My wife and I moved into our home two years ago.
两年前，我和妻子搬进了现在的家。
We had a yard with a lot of rocks.
我们有一个院子，里面有很多石头。
Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some color to the area.
很多时候，当我们有花的时候，Denise 或我会在石头之间种一些，只是为了给那片区域增添一点色彩。
Last summer, I found a tiny little plant in the yard that I could not immediately tell what it was.
去年夏天，我在院子里发现了一株很小的小植物，一时分辨不出它是什么。
I knew I didn't plant it and Denise said she didn't, either.
我知道那不是我种的，Denise 也说她没有种过。
We decided to let it continue growing until we could find out what it was.
我们决定让它继续生长，直到弄清楚它是什么。
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the strange plant, it appeared to be a sunflower.
几周过去了，当我再次走到那株奇怪的植物前时，它看起来像是一株向日葵。
I decided to remove the weeds around it.
我决定把它周围的杂草清除掉。
As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual.
当我把那片区域的石头移开去清除杂草时，我注意到了一件不寻常的事情。
The sunflower had not started where I saw it begin, it actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and round it to reach the sun.
这株向日葵并不是从我最初看到的地方开始生长的，它实际上是从一块大石头下面开始，在石头下面和周围生长，最终伸向阳光。
That's when I realized that if a tiny little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we also have the ability to do the same thing.
就在那一刻，我意识到，如果一株小小的向日葵都没有让一块大石头阻挡它的成长，我们同样也有能力做到这一点。
If we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we aim to go and get what we need for growth.
如果我们能像那株小向日葵一样相信自己，我们就能到达想去的地方，获得成长所需要的一切。
Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what we are, we will find a way to go under or around any "rock" in order to reach our goals.
像向日葵一样挺直身姿，为我们是谁、我们成为什么而感到自豪，我们就会找到方法，从任何“岩石”的下面或周围绕过去，去实现我们的目标。
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My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of rocks. Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some color to the area.
Last summer, I found a tiny little plant in the yard that I could not immediately tell what it was. I knew I didn't plant it and Denise said she didn't, either.
We decided to let it continue growing until we could find out what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the strange plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to remove the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual. The sunflower had not started where I saw it begin, it actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and round it to reach the sun.
That's when I realized that if a tiny little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we also have the ability to do the same thing. If we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we aim to go and get what we need for growth.
Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what we are, we will find a way to go under or around any "rock" in order to reach our goals.