每一次的落筆,都是為了讓心靈飛得更遠。

這是一則來自讀者的暖心投稿。讀者的媽媽在堅持抄寫完兩遍、長達 200 天的《抄寫英語的奇蹟》後,她不僅精進了英文,更在今年勇敢出發,完成了人生第一次的英語系國家之旅!

這段過程中,書裡關於「感恩」、「克服逆境」與「自我關懷」的篇章,給了她許許多多的啟發與力量。

這就是學習最美好的樣子!


永遠不會太晚 It’s Never Too Late.

林熙老師您好:
從小我就懷抱著環遊世界的夢想,可除了日本,我還沒有踏足過其他國家。眼看70歲將至,那個夢想似乎慢慢被現實的重量壓得不再那麼鮮明。
直到抄寫林熙老師的《抄寫英語的奇蹟》到最後一頁 ——「永遠不會太晚 It’s Never Too Late.」— 這句話給了我滿滿的起而行的勇氣。我突然意識到,再不飛出亞洲,或許會成為一生的遺憾。於是,我開始尋找退休的朋友們一起去歐洲。沒想到,她們要麼已經去過,說歐洲治安不好,要麼覺得太遠,沒有體力搭遠航的飛機。
以前我可能就會放棄,但現在我知道,也深信 Life's flexible —— 人生是充滿彈性的。抄了兩遍《抄寫英語的奇蹟》後,我更想實現去英語系國家的願望。(我想跟外國人講英文!!!)
想到林熙老師您不就是澳洲人嘛!那我決定 —— 我要去澳洲!
抱著滿心喜悅,我在墨爾本玩遍了各個景點。站在我第一個看到的歐洲式建築——聖保羅大教堂前,我的心情激動無比,終於圓了夢。在菲利普島的沙灘上,看著小藍企鵝的父母穿過小山丘,與走出巢的孩子擁抱,夜空下滿山的企鵝呼喊聲中,我感動得眼淚幾乎掉下來。
在海關,終於第一次開口跟外國人講英文:「This is Chinese medicine.」,雖然完全聽不懂她回我什麼,雖然很緊張,但是我做到了!
坐路面電車一直是我出發前非常期待的體驗。當我站在維多利亞圖書館人行道看到電車時,興奮地往前跑,結果一步跨出就摔個五體投地。幸好團友把我扶起來,只是肩膀稍微拉傷,之後我就踏上電車瀏覽市區風景。
以前我是追求完美的人,碰到糗事心情一定低落,甚至影響周圍的人。但這次旅行,我立刻調整心態,往正向思考,不把惱人的小事放在心上。之所以會有這樣的轉變,林熙老師的《抄寫英語的奇蹟》給了我很大的啟發 —— 教我「感恩」「克服逆境」「自我關懷」……
謝謝您,林熙老師。
It’s Never Too Late. 我要邁向下一個旅途了!


林熙老師的溫暖鼓勵


Thanks so much for sharing this with me! It's so moving! Please pass on the following message to your mother:
I can't express how much your message means to me. I'm so pleased that you've taken such a big step and gone on a trip outside of Asia, not to mention talking to a Westerner and taking a tram. You're really stretching your comfort zone! I'll bet your family is really proud of everything you've achieved.
I'm honored that you would choose to visit Australia as your first English speaking country because I'm Australian. I'd never thought that I'd see a photo of someone holding my book in Australia, either. It's wonderful seeing the photos of you in Australia with my book.
You completely embody the philosophy that it's never too late. When I wrote that final chapter, I was hoping to inspire some people to realize that they can do things they've never done before.
Perhaps, the thing that I'm happiest about for you is that you've been able to put unpleasant experiences behind you and focus on what's good in the situation. That change is huge and will serve you no matter what you encounter in the future.
Also, as your story is so inspiring, I'd love to share it with others, if that's alright with you. It might inspire others to break out of their comfort zones and tick some items off their bucket lists, too.
I look forward to reading about your next adventure. Thanks again for sharing your story with me.

林熙老師:
和讀者分享這一份感動
《抄寫英語的奇蹟》能陪著正在閱讀這篇文章的你,踏上屬於自己的改變旅程。
因為奇蹟,從不是等來的。
而是在你願意行動、願意開始的那一刻,悄悄萌芽......
 
 

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