A Pair of Old Shoes
People often drop into a grey life and are unable to escape from themselves.
人们常常会陷入灰暗的生活难以自拔。
There once was a poor and disappointed salesman complaining about his work and life every day.
曾经有这么一个推销员，他生活贫苦，总是垂头丧气，每天都在抱怨他的工作和生活。
At Christmas Eve, every family was busy preparing for the festival and full of happiness.
在平安夜那天，每家每户都忙着为节日作准备，到处洋溢着欢乐。
But he was alone sitting in a bench in a park and remembering the past.
而他却独自坐在公园的长椅上回忆过去。
It was on the same day last year when he was also alone drinking his Christmas day away, even without new clothes and new shoes.
就在去年的同一天，他独自一人喝酒度过了圣诞节，连新衣服和新鞋都没有。
"Damn! I have to spend this Christmas day with these old shoes again."
“唉！今年我又只能穿这双旧鞋过节了。”
He began to take off the old shoes.
他开始脱他的旧鞋。
Suddenly, he found a young man in a wheel chair driving by him with his hands pushing the wheel hard forward.
突然，他发现一个年轻人坐在轮椅上，双手正在用力向前推车轮。
He came to realize that he was so lucky to have shoes to wear while that man did not even have the chance.
他突然意识到他很幸运，他还有鞋子穿，而那个人甚至没有机会穿鞋。
Later on, the salesman did anything with a calm mood and held every opportunity to improve himself.
后来，推销员做任何事情都心平气和，抓住一切机会提升自己。
He worked hard and tried his best to make a progress every day.
他每天努力工作，竭尽全力取得进步。
Several years later, he finally changed his life and became a millionaire.
几年后，他终于改变了自己的生活，成了百万富翁。
If you look all around, you will find there are so many people who were born disabled in the society but they are confident in life and never complain.
如果你环顾四周，你会发现社会上很多天生残疾的人，但他们对生活充满信心，从不抱怨。
Instead, they always try their best to make themselves stronger and more excellent to serve the society.
反而，他们总是尽最大努力让自己变得更强大，更优秀，从而服务社会。
We are born healthy, but we are always displeased with our jobs and life.
我们生来健康，但我们总是对工作和生活不满意。
Maybe all of us would feel afraid when we fall into such frustrating state of life, but the worse thing is that you even do not realize it at all.
也许在陷入这种令人沮丧的生活状态时，我们都会感到害怕，但更可怕的是，你已经陷入了这种危险的境地，你却浑然不知。
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