成年人学东西的尴尬

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There's a particular kind of embarrassment 有一种特别的尴尬，

in learning something new as an adult. 只有在成年后再学新东西时才会体会到。

When you're a kid, being bad at things is normal. 小时候，什么都做不好是很正常的，

Nobody expects you to know how. 没人指望你本来就会。

But at my age, 但到了我这个年纪，

walking into a beginner class 走进一个零基础班，

and being the worst person in the room feels strangely exposing. 成了全场最差的那一个，总会莫名觉得无处遁形。

I signed up for a pottery class last month, 上个月我报了个陶艺班，

and my first bowl looked like something a toddler made. 捏出来的第一个碗，看着像小孩子随手糊弄出来的。

The teenager next to me was already shaping beautiful cups. 而旁边那个十几岁的年轻人，已经在拉漂亮的杯子了。

For a second I wanted to quit. 有那么一瞬间，我真想直接放弃。

But then I realized 但后来我意识到，

that discomfort is just the price of being a beginner again. 这种尴尬和难受，本就是重新做回新手必须付出的代价。

Nobody gets to skip it. 谁也跳不过这一关。

If I let a little embarrassment stop me, 如果连这点不好意思都克服不了，

I'd never learn anything new for the rest of my life. 那我这辈子就别想再学任何新东西了。

So I stayed. 所以，我还是留了下来。