BOOK TWO COMBATING RESISTANCE：Turning Pro

It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
—Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.
第二部分：對抗抵抗：轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)槁殬I(yè)人士
學習戰(zhàn)爭是一回事，過戰(zhàn)士的生活是另一回事。
-阿卡迪亞的特拉蒙，公元前5世紀的雇傭兵

PROFESSIONALS AND AMATEURS

Aspiring artists defeated by Resistance share one trait. They all think like amateurs. They have not yet turned pro.
職業(yè)人士與業(yè)余人士
被抵抗打敗的有抱負的藝術家有一個共同的特點。他們都像業(yè)余人士一樣思考。他們還沒有變成職業(yè)選手。

The moment an artist turns pro is as epochal as the birth of his first child. With one stroke, everything changes. I can state absolutely that the term of my life can be divided into two parts: before turning pro, and after.
藝術家轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)槁殬I(yè)人士的時刻就像他第一個孩子的出生一樣具有劃時代意義。一舉一動，一切都變了。我可以肯定地說，我的人生可以分為兩部分:職業(yè)生涯開始前和職業(yè)生涯開始后。

To be clear: When I say professional, I don’t mean doctors and lawyers, those of “the professions.” I mean the Professional as an ideal. The professional in contrast to the amateur. Consider the differences.
需要明確的是:當我說職業(yè)的時候，我指的不是醫(yī)生和律師，那些“職業(yè)人士”?！拔抑傅氖锹殬I(yè)人士是作為一個概念。側(cè)重于職業(yè)的人與業(yè)余的人相比的差異。

The amateur plays for fun. The professional plays for keeps.

To the amateur, the game is his avocation. To the pro it’s his vocation.

The amateur plays part-time, the professional full-time.

The amateur is a weekend warrior. The professional is there seven days a week.
業(yè)余愛好者為了好玩而做。職業(yè)人士為維持生計而堅持。
對業(yè)余愛好者來說，這項活動是他的業(yè)余愛好。對職業(yè)人士來說，這是他的職業(yè)。
業(yè)余的兼職來做，職業(yè)的全職來做。

業(yè)余愛好者是周末的勇士。職業(yè)人員每周有七天在那里。

The word amateur comes from the Latin root meaning “to love.” The conventional interpretation is that the amateur pursues his calling out of love, while the pro does it for money. Not the way I see it. In my view, the amateur does not love the game enough. If he did, he would not pursue it as a sideline, distinct from his “real” vocation.

The professional loves it so much he dedicates his life to it. He commits full-time.
That’s what I mean when I say turning pro.
Resistance hates it when we turn pro.
“業(yè)余”一詞來源于拉丁語，意思是“去愛”?！皞鹘y(tǒng)的解釋是，業(yè)余愛好者追求的是熱愛，而職業(yè)人士追求的是錢?！蔽也贿@么認為。在我看來，業(yè)余愛好者對這項運動的熱愛還不夠。如果他這樣做了，他就不會把它作為一種副業(yè)，與他的“真正”職業(yè)截然不同。

職業(yè)人士非常喜歡這件事，他把自己的生命都奉獻給了它。他做全職工作。
這就是我所說的轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)槁殬I(yè)人士。
抵抗討厭我們變成職業(yè)人士。