《 走在自己的时区里 》
New York is 3 hours ahead of California,
纽约走在加州前面 3 个小时,
but it does not make California slow.
但加州并没有因此变慢。
Someone graduated at the age of 22,
有些人 22 岁就毕业了,
but waited 5 years before securing a good job!
但等了 5 年才找到好工作!
Someone became a CEO at 25, and died at 50.
有些人 25 岁就当上了 CEO,却在 50 岁就去世了。
While another became a CEO at 50,
and lived to 90 years.
也有人直到 50 岁才当上 CEO,但最后一直活到 90岁。
Someone is still single,
有些人依旧单身,
while someone else got married.
而别人早已结婚。
Obama retires at 55, but Trump starts at 70.
奥巴马 55 岁退休,但特朗普 70 岁才开始。
Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their time zone.
毫无疑问世上每个人都在自己的时区工作。
People around you might seem to go ahead of you, some might seem to be behind you.
身边有些人看似走在你前面,也有些人落后于你。
But everyone is running their own race, in their own time.
但其实每个人在自己的时区里努力。
Don’t envy them or mock them.
不要嫉妒或嘲笑他们。
They are in their time zone, and you are in yours!
他们在自己的时区里,你在你的!
Life is about waiting for the right moment to act.
生命就是等待正确的时机去行动。
So, relax.
所以,放轻松。
You’re not late. You’re not early.
你没有迟到,你也没有早到。
You are very much on time,
你刚刚好,
and in your time zone destiny set up for you!
享受命运为你安排的时区吧!
白小宝 译于 2019.1.17
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