2007年中国国际潜水展推荐潜水教练员：余晟明

　　新浪体育讯　加拿大凯欣亚探索运动国际有限公司/凯欣亚户外运动(深圳)有限公司

　　GAIA Bubble Club

　　教练名字:Geoffrey Yue

　　性别:M

　　年龄:50

　　潜龄:31

　　潜水证照等级:PADI DAN HSA

　　潜水教学工作年限:5 years

　　拉票口号:Life can't be lengthened， it can be lived in quality and meaningful

　　生命不在乎长短，而在于生命的质素和意义

　　个人小传 :It's the Journey, Not the Destination

　　I've been a scuba diver for 31 years and an educator as scuba diving instructor for five years, which began in 2002, and will become a PADI Master Instructor level. Frankly, my family and friends who know me well have always been puzzled by why I’ve changed such a people-oriented profession in my retire year from a very high income executive position in the environmental management field. To be honest, it used to puzzle me, too. In fact, it took me years to figure out this conundrum, but I finally did. When I ask most of my colleagues what motivates them as educators, I normally hear how they enjoy "lighting a fire within" or "changing a life." But not me - Don't get me wrong; I, too, find it highly rewarding when I witness a light going on in a student's mind, or when one tells me how much being in my class has meant to them. Yet this never seemed enough to explain why I became, and remain, an educator. Then, about 6 years ago, the rather simple answer came to me: Nothing is more important and enjoyable to me than learning while having fun and teaching sport is the way that I learn and have fun. Fortunately, given my motivation, I picked the absolute best subject in the world to teach. For example, had I become a ski instructor, I'd have taught nothing but skiing. The same goes if I had chosen the job of tennis, golf or sailing instructor, even they are also my hobbies. But scuba diving is very different, as many of my students have remarked. One of the most consistent comments I hear from students is that "they never imagined they'd learn so much about so many different subjects." Of course, they enter the class eager to learn a new sport, and assume they'll be taught how to assemble the intricate equipment and acquire the skills needed to survive underwater. Yet, by the end of the course, they discover they've learned a great deal more than just how to dive. In becoming competent divers they explored subjects that under many circumstances would have sent them running from the classroom; topics such as physics, physiology and oceanography. Moreover, if they remain a diver and travel to different countries and experience new cultures, they'll continue that educational journey into the realms of geography, anthropology and history. Clearly, a scuba course, and the life of a diver, is much more than most people initially think it's going to be. This opportunity to learn such an amazing array of subjects is exactly why I teach, and is why in 30 years as a scuba diver I can say it's never been boring. Too often people assume that learning is something that ends with a graduation ceremony. In reality, it continues until the day you die. But only a lucky few ever come to truly understand and embrace the idea that learning is a lifelong process, one in which the reward is the journey rather than the destination. And there's no better way of realizing what that journey has to offer than becoming a diver. Like we tell you with each issue, "a good diver is always learning." And you thought you were only earning a C-card.

　　这是旅程,而不是终点 (Sam译)

　　我是一个水肺潜水员已经有三十多年了，从2002年成为教练也有五年, 现在成PADI教练长级别。坦白地说，我的家人和熟知我的朋友都不明白为什么我会放弃在环保管理领域高薪的总裁职位而选择了提前退休。老实说，我自己也不懂为什么。事实上，我用了很多年来思考这个问题，而最终让我做到了。

　　我问过很多同事，是什么东西促使他们成为教育者？我通常得到的答案是：点燃知识的火种或改变生活。但我却不是----千万不要把我误会了！当我看到我的学生身上闪耀着知识的火焰，或告诉我，我的课对于他们是多么的重要时，我也会感到很欣慰。但这些并不足够解释为什么我会成为并继续做一个教育者。大约六年前，我找到了一个相当简单的答案：没有什么比在玩中教授运动，并成长彼此的心智更加重要和快乐！

　　幸运的是，更增添我的动力的是我教授的几乎是世界上最好的专业。假使我是一名滑雪教练，我就只能教滑雪。或者假如我选择的是教授

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高尔夫或帆船，我会得到相同的结果，尽管这些都是我的爱好之一。但正如我的学生所说的，水肺潜水却非常不一样！其中一个最一致的评价是，他们都从没想过潜水有那么多不同的领域可以学。当然，他们本以为上课只是学习一种新运动，学习如何将复杂的设备组装起来，还有掌握必须的技巧，以备水下生存之需。然而，当他们学到课程的最后，他们发现，除了潜水，他们还学到了更多其他的东西。在潜水的环境下，他们可以学到平时只在课堂教授的课题，如心理学、物理、海洋地理等。另外，如果他们去其他国家潜水旅行的话，他们可以感受到各个国家不同的文化，可以在地理、人类学和历史等领域继续深造。显然，潜水课程和作为一名潜水员的生活会比他们当初预想的要丰富多彩得多！

　　能有机会学习这些有趣的专业，正是为什么我选择做教练，并一直是一名水肺潜水员三十年的原因。我从来不觉得潜水很闷。人们常以为，毕业典礼以后学习的任务就完成了，而事实上，是“活到老，学到老”。但很少人能领悟到这一点，要知道，学习应该是一生的事！不应该把毕业典礼看成是学习的终点。正如我们在每一个问题里都提醒你，“一名好的潜水员时时刻刻都在学习”！不要以为你只是得到了一张证书。