写给未来的自己一封信：未来你会变成什么样？

 　　When you look back on yourself in the past - 10, 20, 30 or more years ago - it’s surprising to see how much you have changed over time. Your experiences, your friends, your family and your work have all shaped who you are right now. But where will you be in another few years? How will you have changed? Reflective writing in your journal is an excellent way to think about what you want out of the future.

　　当你10年、20年或更多年后回顾过去时，你会吃惊地发现，随着时光的流逝，你也发生了很大的变化。你的经历、朋友、家庭和工作造就了现在的你。但是再过几年你会在哪里呢？你会如何变化呢？这样反思性的写作，会是思考未来你想要什么的一种好的方式。

　　You may have already written a letter to your younger self before, conveying all the wisdom and perspective you wish you had had at the time. Now consider the opposite end of the spectrum¹; what would you say if you wrote your future self a letter?

　　你也许以前试过给过去的自己写信，向年轻时的自己传授一些人生的智慧和观点，你希望那时候的自己就能知道这些。现在我们换个角度看问题，如果让你给未来的自己写封信，你会写点什么？

　　Just imagine writing a letter to your future self 5 years from now, then opening it at that exact moment 5 years down the road to see how much of it resonated with you. It is a useful supplementary² tool to be used in goal achievement, because when you write the letter to your future self, it helps crystallize exactly how you anticipate yourself to become at that specific moment down the road.

　　想象一下，给5年后的自己写一封信，当5年后你打开那封信时，你会产生多少共鸣。这是实现目标的一种有用的辅助工具，因为当你给未来的自己写信时，你会慢慢理清希望自己在人生旅途的那个特定时刻变成什么样子。

　　As you read the letter in the future, you can assess how many things match up (or not) vs. your expectations in the past and think about why that’s the case. Often times, the goals we set and our goal achievement process are subjected to a lot of changes along the way, due to varying obstacles, unanticipated circumstances and changing priorities. The letter gives you a macro-view of your initial vision and lets you recognize how your current vision differs from the past.

　　当你在未来读这封信时，你可以看看有多少事情是像你过去期望的那样，你也会思考为什么会这样。很多时候，我们设定目标在实现的过程中会受到沿途中各种因素的影响，因为会遇到各种各样的困难、各种意外情况并需要不断调整优先级。这封信能让你从宏观的角度上去看自己最初的愿景，让你意识到自己现在的想法和过去相比有多么不同。

　　When you open the letter in the future, you as your future self gets to compare how you used to be in the past and compare with how you are currently. This lets you see in totality how much things have changed since then - and this can be a really intriguing³ experience. It’s interesting to just see how much you have grown/changed since you wrote the letter.

　　当你以后看信时，你会把过去的自己和现在的自己进行比较。这会让你看清从写信时起你发生了哪些变化，这种体验是非常有趣的。光看看从你写信开始发生了哪些变化就很有趣了。

　　What To Write About

　　写什么内容好呢？

　　Look at today’s date. Now imagine you writing to yourself, exactly X years from now. What do you want to say to your future self?

　　看看今天的日期。现在想象一下你在给X年后的自己写信。你想对未来的自己说些什么呢？

　　How do you want your future self to be like 1 year in the future?

　　你想让自己1年后变成什么样子呢？

　　What are the different dreams and goals you would want to be realized by then?

　　到那时你想实现的梦想和目标会有哪些不同呢？

　　What is your desired status of the areas of your life wheel at that time?

　　那时你想要的人生轨迹和状态会是什么样的呢？

　　Career/Business/Studies? Finances? Family? Friends? Love? Health? Spirituality? Recreation? Personal growth? Contribution?

　　职业/生意/学习？财政？家庭？朋友？爱情？健康？心灵？娱乐？个人成长？成就？

　　Once you’re done, sign off your name with today’s date. Safe keep your letter. Put the papers in an envelope. Seal it.

　　写完后，别忘了在名字下面写上今天的日期。妥善保管你的信件，把信纸放在信封里，封上信封。

　　Set in your calendar to open your letter 1 year from now. Put this envelope in a safe place where no one can access to it.

　　在日历上注明，1年后的今天你要打开这封信。把这封信放在安全的地方，确保别人看不到。

　　Live your life like you’ve never lived it before in the next 1 year. Open the letter 1 year later and relish⁴ in nostalgia⁵, love and joy as you read the letter from yourself 1 year ago.

　　在接下来的1年里，好好生活，用崭新的方式过生活。一年后打开信封，在怀旧却又爱意满满的欢乐气氛中享受读信的乐趣。

　　Write Your Letter To Your Future Self

　　给未来的自己写封信

　　Take out a pen and paper right now and start writing your letter to your future self. Identify a time period to write to, imagine how you will be like during that time period, then start writing. Think about the type of person you will be, your place in life, what you would have accomplished⁶ then, the kind of thoughts and feelings you will experience, and so on.

　　现在就拿出笔和纸，开始给未来的自己写封信吧。找个合适的时间，想象你在那段时间内会是什么样子，然后开始写信。想一想你想成为哪种人，你在生活中的位置、那时你的成就、你会有什么样的想法和感觉，诸如此类的内容。

　　At the end of the letter, seal it in an envelope, write the date to open it on the cover and put it in a safe storage space. Fix the date to open this letter in your personal calendar. When you open this sometime in the near future, you might gain additional insights about yourself and your journey in the past few years that you were oblivious⁷ to.

　　写完信，把它装到信封里，在信封的封面上写上日期，把它妥善保管起来。在自己的日历中标记一下打开这封信的日期。当你以后打开信时，你可能会更好的洞察自己以及自己过去的生命历程。

 

1 spectrum   

n.谱，光谱，频谱；范围，幅度，系列

参考例句：

• This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
• We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。

2 supplementary   

adj.补充的，附加的

参考例句：

• There is a supplementary water supply in case the rain supply fails.万一主水源断了，我们另外有供水的地方。
• A supplementary volume has been published containing the index.附有索引的增补卷已经出版。

3 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

5 nostalgia   

n.怀乡病，留恋过去，怀旧

参考例句：

• He might be influenced by nostalgia for his happy youth.也许是对年轻时幸福时光的怀恋影响了他。
• I was filled with nostalgia by hearing my favourite old song.我听到这首喜爱的旧歌，心中充满了怀旧之情。

6 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

7 oblivious   

adj.易忘的，遗忘的，忘却的，健忘的

参考例句：

• Mother has become quite oblivious after the illness.这次病后，妈妈变得特别健忘。
• He was quite oblivious of the danger.他完全没有察觉到危险。