because she possesses “an ability to feel”!

        在這個凡事講究效率、競爭力的時代，似乎那種懂得去感覺、去感動的能力卻隨之減弱。但若細心觀察則不難發現，那些社會上的傑出人士，舉凡一些成功的音樂家、畫家、導演、作家、教育家、企業家……他們成功的因素，除了對目標的堅持、執著與努力不懈之外，通常還包括一種寶貴的能力，就是「感動力」！ 也許只是一個歷盡滄桑的背影、一雙閃閃發亮的眼神、一道美麗動人的彩虹、一句中肯的鼓勵、一個貼心的幫助、一抹真心的微笑……都因著用心去感受周遭，善用「感動力」，而讓周遭的一切不再理所當然，而是充滿大大小小的感動，成為創作的靈感泉源，帶來無限的創意！

        In an age where everything is focused on efficiency and competitiveness, it seems like that certain kind of understanding of how to feel, the ability to feel, has actually diminished. However, when carefully observed, it's easy to see that the heroic figures in our society, all of those successful musicians, painters, directors, writers, educators, entrepreneurs ...... and their factors for success, in addition to persistence, dedication and hard work toward their goals, typically also includes a valuable ability: the power to feel! Perhaps it is the silhouette of someone enduring hardship, a pair of sparkly shiny eyes, a beautiful and touching rainbow, poignant words of encouragement, a thoughtful helping hand, a sincere smile...only by intentionally feeling our surroundings do we utilize 'the power to feel', which no longer allows everything around us to be taken for granted, but rather fills us with feelings large and small, becoming the source for creative inspiration, bringing us unlimited creativity!

        生活中缺乏感動的能力，就缺乏幸福。今天什麼事令你感動，或者你帶給誰感動嗎？我很喜歡聖經創世記說到，神創造了世上萬物，「祂看著一切所造的都甚好」。我相信去發現萬事萬物、包括每個人，原先被創造的美麗與獨特，會帶給我們最真實的感動。尤其當我得知，在白茫茫的雪地裡，每一片小雪花都各自擁有自己的特色，竟然沒有一片小雪花的結晶是相同的，這更讓我確信，那位創造主是多麼看重祂所造的一切，連一片小雪花都不例外，都擁有那獨一無二的美麗，更何況我和你！

        A life lacking the ability to feel is a life lacking happiness. What happened today that made you feel, or did you make someone feel? I really like the Book of Genesis where it says that God created all things in this earth: "He saw all that he had made, and it was very good". I believe that realizing all things and everything, including every person, were inherently created to be beautiful and unique, will bring us the truest feeling. Especially when I learned that in the vast expanses of white snow, every single snowflake has its very own characteristics, in fact, no two snowflake crystals are alike. This makes me confident that our creator has placed so much importance on all His creations, even the tiniest snowflake is not overlooked, such that each snowflake possesses a one of a kind beauty, not to mention me and you!

        上回去金山海邊時，在藍天白雲的襯托下，海水顯得格外湛藍，再加上海岸邊高聳壯麗的岩石、岩洞，讓人忍不住想拍照留念。然而，正當我和友人手拿相機、踩著浪花，踏上一塊海中大石頭，準備捕捉某個鏡頭時，我卻一不小心在石頭上滑倒，整個人連同相機滑入海水中，我的心愛相機就這樣泡水壞掉了……當下雖然心痛，但反而學習「用眼睛當相機，用心靈當底片」，壯闊美景不再侷限於相機框框中，不再急著拍照、錄影，而是專心活在當下，全心感受周遭景緻，盡情享受與家人朋友的互動同樂，那天我看見了相機之外的另一片風景，似乎更加迷人、真實、動人！

        The last time I went to Jinshan beach, against a backdrop of blue sky and white clouds, the sea an extraordinary deep blue, and all along the coast the towering and majestic rocks and caves, we couldn’t help but want to take pictures. Well, just as a friend and I were taking out our cameras, stepping out on the waves, treading atop a large boulder in the sea, I was preparing to snap a shot, but I accidentally slipped on a stone, and my whole body, along with my camera, fell into the ocean. This is how my beloved camera became waterlogged and ruined. I was heartbroken, but only momentarily, because I learned that "when you use your eyes as a camera, your soul becomes the photograph". The magnificent scenery was no longer confined to the camera's frame, there was no longer a rush to take pictures or video, there was only focus on living in the moment, all of my being took in the surrounding views, indulged in the enjoyment of interacting and having fun with friends and family. That day, I saw another kind of scenery outside the camera, and it seems more charming, real, and moving!

        在生活中偶爾放下相機、放下手機，脫離所謂的「手機低頭族」，用單純的心去專心感受周遭，恢復你的「感動力」，尋回生命中的「甚好」！笛卡爾的經典名言「我思故我在」，帶給我許多啟發，如今我想說：我「感動」故我在……

         In life occasionally put down the camera, put down the phone, break away from the so called "smartphone addicts", and with a pure heart focus on your surroundings, restore your 'power to feel', put the "very good" back in your life! Descartes' classic and famous "I think therefore I am" gives me a lot of inspiration, and now I want to say: " 'I feel' therefore I am…"

作者:譚亞菁 Oct.11, 2012

Translated by Parker Gadbois