学文网Dear Future Me，
You’re 46 now. Hard to believe right？ I hope you stuck with[坚持] the writing and are now doing that for a living. If not， I hope you have found something as equally fulfilling[能实现抱负的].
If， however， you are in a job that you don’t like， let me smack[掴] you in the face. Remember when you quit[辞职] your job to pursue[从事] writing？ What happened to that？ I know I told Mom that I didn’t know whether or not I would succeed but I lied. I really do believe that I will. So if you’re in a job that you hate， then you didn’t try hard enough. You gave up.
It’s not too late. Get off your ass[不要偷懒] and give it another shot[尽量试试].
I also hope you found somebody special. Someone who treats you right. Please don’t tell me you haven’t learned. I don’t mean to sound like a cheesey[没品位的] greeting card but you’re worth it. I know sometimes you don’t think you are， but it’s true. You have your bad moments. You can get pissed off[动怒] or annoyed. But you’re a good person.
If you didn’t， don’t worry. You should be fine with being on your own. Just keep living your life， being a good person and it will happen.
I hope you’ve kept close with your friends because the older you get， the more important they are. And family.
I’m not even sure if our parents will be alive in ten years. I hope so. If not， know that you really worked on your relationship with them this past year. The blog was a big help.
The blog！ Remember this crazy year you wrote ScareYourselfEveryDay？ I hope most of all that something came of that. That your life changed permanently[永久地]. That you continued to do scary things. That you helped others do the same. That you changed lives. That you made your mark. I hope more than anything that happened. Never forget what this year was like.
Even if none of these things have happened， if you have found peace then it was worth it. I am so different at 36 than 26. I’m so much calmer， less angry and happier. I hope those feelings continue to grow so by 46， you really have your *** together[知道自己在做什么].
Lastly， just remember what it was like to have hope. To be optimistic and excited by life. To think that anything is possible. Because I do now.
亲爱的未来的我：
你现在46岁了。真令人难以置信，对吧？我希望你还在坚持写作，并且如今正以此为生。如果不是写作，我希望你已经找到同样能让你实现抱负的事业。
如若不然，你正做着一份你不喜欢的工作，那么让我你一大巴掌。还记得那时你辞掉工作，从事写作吗？后来发生什么事了？我知道我对妈妈说过不知道会不会成功，但我说谎了。我真的相信我会成功的。所以，如果你正做着一份你厌恶的工作，那么就是你不够努力。你放弃了。
现在还不算太晚。不要偷懒，再作一次新的尝试吧！
我还希望你能找到那个特别的人，那个好好对你的人。请别告诉我你还没学会（爱人）。我不想这封信听起来跟一张没品位的贺卡一样，但你值得的。我知道有时候你认为自己不够好，但，这是真的，你值得的。你有过糟糕的时刻，你可以选择火冒三丈或是置之不理，但你是个好人。
如果你没找到，别担心。一个人应该会过得很好的。只需要好好过你的日子，做一个好人，爱情总会降临。
我希望你一直和你的朋友们保持紧密联系，因为当你年纪越大，他们越重要。家庭亦是如此。
我甚至不确定我们的父母十年后是否还活着。我希望他们还活着。如果不是，记得在这些年里你确实努力经营与他们的关系。那个博客给了你很大的帮助。
那个博客！还记得那疯狂的一年里你在博客ScareYourselfEveryDay上撰写博文吗？我希望你不只是写写而已，最重要的是你能从中得到些什么。一些能让你的生活永久改变的东西；你继续做令人惊讶的事；你帮助其他人做出同样的大事；你改变了许多人生活；你留下了自己的印记。我无比希望这样的事情能够发生。永远不要忘了这一年发生了什么。
即使这些事都没有发生，但若你享有宁静，那么也值了。与26岁相比，36岁的我大不相同。我变得越发冷静自持，甚少动怒，也更快乐了。我希望这些感觉能持续下去，这样到了46岁，你就知道自己在做什么。
最后，你得记住怀抱希望是多么美好的感觉。保持乐观，对生活抱有热情，认为一切皆有可能。因为现在的我就是这样。