我很棒，你也是

by Little Miss翻譯：法比仔

我很棒，你也是

by Little Miss
翻譯：法比仔

I often show my middle school students inspiring videos to start their day. I never know which ones will make a huge1）impact， but I know they always reach the kids2）to some extent. I recently showed my kids a video， where the3）resounding message was “I am enough.”

When the video was over， I went around and had each child say out loud， “I am enough.” It was amazing to see their backs straighten and their faces brighten as they4）affirmed this for themselves.

Well， I posted about it on my Facebook page and showed how5）blessed I felt to get to work with such open-hearted，amazing kids. A friend of mine saw the post， watched the video，and felt moved. So moved， in fact， that a few days after I had posted， I went to my mailbox and discovered a beautiful ring stamped with “I am enough.” I teared up at once because it was such an unbelievable gift of kindness. I recognized how this simple video was6）rippling. The following day， I shared the story of my gift with my class and they were just as7）awed as I was. I thought perhaps the ripples would end there.

1） impact ［'Imp?kt］ n. 影響力

2） to some extent 在某種程度上

4） afrm ［?'f??m］ v. 肯定

5） blessed ［'blesId］ adj. 幸運的，幸福的

6） ripple ［'rIp?l］ v. 起漣漪

7） awed ［??d］ adj. 表示敬畏的

But ripples never truly end， do they？

The next day， when I was leaving my classroom， I noticed my8）warm-up white board had been changed. Instead of the instructions I had for the following morning， one of my students had written， “I am enough， you are enough.” I loved the addition of “You are enough” because it shows me they are not only thinking about their own value but also the value of others. How beautiful is that？

Did the ripples end there？ Of course not.

I received an email early the next morning from one of the parents in my class. She told me that when she went in her daughter's room to say goodnight， she found on her easel a picture of hearts and the words “I am enough， you are enough.” I couldn't believe this simple saying was reaching so deeply and so far. It made my heart flled with joy once again to see how blessed I am to get to connect with these kind little souls every day.

Now， do you suppose the ripples ended there？ Of course not.

Yesterday， we decided to make valentines for9）veterans who are currently at the VA hospital注. We10）brainstormed different things we could say， such as “Thank you for your service！” and “We11）appreciate you！” Not once did we mention our newly beloved phrase. And yet， when I was going through the cards to package them up for the hospital， I discovered two cards with the phrase “You are enough” on the front cover. How beautiful for a 10-year-old to recognize how important it is to not only fnd value in others but to remind them of it on a day that is12）set aside for love and kindness.

We never know the ripples we will set of when we simply reach out to others. In the case of my inspiring middle schoolers， enough was more than enough.

8） warm-up 預熱，熱身

9） veteran ［'vet?r?n］ n. 老兵，老戰士

10） brainstorm ［'breInst??m］ v. 集體討論

11） appreciate ［?'pri??IeIt］ v. 感激，感謝

12） set aside 留出

注：即退伍軍人醫院。

我常常給我的初中學生們播放一些勵志視頻，以此來開始他們一天的生活。我從來不知道哪些視頻會產生巨大的影響，但我知道它們總會在一定程度上給予學生們啟發。最近我給我的學生們播放了一個視頻，里頭不斷回響著的信息就是“我很棒”。

視頻結束后，我四處走動著，并讓孩子們逐個大聲說出“我很棒”。神奇的是，我看到他們的背挺直了，臉龐也閃耀著光芒，因為他們肯定了自己。

隨后，我把這件事分享在了我臉書的個人頁面上。我想告訴大家，工作時能和這些心胸開闊、令人驚嘆的孩子們在一起，我真的是太幸福了。我的一個朋友看到了這一帖子，在觀看了視頻后，她被打動了。事實上，視頻太令人感動了，以致在我發完帖子過了幾天之后，我在我的郵筒里發現了一枚漂亮的戒指，上面刻道：“我很棒”。我瞬間熱淚盈眶，因為這真是一份令人難以置信的、充滿善意的禮物。我意識到，這個簡單的視頻真的引起了大家的反響。第二天，我和班上的孩子們分享了關于這件禮物的故事，他們也和我一樣充滿了感嘆。我想，也許這個漣漪到這里就會平息了。

但漣漪從來就沒有真正平息，不是嗎？

第二天，當我正準備離開教室時，我注意到我那用來課堂熱身的白板上的內容被人改了。……