Be ordinary and be happy

Over the past 20 years, I have watched the Lion King for more than a dozen of times.

When I first watched the movie, the scene of Mufasa's death made me - a six-year-old girl at that time - cry, and since then, I have always skipped that part. Later on, during my middle-school years, I liked the love story part a lot, and Simba and Nala were really a perfect couple in my heart. Every time I watched the movie, I felt differently.

Recently, I have watched the Lion King again. This time, what impressed me the most was the lifestyle of Pumbaa and Timon - they were ordinary and lived an ordinary life. Before joining Simba to regain his kingdom, all about their life were eating and singing. It seemed to me that probably the years with Pumbaa and Timon were the happiest time in Simba's life.

To me, the best lesson that Pumbaa and Timon have taught us is that even though they know they are ordinary and their life is ordinary, they still love and enjoy it.

In fact, in the real world, only quite a few people can accomplish great things and become extraordinary, and the rest of us will just live our ordinary life.

A sentence in an article recommended by the Fair (WeChat Subscription) touched me: by hard work, ordinary people only fight for the right to continue their ordinary life in the ordinary world. It is cruel, but it is true (at least in my opinion).

The best solution is to accept and enjoy it. I know it's hard but this is a part of growing up. I'm not saying that we should not be ambitious or have great dreams, after all, just as Vince Lombardi has said, "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence". However, I just think we should get prepared if our great dreams would never come true.

I also had dreamt about becoming extraordinary at a young age, same as most of my fellow classmates in primary school. In the senior high school, I was no longer one of the top students, and then, for the very first time, I recognized that maybe I couldn’t be extraordinary.

Now, I'm well aware that I'm no more than an ordinary person but I'm happy with that. I went to an ordinary university and got my BA in English, then to another ordinary university and received my MA in translation and interpreting. Doing the editor's job, I now earn myself a life in Shanghai, such an expensive metropolitan city to live in (and I'm not a local girl).

I can't afford Michael Kors or Issey Miyake, but I have comfortable clothes which fit me well. I usually go out dinner with a couple of friends on weekends, not fancy or first class restaurants but sidewalk café or common restaurants where we know there are delicious food and nice service.

I consider this not the passive acceptance, but an optimistic attitude of turning "this is life" to "this is the life". But all in all, I still have dreams, just in case they would become true one day.

Yes, be ordinary and be happy.

相关单词：regain

regain解释：vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

regain例句：

He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。

The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

相关单词：ambitious

ambitious解释：adj.有雄心的，劲头十足的，有野心的

ambitious例句：

One may be poor but never ceases to be ambitious.人穷志不穷。

He is an ambitious young man full of enthusiasm and vitality.他是个充满热情与活力的有远大抱负的青年。

相关单词：perfection

perfection解释：n.尽善尽美，无比精确

perfection例句：

Their works reach to a great height of perfection.他们的作品到了极完美的境地。

The picture wants something of perfection.这幅画还有些不够完美。

相关单词：attainable

attainable解释：a.可达到的，可获得的

attainable例句：

They set the limits of performance attainable. 它们确定着可达到的运行限度。

If objectives are to be meaningful to people, they must be clear, attainable, actionable, and verifiable. 如果目标对人们是具有意义的，则目标必须是清晰的，能达到的，可以行动的，以及可供检验的。

相关单词：chase

chase解释：vt.追逐，追赶，追求；n.追赶

chase例句：

The police grabbed the robbers after a long chase.警察经过长距离追赶后逮住了抢劫犯。

Would you chase me if I did?如果我逃开了，你会来追吗？

相关单词：excellence

excellence解释：n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德

excellence例句：

His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。

My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。

相关单词：interpreting

interpreting解释：v.解释( interpret的现在分词 )；理解；把…理解为；演绎（按自己的感觉演奏音乐或表现角色）

interpreting例句：

The girl is interpreting for foreign visitors. 那女孩在替外宾当口译。 来自《简明英汉词典》

The drawing procedure is reviewed before interpreting this figure. 在解释这个图以前，先复习一下画图的方法。 来自辞典例句

相关单词：metropolitan

metropolitan解释：adj.大城市的，大都会的

metropolitan例句：

Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。

Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

相关单词：fancy

fancy解释：n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

fancy例句：

He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。

I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

相关单词：passive

passive解释：adj.被动的；消极的

passive例句：

He has a passive expression on his face.他脸上有一种漠然的表情。

It lands the manager in a passive position.它使经理处于被动地位。

相关单词：acceptance

acceptance解释：n.接受，接收，验收，接纳；承认，认可

acceptance例句：

The new laws gained widespread acceptance.新法令受到广泛赞同。

It took years for Einstein's theory to gain acceptance.爱因斯坦的理论经过多年才被人们接受。