石斯琳

Born without limbs2 for no medical reason， Nick Vujicic knew from an early age that he was different.

Nick Vujicic， the 32-year-old motivational3 speechmaker of Attitude is Altitude， was born without arms or legs. Though he struggles4 with some little nothings of everyday living （brushing teeth， for example）， he has become an inspirational speaker.

There is no medical explanation for Vujicics physical disability. He has a small foot on his left hip which helps him balance. He can type， pick things up between his toes and even kick a ball. Confidence didnt come naturally to Vujicic. Growing up in Melbourne， Australia， he struggled with depression5 and was bullied6 at school. When he was just 10 years old， he attempted suicide. Thanks to his familys strong support and selfless love over time， Vujicic adopted a positive attitude， and， thrived in his teenage and young adult years despite being bullied. After his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability when he was seventeen， he started to give public talks. The charismatic Australian now travels the world addressing huge crowds. He has visited more than 50 countries and given thousands of talks.

Because of Nicks unique personal story， he is able to speak to groups of all kinds—both the young and old， impoverished7， imprisoned， business people， children， peoples of all races and those with disabilities. No matter where he goes he communicates one core message—that no matter your circumstance， you can overcome！Heres what he said in one of his powerful speeches：

“I felt like I was a burden to those around me and the sooner I go， the better itd be for everyone. I wanted to end my pain and end my life at a young age， but I am thankful once again， for my parents and family who were always there to comfort me and give me strength.

Due to my emotional struggles I had experienced with bullying， self-esteem8 and loneliness， God has implanted9 a passion of sharing my story and experiences to help others cope with whatever challenge they have in their life and let God turn it into a blessing. To encourage and inspire others to live to their fullest potential and not let anything get in the way of accomplishing their hopes and dreams.”

尼克·胡哲生來沒手沒腳，沒有任何醫(yī)學解釋，他從小就知道自己注定與眾不同。

尼克·胡哲今年32歲，是發(fā)表《態(tài)度決定高度》這個演講的勵志演說家。他生來沒有手腳，盡管要完成（對常人來說再正常不過的）生活瑣事（例如刷牙）都很艱難，他還是克服了重重困難，成為了一名勵志演說家。

他與生俱來的“瑕疵”無法用醫(yī)學解釋。他左邊臀部長有一只小腳，這幫助他平衡身體。他能夠打字，用腳趾頭夾起東西，還能夠踢球。胡哲的自信心并不是與生俱來的。他出生于澳大利亞的墨爾本，從小在學校備受欺凌，心情抑郁。他十歲的時候自殺未遂。多虧了他的家庭一直以來對他強大的支持以及無私的愛，胡哲對生活的態(tài)度才轉消極為積極。盡管青年時期和成年期的他仍備受歧視，胡哲還是堅強的挺了過來。十七歲時，胡哲的母親給他看了報紙上一個身殘志堅的人的故事，他開始在公眾場合發(fā)表演講。這位充滿魅力的澳大利亞演說家現(xiàn)在正周游世界，發(fā)表公眾演講。他現(xiàn)在已經去過50多個國家，發(fā)表了上千場演說。

尼克·胡哲具有個人特色的勵志故事幾乎折服了所有人——無論是年輕人、老人、窮人、囚犯、商人、小孩、不同種族的人還是殘疾人。不管他去到哪里，他都傳遞著一個核心思想：不管你身處什么環(huán)境，你都能戰(zhàn)勝苦難！下面的話出自他的勵志演講之一：

“我覺得對于周遭的人而言，我是一個包袱，越快離開對他們越好。我想要結束這痛苦，結束年少的生命，但每當想到父母及家人總在需要的時候安慰我、給我力量，我就再次感恩不已！

因著經歷各種欺凌、自憐、孤寂等情感的掙扎，上帝在我內心深植了一份熱情，讓我可以分享故事與經歷來幫助他人戰(zhàn)勝生命中任何挑戰(zhàn)，并且上帝將他們一一化為祝福，（也）為了鼓舞激勵人們活出最大的潛能，別讓任何事物阻擋完成夢想之路?！?/p>

Notes：

1. miraculous adj. 不可思議的；奇跡的

2. limbs n. 肢體

3. motivational adj. 激發(fā)性的；動機的

4. struggle vi. 努力；奮斗

5. depression n. 沮喪；蕭條

6. bully vt. 恐嚇；威脅；欺負

7. impoverished adj. 貧困的；赤貧的

8. self-esteem n. 自尊；自負

9. implant v. 深植；灌輸