What I do when I feel discouraged.

當年初到澳洲，在學習上遇到很多困難使我情緒低落。加上思鄉情切，倍感沮喪，很
想放棄。

後來姐傳給我以下幾句鼓勵的說話：
Pain is inevitable.
Suffering is optional.
Say you're running and you start to think, Man this hurts, I can't take it anymore.
The hurt part is an unavoidable reality,
but whether you can stand any more is up to the runner himself.
節錄自村上春樹的《What I talk about when I talk about running》。

那時我馬上把它抄寫下來，黏於 politics 課本的封面，時刻提醒自己，不要放棄。如
今又再有多看幾遍的需要。等一會就會再寫下來，黏在那本完全看不懂的課本上。

說洩氣的話於事無補，我知道。流淚或害怕都於事無補，我知道。所以，只能軟弱一
下子。課本，看到反胃都還是要看。