Just when life was about to begin for the 21-year old Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge Ph.D. student was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and was given a couple of years left to live.
Although his mind would be unaffected, his body would become utterly useless. With such a tragic fate upon him, one might just assume to give up on life. Not Stephen.
Unfortunately, ALS continued to exact a toll on his body and Hawking was left completely immobile and unable to speak or more without the aid of sophisticated technology and software.
Although one can’t help but imagine what could have been had he not been afflicted with ALS, Stephen credits his success and his work to his illness which afforded him time to ponder our universe’s great mysteries.
How did Stephen’s attitude help him cope with his illness?
スティーブンの態度は彼が彼の病気に対処するのをどのように助けましたか?
ストーリーの中にはそのままの答えはありませんでした。
内容から自分で考えて回答を答えます。
Ordinary people might just assume to give up on life under Stephen’s situation, but Stephen had never given up. Such attitude helped him to live for making a lot of accomplishment.
Stephen had never give up his hardships and had made a lot of effort to unravel life’s purpose. Such his attitude and story inspired us. Stephen’s tenacity for life allowed him to accomplish more than what most of us could ever attain in this lifetime.
Yes, I do. I think if you have a strong will, you can do anything. But it is very hard to do actually. We need a lot of passion and desire to accomplish something.
Have you ever felt your physical limitations impacted your ability to succeed?
身体的な制限が成功する能力に影響を与えたと感じたことはありますか?
成功に影響すると思ったことはないですね。
ただ、精神的に制限があると感じたことはあります。
No, I haven’t. I have never felt my physical limitations so far. But I think I am not so clever and especially I am not good at quick debate. I feel such a limitation frequently.
If you were told that you only had a short time to live, what would you do with your life?
生きる時間が短いと言われたら、あなたは自分の人生をどうしますか?
どうしようかなぁ?
やっぱり外国に行って、いろんな友達と会いたいかなぁ。
そんな答えにしようと思います。
If I were told that I only had a short time to live, I want to visit a lot of countries and meet my friends at each places and spend time happily.
生きる時間が短いと言われたら、色んな国を訪ねて、各地で友達に会い、楽しく過ごしたいです。
Neilさんは、たぶん、実際にそうなったら、変わると思うと言っていました。
たぶん、家族と過ごしたいと思うだろう。と。
彼の知り合いでガンになった人がいて、それまでは僕と同じように、世界を旅したいと言っていたらしい。
でも、実際にそうなったら、家族と過ごすことを選んだ。
たぶん、実際になるると、考えが変わることがよくあると思う。とNeilさんは言っていました。
今日のレッスンはこれでタイムアップ。
最後にNeilさんのフィードバックです。
Good morning, Ko! It’s mind blowing how Stephen Hawking has made such a legacy despite his tragic health condition. His resolve and tenacity to continue on with his passion is nothing short of a miracle. Thank you for sharing your views about his story, see you next time!
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