Traveller 3

Team

The little animals are bandaging the dinosaur’s tail, and the dinosaur is carrying the little animals on his back. All animals, big and small, are just as important, and respect each other. This is what makes a team.

Usually we think the weakest member brings down the whole team… But I feel like the most powerful member slows down the whole team by being disrespectful and irresponsible. The dynamic between team members is a strange thing. Sometimes it can be very strong… and sometimes very fragile!

小動物幫大恐龍包紮尾巴，大恐龍也背著小動物一起走。大動物，小動物都重要，彼此尊重。這樣的群體才可以進步，開心的走下去。

我們平常總是覺得弱小的隊員會拖慢整個群體的進度，但我覺得，強大的隊員也可能因為沒有尊重和守護其他隊員，而拖累整個群體。

所以人與人之間的互動和聯繫是很奇妙的......

Cool

Once I bought super cheap business class plane tickets. My suitcase was full and my shoes were wet from my trip, so I had to wear lame flip flops and carry an ugly bag. I felt out of place, but then on second thought, who was looking at me anyway?

Actually, life is full of “uncool” moments: falling off my bike, coming in last in competitions, getting lost hiking, having my jeans torn, walking into the men’s restroom by mistake, bumping into a lamp post on the street…

Being uncool means you aren’t afraid of failing or learning something new. You aren’t afraid of taking part in competitions in which you won’t win.

I feel like it’s hard work being cool all the time. If you can’t ever fail or look stupid, there’s really not much you can do!

記得有一次和朋友買了便宜的商務客位機票。剛巧我的行李箱滿了，鞋子也濕了，所以我要拖著紅白藍袋和穿著人字拖乘搭商務客位。本來覺得自己有點“樣衰”，不過後來想，誰管我！？

其實我生活上試過太多“樣衰” 或失敗的東西，例如，學踩單車掉下來，參加問答比賽第一個出局，去行山迷路了，街上派單張，跳舞表演，褲子穿洞，不小心走進男廁，街上撞柱等等。

不怕“樣衰”會令你不怕失敗，也不怕學新東西，參加沒有把握的比賽。

我覺得有型的人很辛苦，因為他們永遠也不能失敗或出醜，所以應該什麼也做不到吧。

Curious

Over the holidays, I went to a bunch of parks. I saw sunbathing turtles, dancing birds, mudskipper families, water lilies, sunsets and dandelions! I felt like a teeny tiny ant, exploring the big world around me. 

Stay curious and keep your eyes open!

放假的幾天，連續去了濕地公園，香港公園和香港動植物公園。我看到曬太陽的龜，跳舞的鳥，泥漿裏的彈塗魚家族，一大堆睡蓮，還有鱷魚，日落和蒲公英！我覺得自己好像變成小螞蟻，鑽來鑽去，到處探索。（雖然現實裡比較像小學生去旅行。）

保持好奇的心，打開眼睛看世界，是一件很開心的事。

Joys

The post office closes at 6pm. At 5:30pm, I hurry out. It just rained and there are puddles everywhere. The street is crowded. As I run between the people, I notice clouds reflected in the puddles on the street.

Suddenly, I realise that if I walk through the puddle, I’ll be walking on land, air and sea at the same time!

I laugh to myself as I think about this!

郵局六點鐘關門，我五點半趕去寄東西。天剛剛下了一場雨，路上有很多積水。街上很擠擁，我左閃右避的時候，看到天上的雲在積水反映出來。

那時候我突然想，如果我走在積水上面，就會是同時行走在陸地，水和天空上面了！

這樣想著想著，就覺得很有趣，不禁笑了出來！

Lion

Be careful of bad guys, parents always say. But they don’t remind us to look out for all the good people around us.

Actually, there are always kind people nearby. For example, the courier worries about my small business, and gives me tips on mailing stuff. The security guard secretly gives me lai see at Chinese New Year. My neighbour spots me carrying a bunch of heavy bags and gives me a hand. A stranger holds my umbrella while I tie my shoelaces on a rainy day.

You’ll get ripped off every now and then if you trust people all the time. But that’s probably better than being suspicious all the time, and missing all the good people in your life.

父母常常說不要那麼容易相信人，要提防壞人，但很少叫我們多相信人，留意身邊的好人。

其實平時擦身而過有很多好人。例如，速遞員對我說：「你又寄東西，這樣賺到錢嗎？」然後教我寄得便宜一點。樓下的看更，新年靜悄悄給我利是。鄰居見到我拿著一袋袋東西，幫我拿回家。下雨天有人幫我撐雨傘，告訴我鞋帶鬆了....

常常相信人，有時候會被騙 ，但是一生人被騙幾次，總好過要常常懷疑人，錯過很多好人。

Sad

I only recently learned that “compassion” means “to suffer together”. I feel like being compassionate is a special talent. It’s not helping people solve their problems or encouraging them. It’s just being there for them, accepting and understanding them. I guess it’s ok to be sad sometimes. 

最近我才知道compassion是一起受苦的意思。我覺得可以和別人一起受苦是一種特別的技能。不是幫他們解決問題，也不是叫他們振作點，開心點，只是陪伴，接受和明白他們。有時候不開心，也不是什麼大問題吧。

Snail

The boy is angry that the snail is walking so slowly. But because the snail is so slow, they got to see the stars come out! The snail’s weakness is also his strength.

I start to discover people’s weaknesses after getting to know them a bit more. But when I realise their weakness is also their strength, it always amuses me. For example:

Someone who always says the wrong thing is also an honest person.

Someone who cries all the time is emotional and passionate.

Someone who always worries about you is also caring.

Someone who is stubborn is also someone who has principles.

I’m indecisive, but also creative!

正當男孩在埋怨蝸牛走得慢的時候，蝸牛的慢卻讓他們可以細心欣賞天上的星星。蝸牛的慢是一個弱點，也是一個優點。

跟別人熟了，我開始發覺他們的弱點。但後來我發現他們的弱點正正就是他們的優點！這件事有點奇怪，但是真的。

例如：

一個常說錯話的人是一個坦白的人。

一個常常哭的人是一個感情豐富的人。

一個囉嗦的人是一個會關心人的人。

一個固執的人是一個有原則的人。

我是一個拿不定主意的人也是一個有創意的人！

Sow

My grandma died last month. The funeral hall was filled with people. These were all people that my grandma had cared for.

Later my mom told me that my grandma always let people in need stay at their house. She even took their kids to school. 

The seeds she sowed had grown into a magnificent forest!

我的婆婆上個月過身了。出席喪禮的人擠滿了禮堂。雖然她已經看不到，但這些都是婆婆曾經關心過的人。

後來聽媽媽說，婆婆年青的時候，常常讓一些有需要的人在他們家暫住, 甚至幫他們帶小朋友上學。現在他們都過得很好。

她以前播下的種子，不停地循環生長，現在變成森林了。

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