I walked into a restaurant
我去一家酒店里的餐廳吃飯

and after going the menu, I ordered some food.
拿到菜單之后，我點了餐

After about 20 minutes a group of guys and ladies walked in
大概20分鐘后，一群男男女女走進(jìn)來，

and ordered theirs.
也點了餐

To my dismay, these folks got served first.
令我失望的是，服務(wù)員先送來了他們的食物

I watched as they began to eat and laugh heartily.
我看著他們開始吃飯，席間開懷大笑

I even overhead one of them bragging about how he's connected to everyone in the hotel
我甚至聽到他們中的一個人吹噓自己和酒店里每個人都很熟絡(luò)

and I felt mocked.
我感到自己受到了嘲笑

I decided to leave.
我決定離開

Unable to take it anymore, I called the waiter.
忍無可忍，我叫了服務(wù)員

He calmly told me:
沒想到服務(wù)員對我說

"Yours is a special order,
您下的菜單是一份特殊招待

being prepared by the head chef himself.
由廚師長本人烹飪

Their orders were prepared hurriedly by students on attachment
那些人的是由廚師長手下的學(xué)徒匆匆忙忙準(zhǔn)備出來的

because the top chefs are busy with yours.
因為廚師長正忙著準(zhǔn)備你的食物

That's why they were served first.
這就是他們的食物先上桌的原因

Please have some juice as you wait".
請您稍等一下，先喝杯果汁吧

I calmed down and waited patiently.
我冷靜下來，耐心的等待著

Shortly after, my meal was served by 6 waiters.
沒過多久，6個服務(wù)員齊齊上陣來伺候我吃飯

Unknown to me, the owner of the hotel
原來，我不知道的是，這家酒店的老板

(who happened to be an old long lost friend of mine)
（此人是我的老朋友，我們多年沒有聯(lián)系了）

saw me when I entered
我走進(jìn)酒店的時候，正好看到了我

and decided to surprise me.
于是決定給我一個驚喜

She changed my simple meal to a five-star meal.
她為我把一頓簡單的飯菜變成了一餐五星級的豪華宴席

The party at the other table were shocked.
旁邊一桌的男男女女被震驚了

?They couldn't stop staring.
他們眼睛一眨不眨的盯著我

Suddenly they were the ones murmuring ,
瞬間，他們變成了抱怨的一方

asking why they didn't get that kind of service and meal.
質(zhì)問為什么他們沒有享受到這么高級的服務(wù)，吃到這么豪華的食物

Such is life!
這不就是生活嗎

Some people are ahead of you
有些人生活的步伐早于你

and are eating now,
他們已經(jīng)在享受勝利的果實

laughing at you
他們嘲笑你

and talking about how they are smarter, wiser and better than you,
告訴你他們?nèi)绾稳绾伪饶愀斆鳎饶愀Ｖ?，各方面都勝過你

how they are well connected , blessed, have money and are enjoying life.
告訴你他們?nèi)绾稳绾稳嗣}恒通，受到上天恩賜，有錢任性，享受著美滿的生活

You are waiting tirelessly
而你還在承受著漫長的等待

wondering why it’s taking so long to breakthrough,
思考著為什么你想要獲得成就，需要等待這么長的時間

You endure mockery and humiliation .
你忍受著旁人的嘲笑和羞辱

May be you've gone through depression or suffered severe mental anxiety.
也許你因此曾深陷抑郁，或者因為精神焦慮備受煎熬

Don't you worry!
請別擔(dān)心！

Life has seen you
命運已經(jīng)看到了你

and doesn't want you to be served a simple meal
不希望你獲得的收獲太過微薄

like those making a mockery of you.
就像那些嘲笑你的人所獲得的一樣

You're waiting long because yours is a special meal.
你之所以會等待這么久，是因為命運為你準(zhǔn)備了一份特殊招待

It takes time to prepare.
需要花時間來準(zhǔn)備這份招待

And only head chefs prepare them.
必須由廚師長親自烹飪

Wait for your meal and relax.
所以，請放松一點，耐心等一等

When it comes that laughing party will be silenced for good.
當(dāng)屬于你的這份成就上桌的時候，那些嘲笑你的人會永遠(yuǎn)沉默下去

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翻譯：小木