作者claus (La Jolla)站內Militarylife標題[哈拉] 美國海軍上將給的畢業演講...折棉
被時間Thu May 22 09:53:22 2014
http://www.businessinsider.com/bill-mcraven-commencement-speech-at-ut-2014-5
Every morning in basic SEAL training, my instructors, who at the time were
all Viet Nam veterans, would show up in my barracks room and the first thing
they would inspect was your bed.
If you did it right, the corners would be square, the covers pulled tight,
the pillow centered just under the headboard and the extra blanket folded
neatly at the foot of the rack—rack—that's Navy talk for bed.
It was a simple task—mundane at best. But every morning we were required to
make our bed to perfection. It seemed a little ridiculous at the time,
particularly in light of the fact that were aspiring to be real warriors,
tough battle hardened SEALs—but the wisdom of this simple act has been
proven to me many times over.
If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task
of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you
to do another task and another and another.
By the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many
tasks completed. Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little
things in life matter.
If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things
right.
And, if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that
is made—that you made—and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow
will be better.
粗略翻譯
折棉被哲學：雖然是小事，甚至感覺不太重要，但卻是每天所做的第一件事情。把每天
的第一件事情做好，則會更有信心更有動力把接下的事情也做好，滾雪球的道理。如果
你連小事都做不好，那大事就甭想了。最後，至少，如果你那天過的很糟，至少最後要
睡覺的時候，可以看到一個整齊乾淨的床，鼓勵你說明天會更好
作者claus (La Jolla)站內Militarylife標題Re: [哈拉] 美國海軍上將給的畢業演講...
折棉被時間Thu May 22 10:02:51 2014
還有一段是在講服裝儀容檢查
Several times a week, the instructors would line up the class and do a
uniform inspection. It was exceptionally thorough.
Your hat had to be perfectly starched, your uniform immaculately pressed and
your belt buckle shiny and void of any smudges.
But it seemed that no matter how much effort you put into starching your hat,
or pressing your uniform or polishing your belt buckle— it just wasn't good
enough.
The instructors would fine "something" wrong.
For failing the uniform inspection, the student had to run, fully clothed
into the surfzone and then, wet from head to toe, roll around on the beach
until every part of your body was covered with sand.
The effect was known as a "sugar cookie." You stayed in that uniform the rest
of the day—cold, wet and sandy.
There were many a student who just couldn't accept the fact that all their
effort was in vain. That no matter how hard they tried to get the uniform
right—it was unappreciated.
Those students didn't make it through training.
Those students didn't understand the purpose of the drill. You were never
going to succeed. You were never going to have a perfect uniform.
Sometimes no matter how well you prepare or how well you perform you still
end up as a sugar cookie.
It's just the way life is sometimes.
約略翻譯：服裝儀容檢查超嚴的，衣服要燙的超平，皮帶扣要擦的超亮。不管多努力
，總是會被找出缺失，而被找出缺失的懲罰就是穿著全套制服往海裡跑，全身濕了之
後還要在沙灘上翻滾弄得全身都黏著沙，然後整天不能換衣服。很多學員都無法接受
他們再怎麼努力都會被找缺失；這些人最終都被退訓了。其實，是因為他們不懂，其
實不可能通過服裝儀容檢查的。你不可能會有零缺失的服裝儀容。有時候不管你多努
力或表現的多好，你還是會弄得全身又濕又冷又黏滿沙。這就是人生阿。