這位11歲小哥 厲害到讓我懷疑人生

Some people would argue that life experience is crucial to being a motivational speaker, but an 11-year-old kid from Pakistan is proving that all you really need is an inspirational speech and confidence.

有人認為，生活經(jīng)歷是成為勵志演說家的關鍵。然而，這位11歲的巴基斯坦小哥向世人證明：成為勵志演說家，你只需要具備鼓舞人心的演講和自信心。

At just 11 years of age, Hammad Safi has accomplished what most of us won’t be able to do in a lifetime. He is the youngest motivational speaker in Pakistan, and probably the world, a freelancer, TV anchor and a lecturer at the University of Peshawar, where he teaches students twice his age. He has been referred to as a “super kid”, a “child extraordinaire”, “motivational guru” and even “the little genius of Pakistan”, but he hasn’t let the adulation go to his head. Instead he continues to inspire others and push his vision of an educated Pakistan, and access to technology in order to connect the youth to the modern world.

Hammad Safi年僅11歲，卻取得了大部分人一輩子無法取得的成就。目前，他是巴基斯坦(甚至全世界)最年輕的勵志演說家、自由職業(yè)者、電視節(jié)目主持人、白沙瓦大學的講師——他的學生年齡比他大一倍。他被譽為“超級兒童”、“杰出兒童”、“勵志古魯”甚至“巴基斯坦小天才”。不過，他并未讓這些吹捧話語沖昏頭腦。相反，他繼續(xù)鼓舞人們，同時開拓自己的眼界、接觸現(xiàn)代技術(shù)。

Photo: Hammad Safi/Facebook

“He is not an ordinary child. People have seen something in him. I have myself seen abilities in him. That’s why I have appointed special teachers for him,” Safi’s father, Abdul Rehman Khan, recently told AFP. “I want him to become a special leader. I’m very proud… For his abilities, for his intelligence, he is God-gifted.”

他的父親接受采訪時說道：

他不是個普通孩子。人們在他身上看到了某些東西。我自己就在他身上看到了某些能力。因此，我為他聘請了特殊教師。我希望他成為一名特殊領袖。我非常自傲……為他的能力，為他的聰慧，他是上帝恩賜的。

Abdul’s description may seem exaggerated – he is Hammad’s father after all – but the boy is indeed capable of feats way beyond his years. How many 11-year-olds do you know that can command the attention of thousands of adults while speaking on serious topics like success, life challenges or responsibility? Hammad can, and he does it with ease, relying on his innate charisma, practiced hand gestures and an uncanny confidence that mesmerises his audiences.

他也許有些夸大其詞(畢竟是自家孩子)，但Hammad取得的成就確實超乎他的實際年齡。試問，有多少11歲兒童能夠在談論成功、人生挑戰(zhàn)、責任等嚴肅主題時吸引數(shù)萬成年人的注意力?然而，他卻能夠輕松做到這點——憑借天生的個人魅力、熟練的手勢和不可思議的自信心。

The 11-year-old motivational speaker also makes use of the internet to make sure that his speeches reach as many people as possible. His YouTube channel currently has nearly 160,000 subscribers and some of his videos have been viewed millions of times. The topics he touches on during his lectures are not the most original, but the way he approaches them combined with his age seems to have a very strong effect on people.

另外，這位小小勵志演說家還利用網(wǎng)絡傳播自己的演講。目前，他的YouTube頻道擁有將近16萬訂閱者，他的部分演講視頻達到數(shù)百萬點擊量。他的演講主題不算新穎，但他的演講方式和幼小年齡似乎具有極大的感染力。

“A few months ago I was really disappointed with life… I was (thinking) about suicide, because there are no jobs and no success in life,” a student twice Hammad’s age told AFP. “Then I saw a movie of Hammad Safi. I thought, if an 11-year-old child can do anything, why can’t I?”

幾個月前，我對人生失望透頂，我想著自殺，因為既沒有工作、也沒有任何成就。后來，我看到Hammad Safi的一個視頻。我想，如果一個11歲兒童都能取得成就，我為什么不能呢?

Photo: Hammad Safi/Facebook

That is what makes Safi so special, his power to get his message across and inspire people much older than him.

這就是Safi的特殊之處，他能夠激勵比他年長許多的人。

Hammad Safi comes from one of the wealthiest families in Peshawar, but he doesn’t seem concerned with material gains. Instead, he reportedly spends 10 to 12 hours every day reading and studying other motivational speakers so he can perfect his skills. He dreams of one day becoming a leader and showing the worth of his country to the world.

Hammad Safi出生于白沙瓦的富豪家庭，但他似乎不關心物質(zhì)利益(吐槽：因為有錢所以不關心錢啊)。據(jù)報導，他每天花10-12個小時閱讀和研究其他勵志演說家，從而完善自己的技巧。他夢想成為一名領袖，向世界展示巴基斯坦的價值。

Many in Pakistan are astonished by Hammad’s self-confidence and his ability to lecture on important subjects, but there as also those who believe that this role is depriving the boy of his childhood.

在巴基斯坦，許多人驚嘆于他的自信心和演講能力。也有人認為，他的兒童天性已被剝奪。