These were the surroundings among which I settled down, and applied myself to my education.

这些是我安顿下来的环境，并把自己运用到我的教育中。

Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.

我又专心察明智慧、狂妄和愚昧，乃知这也是捕风。

And it was during this time that I realized that I didn't need to be the smartest person in the classroom, but if I really applied myself to solve practical problems, I could make a big difference.

正是在这段时间里， 我意识到我不需要成为课堂上最聪明的人，但如果我真正投入自己去解决实际问题，我可以做出很大的改变。