2021-04-20 National Look-Alike Day

【Aiden in English】

        "It's down to your vote, Aiden."

        I stared at the Science Olympiad President, fingers thumping away under my desk. I glanced back at the two options: my friend and the other final candidate.

        I voted for the more qualified option.

        Later that day, the officers told my friend that the decision for the vacant Secretary position was a nail-biter and that she was a superb candidate, but things didn't fall her way. I gave her a slight punch on the shoulder: "Don't worry about it, Rhea. You can contribute to this team just as much as a competitor."

        I am a team player: I do what's best for the team. In my first official year on the Science Olympiad roster, the best description of my role was glue. Working with many veterans, I filled in the gaps where our team needed assistance to maximize my effectiveness, particularly in engineering events where we lacked resources and manpower.

        Thus, standing at the fork in the road between Rhea and her competitor for the Secretary position, I cleared my mind of any preconceived notions and attempted to make an unbiased decision. I concluded that I would serve as a better leader and follow the decisions that would benefit the team rather than myself.

        Penn State and the Schreyer Honors College dedicate their resources to education on a global scale; diversity in people and opinions fills the Penn State campuses. Thus, my position as the glue will aid my ability to succeed, as bringing people together into a team will create a more positive, creative, and productive environment that benefits everyone. I will not put my position first; instead, the success of others will dictate my own.

【紅霞譯】

        “兒歌，這下看你的投票。”

        我凝視着科學奧林匹克主席，手指擱在桌下輕彈，接着重又看了一下兩個選擇：我朋友和最後一位競選對手。

        我投給更能勝任者。

        當天晚上，頭頭們告訴我朋友填補秘書空位的競爭難解難分，儘管她表現出眾，但選舉結果卻事與願違。我輕拍了一下她的肩膀：“瑞亞，別有顧慮，你同樣能以參賽選手的身份為本隊做貢獻。”

        我自視是團隊合作者：努力為團隊服務。記得首次加入科學奧林匹克隊那年，用黏性形容我所表現的角色特質毫不為過。與許多久經沙場的老選手並肩作戰，我靠發揮自己的優勢來彌補團隊的不足，尤其在工科項目我們缺乏材力與人力的情況下。

        因此，當處在瑞亞及其競選秘書職位的交道口間，我排除內心感性雜念，爭取做出公正判斷，有人更適合當幹部，而我服從指揮，一切從大局出發不計較個人得失。

        賓州州立大學和希瑞爾榮譽學院將其資源用於全球化教育，校內人才濟濟且各抒己見，正因如此，我的親和力有助於本人職業生涯，只有把大家團結起來才會共創一個更具積極性、更富創造力、更高生產率的人文環境，而且彼此都能從中獲益。我不會把自身利益放在首位；相反地，他人成功將激勵我進步。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2010: 來信引發的奇想(Thoughts from a Letter)

Pennbrook MS Math Count Team 

(賓溪初中·數學競賽隊 02/20/2016)

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