Cross the world four times

穿越人生的四个阶段

初稿：2020年07月08日
原文：https://sivers.org/4 以与原作者联系过，没问题。水平有限，翻译有误处，请多指教。

原文时间: 2019-09-27 Cross the world four times. 穿越人生的四个阶段

First, in your teens or 20s, to take it all in. See it all, do it all, and learn. Get involved. Stay up all night talking with strangers, everywhere. Kiss and fall and promise to them all. Make lots of mistakes.

第一次，在你年轻或20多岁时，尽情投入。看一切想看的，做一切想做的，学一切想学的。投身于生活中。整夜和来自陌生地方的陌生人畅谈。和相爱的人亲吻、热恋、海誓山盟。犯很多很多愚蠢的错误。

Cross the world the first time to fall in love. 第一次穿越，是为了深情地爱上一切。

The second time, in your 30s, to tell everyone what you’ve learned. You’re full of answers, since you’ve done so much. You know how things should be, since you’ve made all your mistakes. You can see the path clearly, and it’s your turn to lead.

第二次，在你30岁左右，去告诉所有人你已经知道的。你满是答案，因为你已经做过太多。你知道事情本来应该如何，因为你已经把能犯的错都犯了。你能看清前路，是时候由你来领路了。

Cross the world the second time to make change. 第二次穿越，是为了做出改变。

The third time, in your 50s, to compensate. You realize what a blow-hard you were in your 30s, and how little you actually know. You’ve been humbled. It’s time to make up for years of thinking others were wrong. Pay close attention and listen without judgement for once. Have no answers — only good questions and good ears.

第三次，在你50多岁时，开始补偿。你意识到你30岁时是那么的自大，其实你知道很少。你开始变得谦逊。多年来总觉得别人错了，是时候对这件事做些弥补了。细心的去看，认真的去听，别立刻下判断。哪有什么答案–好的问题和好的双耳已经足够。

Cross the world the third time to unlearn.

第三次穿越，是为了抛却所知，保持谦逊。

The fourth time, late in life, to witness. To find old friends, and find that they’re gone. To see what’s changed, and what’s stayed the same. To appreciate the young. The world is theirs, not yours. Now you know what happens when you die: everything! Evolution, revolutions, inventions, disasters, so much love, and so many lives. You just won’t be part of it anymore.

第四次，人生中余下的日子，是为了见证。去找老朋友，然后发现她（他）们已经离世。去看什么变了，什么依旧没变。去欣赏年轻人。世界是她（他）们的，不再是你的。现在你知道你死亡后会发生什么：一切的一切！进化，革命，创造，灾难，一切的爱，一切的生命。你只是不再是其中的一部分了。

Cross the world the last time to say goodbye.

最后一次穿越，是为了告别。

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