Once I heard a humorist (谐星) say, "I go to my psychiatrist (精神病医生) and pay him $75 an hour. But all he does is asking me the same question which my father used to ask me all the time —1do you think you are?'"
That's not a bad question, actually. I spent the first 20 or 30 years of my life 2who I really was. I thought I would never know what to study in school, and I wasn't sure I would work out what kind of person I might be happy to spend my life 3. Sometimes I thought I had known myself quite well, but quickly I 4my idea. And through the years, I changed my thoughts again and again. It seemed that I would never be able to 5the question "Who do you think you are?"
I like Benjamin Kubelski's story. In 1902, his father gave him a 6for his eighth birthday. It cost $50. That was a great deal of money in those days, 7for a Russian family that had recently moved to the US. Benjamin 8well and could play for some concerts. At the age of 18, he teamed up with a pianist as a musical band in Vaudeville. 9later he felt that the violin couldn't meet his wish. Then one night on the concert, Benjamin suddenly wanted to tell the audience a(n) 10event that happened during the day. He later said that when the audience 11, he felt so great. "That laughter ended my days as a(n) 12," he said. And it began his life as the comedian (喜剧演员) Jack Benny.
He found who he was and 13was ready. He followed his heart and 14as a famous comedian. Perhaps, you and I still haven't known ourselves surely. But listen to your heart. Listen to that small 15 and make up your mind to follow its advice. I don't know where you will end up, but it will be all right.
