A young man asked Socrates the secret of Success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning .一个年轻男子向苏格拉底请教成功秘诀。苏格拉底告诉他次日早晨在河边相见。
They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. 两人如期而遇。苏格拉底要这个年轻男子和他一起向河中走去。当河水漫到他们脖子的时候,苏格拉底突然抓住该男子,并把他猛摁入水中。
The man struggled to get out but Socrates kept him there until he started turning blue. The young man struggled hard and finally managed to get out and the first thing he did was to gasp and take deep breath.男子挣扎着想出来,但苏格拉底一直摁着他,直到他脸色变青。年轻男子拼命挣扎,并最终冲出水面,紧接着就是大口地喘气、呼吸。
Socrates asked , “What you wanted the most when you were there?” The man replied, “Air.” 苏格拉底问道:“在水里时,你最想得到什么?”男子答道:“空气。”
Socrates said, “That’s the secret. When you want success as badly as you wanted air, you will get it.”苏格拉底说:“这就是秘诀。当你像渴望空气一样渴望成功时,你就会成功。”