“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” ~Henry David Thoreau
迷失自我，才能发现自我。——亨利·大卫·梭罗（美国作家及自然主义者）
Everything about my future was ambiguously assumed. I would get into debt by going to college, then I would be forced to get a job to pay off that debt, while still getting into more and more debt by buying a house and a car. It seemed like a never-ending cycle that had no place for the possibility of a dream.
大家将来的所有好像都模糊地设定好了，借助贷款上大学，然后为了还债被迫去找一份工作，还要为了买房买车背负更多的债务……这仿佛是一个无休止的循环，让大家的梦想没达成的机会。
I want more—but not necessarily in the material sense of personal wealth and success. I want more out of life. I want a passion, a conceptual dream that wouldn’t let me sleep out of pure excitement. I want to spring out of bed in the morning, rain or shine, and have that zest for life that seemed so intrinsic in early childhood.
大家想要的更多——并非对于个人财富和成功等物质性需要，大家对于生活，想要更多。我想要热忱、有定义的梦想，让我不会空怀纯粹的开心入睡。我期望能在早晨一跃起床，无论是阳光普照还是刮风下雨，也能对生活充满热情，就像大家的童年时固有些一样。
We all have a dream. It might be explicitly defined or just a vague idea, but most of us are so stuck in the muck of insecurity and self-doubt that we just dismiss it as unrealistic or too difficult to pursue.
大家都有梦想，无论它是明确的目的还是模糊的主意，但大家大部分人都受困于不安全和自我怀疑的泥泞里，大家把梦想看做是不现实的、很难追求的，最后舍弃了。
We become so comfortable with the life that has been planned out for us by our parents, teachers, traditions, and societal norms that we feel that it’s stupid and unsafe to risk losing it for the small hope of achieving something that is more fulfilling.
大家变得满足于爸爸妈妈、老师、传统及社会规条为大家打造的安逸生活。为了那一点点可以为生活变得更充实的期望去冒险，大家会觉得这是愚蠢和危险的。
“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.” ~Jawaharlal Nehru
过于小心才是最大的危险——贾瓦哈拉尔·尼赫鲁（印度开国总理）
Taking a risk is still a risk. We can, and will, fail. Possibly many, many, many times. But that is what makes it exciting for me. That uncertainty can be viewed negatively, or it can empower us.
冒险一直还是有风险。大家，也大概失败，还大概是失败不少不少次。但这会让大家愈加开心。不确定原因看着有不利，但同时也能勉励大家。
Failing is what makes us grow, it makes us stronger and more resilient to the aspects of life we have no control over. The fear of failure, although, is what makes us stagnant and sad. So even though I couldn’t see the future as clearly as before, I took the plunge in hopes that in the depths of fear and failure, I would come out feeling more alive than ever before.
失败能让大家成长，让大家更强大，让大家更能适应日常很难控制的每个方面。对于失败的恐惧，让大家停滞不前，悲伤不已。尽管不可以明确地看见将来，在恐惧和失败的深渊里，大家也要维持期望，那样大家将活得更有生命力。
If you feel lost, just take a deep breath and realize that being lost can be turning point of finding out who you truly are, and what you truly want to do.
假如你迷失了自我，请深呼吸，迷失可能能成为你生活的转折点，叫你发现真的的自己，并叫你了解自己想真的成为什么样的人。
（翻译：小咩咩）
