by Little Miss翻譯：法比仔

我很棒，你也是

by Little Miss
翻譯：法比仔

I often show my middle school students inspiring videos to start their day. I never know which ones will make a huge1）impact， but I know they always reach the kids2）to some extent. I recently showed my kids a video， where the3）resounding message was “I am enough.”

When the video was over， I went around and had each child say out loud， “I am enough.” It was amazing to see their backs straighten and their faces brighten as they4）affirmed this for themselves.

Well， I posted about it on my Facebook page and showed how5）blessed I felt to get to work with such open-hearted，amazing kids. A friend of mine saw the post， watched the video，and felt moved. So moved， in fact， that a few days after I had posted， I went to my mailbox and discovered a beautiful ring stamped with “I am enough.” I teared up at once because it was such an unbelievable gift of kindness. I recognized how this simple video was6）rippling. The following day， I shared the story of my gift with my class and they were just as7）awed as I was. I thought perhaps the ripples would end there.

1） impact ［'Imp?kt］ n. 影響力

2） to some extent 在某種程度上

4） afrm ［?'f??m］ v. 肯定

5） blessed ［'blesId］ adj. 幸運(yùn)的，幸福的

6） ripple ［'rIp?l］ v. 起漣漪

7） awed ［??d］ adj. 表示敬畏的

But ripples never truly end， do they？

The next day， when I was leaving my classroom， I noticed my8）warm-up white board had been changed. Instead of the instructions I had for the following morning， one of my students had written， “I am enough， you are enough.” I loved the addition of “You are enough” because it shows me they are not only thinking about their own value but also the value of others. How beautiful is that？

Did the ripples end there？ Of course not.

I received an email early the next morning from one of the parents in my class. She told me that when she went in her daughter's room to say goodnight， she found on her easel a picture of hearts and the words “I am enough， you are enough.” I couldn't believe this simple saying was reaching so deeply and so far. It made my heart flled with joy once again to see how blessed I am to get to connect with these kind little souls every day.

Now， do you suppose the ripples ended there？ Of course not.

Yesterday， we decided to make valentines for9）veterans who are currently at the VA hospital注. We10）brainstormed different things we could say， such as “Thank you for your service！” and “We11）appreciate you！” Not once did we mention our newly beloved phrase. And yet， when I was going through the cards to package them up for the hospital， I discovered two cards with the phrase “You are enough” on the front cover. How beautiful for a 10-year-old to recognize how important it is to not only fnd value in others but to remind them of it on a day that is12）set aside for love and kindness.

We never know the ripples we will set of when we simply reach out to others. In the case of my inspiring middle schoolers， enough was more than enough.

8） warm-up 預(yù)熱，熱身

9） veteran ［'vet?r?n］ n. 老兵，老戰(zhàn)士

10） brainstorm ［'breInst??m］ v. 集體討論

11） appreciate ［?'pri??IeIt］ v. 感激，感謝

12） set aside 留出

注：即退伍軍人醫(yī)院。

我常常給我的初中學(xué)生們播放一些勵(lì)志視頻，以此來(lái)開始他們一天的生活。我從來(lái)不知道哪些視頻會(huì)產(chǎn)生巨大的影響，但我知道它們總會(huì)在一定程度上給予學(xué)生們啟發(fā)。最近我給我的學(xué)生們播放了一個(gè)視頻，里頭不斷回響著的信息就是“我很棒”。

視頻結(jié)束后，我四處走動(dòng)著，并讓孩子們逐個(gè)大聲說(shuō)出“我很棒”。神奇的是，我看到他們的背挺直了，臉龐也閃耀著光芒，因?yàn)樗麄兛隙俗约骸?/p>

隨后，我把這件事分享在了我臉書的個(gè)人頁(yè)面上。我想告訴大家，工作時(shí)能和這些心胸開闊、令人驚嘆的孩子們?cè)谝黄?，我真的是太幸福了。我的一個(gè)朋友看到了這一帖子，在觀看了視頻后，她被打動(dòng)了。事實(shí)上，視頻太令人感動(dòng)了，以致在我發(fā)完帖子過(guò)了幾天之后，我在我的郵筒里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一枚漂亮的戒指，上面刻道：“我很棒”。我瞬間熱淚盈眶，因?yàn)檫@真是一份令人難以置信的、充滿善意的禮物。我意識(shí)到，這個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的視頻真的引起了大家的反響。第二天，我和班上的孩子們分享了關(guān)于這件禮物的故事，他們也和我一樣充滿了感嘆。我想，也許這個(gè)漣漪到這里就會(huì)平息了。

但漣漪從來(lái)就沒(méi)有真正平息，不是嗎？

第二天，當(dāng)我正準(zhǔn)備離開教室時(shí)，我注意到我那用來(lái)課堂熱身的白板上的內(nèi)容被人改了。原本上面是我為第二天早晨作出的安排，而現(xiàn)在我的一個(gè)學(xué)生在上面寫道：“我很棒，你也很棒”。我喜歡他添加的“你也很棒”，因?yàn)樗砻髁藢W(xué)生們不只是在想著自己的價(jià)值，也在想著他人的價(jià)值。這不是很美妙嗎？

難道漣漪就此平息了嗎？當(dāng)然沒(méi)有。

第二天一早，我收到了來(lái)自班上一位同學(xué)家長(zhǎng)的一封電子郵件。她告訴我，當(dāng)她去她女兒的房間說(shuō)晚安時(shí)，她在女兒的畫架上看到了一幅畫，畫上有一顆愛心，上面還寫著“我很棒，你也很棒”。我不敢相信這句簡(jiǎn)單的話語(yǔ)能有如此深遠(yuǎn)的影響。我的心再次充滿了喜悅。能每天和這些小小的善良心靈接觸，我是多么幸運(yùn)??！

到現(xiàn)在，你認(rèn)為漣漪平息了嗎？當(dāng)然沒(méi)有。

就在昨天，我們決定為目前住在退伍軍人醫(yī)院里的退伍軍人們準(zhǔn)備情人節(jié)禮物。我們一起討論著我們可以說(shuō)的話，比如“感謝您的奉獻(xiàn)！”和“我們十分感激您！”。我們一次也沒(méi)有提及我們最近深愛的那句話。然而，當(dāng)我正讀著這些卡片準(zhǔn)備打包給醫(yī)院的時(shí)候，我發(fā)現(xiàn)有兩張卡片的封面上寫著“你很棒”。在這個(gè)專屬于愛與善的日子里，一個(gè)10歲的孩子能夠意識(shí)到去發(fā)現(xiàn)并提醒他人自身價(jià)值的重要性，這是件多么美好的事情啊。

當(dāng)我們單純地去幫助他人時(shí)，我們永遠(yuǎn)不知道我們會(huì)掀起怎樣的漣漪。但是就我那深受鼓舞的初中生們而言，所謂的“很棒”并不僅僅是很棒而已。

I Am Enough， and So Are You