我时常以为我早已乐观到坚不可摧，可最近我又发现我是风一吹就熄灭的蜡烛，不能自燃也不能自灭，生生不息的是野草，而我是无法开在贫瘠土壤里的花。

我时常以为我早已乐观到坚不可摧
I often think that I have long been optimistic to the point of indestructibility
可最近我又发现我是风一吹就熄灭的蜡烛
but recently I realized that I am a candle that goes out when the wind blows
不能自燃也不能自灭
not able to ignite or extinguish itself
生生不息的是野草
and that it is the weeds that live on and on
而我是无法开在贫瘠土壤里的花
but I am a flower that cannot bloom in barren soil