Monday, November 19, 2007

Quotes from 趙寧

Watched an interview of a Taiwanese professor, Zhao Ning on TV and I am very impressed by his insights on life so I searched for articles on him. After getting his doctorate, he became an university lecturer, author, newspaper columnist, television host, consultant, curator and school principal. His capability and success came after going through many life's trials and tribulations which any normal person will give up under similar circumstances. Below are some of his quotes. I will try my best to translate them so non-Chinese students can understand and gain motivation.

“人生最好不要找到,找到就是句點,句點就是完蛋!你不停地去找,這就是快樂,你一旦找到就無趣."

In life, one should never and should not seek an end. If you continue seeking, that is joy. If you find the end, life will be meaningless.

“人生是平等的,有時你要蹲下,向下一代學習。人生在世要不停地做一件事,推牆和搭橋。親子之間年紀和知識不同,你要從孩子那裡瞭解他們。”

Life is equal. Sometimes you need to lower yourself and learn from the younger generation. As long as one lives, one should break down barriers and build bonds. To overcome generation gap and knowledge differences, one needs to interact with the young to understand them.

“心中有愛,目中有人,耳中有歌”

Love, respect and music

“Never give up no matter how hopeless.(不管多沒有希望都不能放棄)是電影《鐵達尼號》裡沉船後男主角對女主角講的最後一句話,

能把人生的不愉快變成快樂,這才是人尊貴的地方。

Transform life's sorrows into joy, that is where one worths respect .

‘哭泣不但不能夠減少昨日的哀傷,只能消除你明天前進的力量。

Tears not only cannot reduce yesterday's pain, it eliminates tomorrow's motivation.

人生的過程像坐電梯一樣,降到最底下無路可去便自然往上走。

Life is like an elevator. When it is at the lowest level, it will automatically go up. That is. when life can't get any more worse, it will definitely improve.

我喜歡就沒有放棄!一直去做!

I like so I never give up. Just do it!

一直以來,大家都在不停地羨慕別人,移民來移民去,大家都在追逐一個地方只有笑容沒有眼淚。其實世界上任何一個地方都不是,桃花源就在你自己的心裡。”
彩虹是由雨水和陽光構成的,雨水是淚水,陽光是笑容,人生所有的美麗都不會有例外,沒有淚水,就不可能有彩虹。

We always envy others. Migrating here and there; we are seeking a place where there is only smiles, no tears. Actually, no such place exists in the world. Utopia exists in your heart. Rainbow is formed from rain and sunshine. Rain is tears, sunshine is smiles. Everything beautiful in life is the same; without tears, there will not be a rainbow.

人和人交往的時候享受到甜蜜,但你不知道明天會發生甚麼事,分開後最重要是不能說彼此的不好,你要敬重她、祝福她、希望她一切都好。

Enjoy sweet bliss while it lasts as you do not know what will happen tomorrow. After break up, what is important is not saying who is wrong. Respect your partner, give your blessings and wish her well.

成是我運,不成是我命。

If one succeeds, it is luck. If one fails, it is destiny.

人物簡介

趙寧,63歲,美國明尼蘇達大學傳播學/哲學博士,現為佛光山大學校長。他曾任紐約州立大學電視藝術導播副教授、台灣《中國時報》主筆、中華電視台顧問、台灣師大圖文傳播系主任暨視聽教育館館長。

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