鑽石舞台

Imagine, if you will -- a gift. I'd like for you to picture it in your mind. It's not too big -- about the size of a golf ball. So envision what it looks like all wrapped up. But before I show you what's inside, I will tell you, it's going to do incredible things for you. It will bring all of your family together. You will feel loved and appreciated like never before and reconnect with friends and acquaintances you haven't heard from in years. Adoration and admiration will overwhelm you. It will recalibrate what's most important in your life.

想象一份禮物。我願意為你描述一下它的樣子。它並不是很大，大概只有高爾夫球大小。包起來大概長這樣。在我讓你們看裡面是什麼前，我想先告訴你們，這件禮物對你們一定意義非凡。它可使你家人團聚。它會讓你感受到從未有過的愛和感激，正如同你與你多年未見的老友重逢時所有的感受。你的內心將充盈着愛慕之情。你會重新檢視到底何為生命最珍貴的饋贈。

It will redefine your sense of spirituality and faith. You'll have a new understanding and trust in your body. You'll have unsurpassed vitality and energy. You'll expand your vocabulary, meet new people, and you'll have a healthier lifestyle. And get this -- you'll have an eight-week vacation of doing absolutely nothing. You'll eat countless gourmet meals. Flowers will arrive by the truckload. People will say to you, "You look great. Have you had any work done?" And you'll have a lifetime supply of good drugs.

你會重新定義靈性和信仰的看法。你對你的身體也會有全新認知和感受。你會有無可匹敵的生命力和能量。你將擴展你的語彙，去結交新的朋友，你會擁有更健康的生活方式。當你得到這件禮物時，你將會有八個禮拜的假期，什麼事都不需要做。你將享用無盡的美酒佳肴；會收到好幾卡車的花。人們會對你說「你看起來氣色真不錯！你最近在做什麼呢？」你還會得到吃不完的好藥。

You'll be challenged, inspired, motivated and humbled. Your life will have new meaning. Peace, health, serenity, happiness, nirvana. The price? $55,000, and that's an incredible deal.

你會得到新的挑戰和啟發，也會產生新的動力，同時變得更謙虛。你的生命將被賦予新的意義。平和、健康、寧靜、快樂、重生。這禮物的價格？五萬五千美金。這真是一筆好買賣。

By now I know you're dying to know what it is and where you can get one. Does Amazon carry it? Does it have the Apple logo on it? Is there a waiting list? Not likely. This gift came to me about five months ago. It looked more like this when it was all wrapped up -- not quite so pretty. And this, and then this. It was a rare gem -- a brain tumor, hemangioblastoma -- the gift that keeps on giving.

我想你現在一定很想知道這到底是什麼，在哪裡可買到。亞馬遜上有麼？上面有蘋果的標誌麼？要排隊等貨麼？不太可能。我大概是五個月前得到這份禮物的。包裹起來的話，差不多是這個樣子的。並不是很漂亮。再來是這樣。再這樣。這個稀有珍寶，是個腦瘤，成血管細胞瘤，一個讓你收穫不斷的禮物。

And while I'm okay now, I wouldn't wish this gift for you. I'm not sure you'd want it. But I wouldn't change my experience. It profoundly altered my life in ways I didn't expect in all the ways I just shared with you.

我現在已痊癒了，不過我並不希望你得到這份禮物。我不確定你想不想要。但是我不會希望這一切再次發生。這件事徹底改變了我的人生，帶來了我剛跟你們講的那些改變，這都是我從未預料到的。

So the next time you're faced with something that's unexpected, unwanted and uncertain, consider that it just may be a gift.

所以下次，萬一你必須面對出乎意料的事，不管你不要或是不確定的，你都可以把它當成是一份禮物。