Ashamed or Proud? | 羞耻还是自豪？

—“Ashamed or Proud?”, Malaysia, 2015.2 | 《羞耻还是自豪》摄于马来西亚

 

Why would we feel ashamed when we haven’t done anything wrong? For being poor? For being born in a poor family? For being born a tiny creature in a poor family? 

我们没有做错事，为什么会感到羞耻呢？因为贫穷？因为出生在一个贫穷的家庭？因为与生俱来我们就是个不起眼的弱小生物？

“Weirdos”. Malaysia, 2015.2 | 《怪人》摄于马来西亚

These are half of the pieces of feedback I received on my last article Bumps. They are categorized into two groups: Westerners & Easterners.

 

以下是来自读者对上篇文章《颠簸》所作反馈的一半内容，分为两部分：西方人和东方人。

 

 

-Westerners 西方人-

 

 

 

Interestingly, more women feel vulnerable in silence than men. More interestingly, we don’t even hear these stories from men. Believable or unbelievable? There are far more true stories to write than fantasies to create.

有趣的是，与男性相比，更多女性在沉默中感到脆弱。更有趣的是，我们甚至很少从男人那听到类似《颠簸》的故事。可信还是难以置信？我们的身边有那么多真实的故事可以写，却有那么多人绞尽脑汁去创造一些遥远的幻想。为什么？

 

 

-Easterners 东方人-

 

 

From being ashamed to being proud, is like a revolutionary moment of fearlessness.

从羞耻到自豪，像是一个无畏的革命性的冲锋时刻。

 

Note: To build a mutual Literature & Art community, Heather has now opened her personal channel (WeChat ID: Heather69) to her fans, who are following HeathersChamber. No cheaters!

备注：由于时间和精力有限，为了建立一个互敬互惠的文学艺术圈子，阿太特向已关注此公众号的粉丝们分享她的个人微信号：Heather69 。骗子勿扰！

 

Last article 上一篇:  Bumps | 颠簸

 

About Heather Cai:

Heather is the daughter of a subsistence rice farmer from Fujian Province, China. She tells stories from her experience as one of the poorest. She writes her dream to share with the world, a very personal place. She has now written two English literary novels and is looking to being published in the UK. Her passion is a splendid cocktail or milkshake of word, image, music and art. She likes collecting books, DVDs, papers, stones, shells and leaves. She desires for all forms of natural beauty. She is currently teaching kids chess in Shanghai and serving as Sergeant-at-arms (SAA) for Shanghai Leadership Toastmasters Club.

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