From the Pond to the Ocean

It is almost impossible for a person to live without labels.

Our names are labels.

Our professions are labels.

Even our culture and nationality are labels.

So the real question is not whether labels exist,

but how large they are.

Some people choose to define themselves within a small pond—

a profession, an organization, or a single identity.

But for me, I would rather swim in the ocean.

The ocean also has boundaries,

yet it is vast enough for the mind to move freely.

If I must carry a label,

then I would rather choose one that is as wide as the sea.

人很難沒有標籤。

名字是標籤，職業是標籤，文化與國籍也是標籤。

既然標籤無法避免，那麼真正的問題其實不是「有沒有標籤」，而是「標籤有多大」。

有些人把自己定義在一個很小的池塘裡——

一個專業、一個組織、一個身份。

但對我來說，我寧願在大海裡游泳。

大海當然也有邊界，

但它足夠寬廣，足以讓思想自由地航行。

如果一定要有標籤，

那麼我寧願選擇一個更大的世界。