遇见年轻时候的自己 你会跟TA说什么？

I would tell my younger self to trust her intuition. That it will never steer her wrong.
我想告诉年轻时的自己，要相信直觉。直觉永远都不会指错路。

I realize I could have saved myself from a lot of stupid drama in my younger adult years if I just listened to my gut instinct more.
我发现，如果年轻时能多听从直觉的话，或许就能避免很多愚蠢的经历。

The older I get, the more it is confirmed; I know what is right for me and it comes from a deep knowing. I guess you can call it “knowledge from your higher-self.”
越长大我就越确信这一点；我知道什么是适合我的，从内心深处就知道了。我想这就是所谓 “更高自我的觉悟” 吧。

I would also emphasize to my younger self to nurture her spirituality because this is how she will hone her intuitive powers.
我还想告诉年轻时的自己，要培养精神成长，因为这样才能让自己的直觉力量变强大。

Yes, I said “powers” because I want her to know she is the hero of her story and all heroes have powers.
没错，我说的是“力量”，因为我希望年轻时的自己知道，“她”就是故事中的主角，而所有主角都拥有自己的力量。

5. Liz Brazier

I would want to sit my younger self down and tell it “you are not a failure if your life doesn’t follow the traditional marriage and children path”.
我想让年轻时的自己坐下来，然后告诉她：“要是不走传统的结婚生子那条路，你也不是失败的人。”

Telling my younger self that success in life for you does not have to be shown by having a long term relationship, and that you offer so much to the world as you uniquely are.
我想告诉年轻时的自己：成功不一定就是能维持长久的伴侣关系，你是独一无二的，你也为世界作了很多贡献。

Additionally, letting the young me know that peace and happiness comes from focusing on living your life in this present moment versus worrying about decisions made in the past or events that may never happen in the future.
而且，我还希望年轻时的自己知道，平静与快乐来自对当下生活的享受，而不是为过去已经做出的决定或将来尚未发生的事情而担忧。

6. Alex Strike

Now, looking back, I understand that my younger self was not confident enough. And maybe it will sound weird, but he thought a lot before doing something. All these “and what if…”, “what they will think” things, you know.
现在回顾过去，我发现年轻时的自己不够自信。或许听上去有些奇怪，但当时我做事之前总是顾虑很多，总是想着“万一……”或“别人会怎么想……”之类的，你懂的。

I would tell him “hey man, you are 18 (19,20 whatever)! Don’t be afraid of trying, risking, and following your dreams!”
我想告诉年轻时的自己：“嗨，你才18岁（19岁或20岁，随便）！别害怕去尝试、冒险并追寻梦想！”

And one more thing… I would advise him not to be afraid of love. Yes, it hurts sometimes, but it is a real blessing to experience this feeling, especially if it is mutual, but you are stupid enough not to understand that, and scared to accept that.
还有就是，我希望年轻时的自己不要畏惧爱情。是的，爱情有时会让人受伤，但能经历一场爱情还是很美好的——尤其是两情相悦的话。可当时我太傻，不懂也不敢面对它。

7. Bookie Efstat

I would have loved my younger self to know just this one thing: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - Roosevelt”. Or in other words, just that fear holds you back, does not let you live your life to the fullest, or let you make enough mistakes in order to reach your potentials, while at the same time it is totally meaningless and mostly irrational.
我只希望年轻时的自己能知道这一点：“我们唯一害怕的只是害怕本身。——罗斯福”，或者换句话说，当时我真的就被害怕给绊住了，没能尽情享受生活，或为了挖掘潜能而犯下很多错误，虽然这些错误可能毫无意义或极其冲动。

So if my younger self was in front of me now I would say: Too many regrets come from things we did not do just from fear of the outcome. And a life without regrets is all I would ever hope for. Please challenge your fears now!
所以，如果年轻时的自己就在我面前，我会说：“很多后悔都是因为我们当时害怕后果而没能去做那些事情。但我从没期望过完全没有悔恨的生活。所以，现在请向你的恐惧发起挑战吧！”