我是不会选择做一个普通人的

如果我能够做到的话

我有权成为一位不寻常的人

我寻找机会 但我不寻求安稳

我不希望在国家的照顾下成为一个有保障的国民

那将被人瞧不起 而使我感到痛苦不堪

我要做有意义的冒险

我要梦想 我要创造

我要失败 我也要成功

我拒绝用刺激来换取施舍

我宁愿向生活挑战 而不过有保障的生活

宁愿要达到目的时的激动而不愿要乌托邦式毫无生气的平静

我不会拿我的自由与慈悲做交易

也不会拿我的尊严去发给乞丐的食物做交易

我决不会在任何一位大师面前发抖

也不会为任何恐惧所屈服

我的天性是挺胸直立

骄傲而无所畏惧

我勇敢地面对这个世界

自豪的说

在上帝的帮助下 我已经做到了

I do not choose to be a common person

It is my right to be uncommon---if I can

I seek opportunity---not security

I do not wish to be a kept citizen

humbled and dulled by having the state look after me

I want to take the calculated risk

to dream and to build

to fail and to succeed

I refuse to barter incentive for a dole

I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence

the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of Utopia

I will not trade my freedom for beneficence

nor my dignity for a handout

I will never cower before any master

nor bend to any threat

It is my heritage to stand erect, proud, and unafraid

to think and act for myself

to enjoy the benefit of my creations

and to face the world boldly

and say:

“This, with God’s help, I have done.”