Hi, young Li, I'm William who is 19 years old and I‘d like to wish you to be happy to become an adult in advance here. I’m convinced that you was definitely reviewing carefully for the College Entrance Examination and was scorched by the flames at this moment. I remember that during senior year, you ran an average of five days a week and 1200 meters each day. The accumulated distance was approximately the one from Wuhan to your home, which just proved the word Xunzi said, “No step, no mile.” Unfortunately, there will be more and more goals which cannot be achieved only with the simple accumulation of time or energy. I also remember that during this year, you broke down for three times because of your schoolwork, and there was only one of them when you were accompanied by someone. I’m so sorry to tell you that loneliness is your compulsory course most of the time when you enter your college. Eighteen is a meaningful time for us, which not only means that you won’t be limited to play Glory of Kings, you will be vaccinated for three but not two times, but also represents the beginning of shouldering more responsibilities and facing more difficulties. While you’re looking forward to your life after 18 so much, I’m delighted to give you some advice:
小李同学，你好呀，我是19岁的William，在这里提前祝你成人快乐！相信这个时候，你一定在为了高考认真复习，忙得焦头烂额。我记得，在高三的这一年，你平均一个星期有五天都在跑步，每天1200米，累积起来大概是从武汉到家的距离，正好应了荀子说的那句话：“不积跬步，无以至千里。”遗憾的是，以后你的越来越多的目标不会仅靠时间或者精力的简单累加就能完成。我还记得，在这一年里，你因为学业崩溃过三次，三次中只有一次有人陪着你。我必须很遗憾地告诉你，进入大学之后，大多数时间，孤独仍然是你的必修课。十八岁对我们而言是个有意义的时刻，它不仅仅意味着你以后打王者不会再被限时，疫苗接种从两针变成三针；更代表着你要肩负起更多责任，面对更多难题的开始。在你无比地憧憬十八岁后的人生时，William很高兴能够给你几点建议：
As an adult, please learn to get along with every kind of your emotion. Whether it is the anxiety caused by finishing your deadline or the disappointment of yourself after failure, we should treat them reasonably and release them rationally. This sentence might sound very old-fashioned and empty, but it’s the truth I found after experiencing numerous times of mental internal friction. There is no price for children to express their emotions, but for most people, casual expression of emotions in adulthood has gradually become a luxury. As a result, you may continuously suppress your negative emotions, and they will keep increasing like balloons blown bigger and bigger and in the end weight you down with a pow. I hope you can deal with your emotions reasonably so that you can walk steadily to reach the distance.
成年人，要学会和自己的每一种情绪友好相处。无论是赶ddl时产生的焦虑，还是失败后对自己的失望，都要合理地看待它们，理智地释放它们。这句话可能听起来非常的老套与空洞，但那却是我在经历无数次的精神内耗后寻得的真理。孩提时的喜怒哀乐没有代价，但对于大多数人来说，成年后随意流露情绪却渐渐成为一种奢侈品。于是你将来可能不断压制自己的负面情绪，而那些负面情绪会像气球一样越吹越大，最后在“嘭”的一声中将你压垮。希望你能妥善处理情绪，如此方能行稳致远。
As an adult, please dare to try new things. After graduating from your high school, you will further broaden your horizons and more and more opportunities will be present in front of your eyes. It might be well if you take part in several competitions, learn an instrument and dare to answer those seemingly profound questions in class. The four years in college will be pretty beautiful so please never limit yourself in familiar fields and dare not get out of your comfort circle. There’s one word I want to share with you: “Never retract the hand exploring outward because of fear.”
成年人，要敢于尝试。当你高中毕业后，你会进一步拓宽你的眼界，越来越多的机会会呈现在你的眼前。不妨参加几个比赛，学一门乐器，在课上敢于回答那一个个看起来很高深的问题。大学四年会很美，千万不要局限于自己熟悉的领域，不敢跳出自己的舒适圈。有一句话我想分享给你:”不要因为害怕而缩回那只向外试探的手。“
As an adult, please learn to stick to yourself. Dear young Li, free and vast environment of college can provide you with lots of platforms, whereas it can be dazzling and might get you trapped in mental internal friction. I hope you can hear the voice of your heart in this occasionally noisy environment and dig into areas which you really take interest in. I hope you can bravely stop when you seem to be making progress. I hope you can often think time will fly and you will feel happy in your adulthood.
成年人，要学会坚守自我。亲爱的小李同学，大学自由广阔的环境会给你提供很多平台，却也会让你眼花缭乱，也可能会让你陷入精神内耗。希望你能在这个偶尔让你觉得喧闹的环境中听得见自己的内心，钻研自己真正感兴趣的领域；希望你能在看似上升的时候也能勇敢喊停；希望你能常常觉得成年后，时间会变得很快，你会很幸福。
Finally, I’d like to tell you that we will be bound to regret for the past but we can seize the current spring flower and autumn moon. After becoming an adult, whether it’s the smiles when having dinner with friends, the scenery when travelling, the instruction of teachers when you’re confused, or the tears that flow through at night, the love that has no end, the courses that get a poor grade, all the unforgettable experience will eventually make you experienced and become your gift of growth. So, young Li, wish you will find more and more gifts. Have a good night.
最后我还想告诉你，成年后，我们一定会为过去而后悔，但还好我们还能抓住当下的春花秋月。十八岁后，无论是那些和朋友时聚餐的笑颜，旅行时路过的风景，迷茫时老师对你的教诲，还是那些夜里流过的泪水，有始无终的爱情，考得稀烂的课程，所有难忘的经历到最后都会变为你的阅历，变为成长的礼物。所以，小李同学，祝你以后会发现越来越多的礼物，晚安。
Author: Li Huige
Date: May 26, 2022
