“死于25岁，葬于75岁”：改变上百万人的短片《In the Fall》

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动画短片《In the Fall》，仅仅只有100秒的时间，但是给我们讲解了一个发人深省的故事！！

一个中年男子在楼上浇花，不小心踩到香蕉皮从楼上掉下来，在这生死关键时刻，他却开始回忆起他的一生，从多姿多彩到单调乏味。接触地面的最后一刻，他忽然释然了起来。

曾经，他也曾是那个充满梦想的少年！！

短片《In the fall》

“Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75.”“死于25岁，葬于75岁。”——你的人生也会是这样的吗？

这是美国著名科学家富兰克林的一句名言。这里所谓的“死”是指激情的褪去、梦想的幻灭，是指精神的死去。

视频中的那个人一开始也和我们一样，充满了激情和活力，也为了心中的梦想去努力奋斗。但是时间长了，面临的打击多了，激情也慢慢褪去，过上了循规蹈矩的生活，直到死去…

20那年买得起10岁那年买不起的玩具，可却没了当初那般期待感；

30那年有去追20岁那年不敢追的女孩，可惜女孩早已为人妇多年；

40那年再珍惜30岁那年该珍惜的朋友，可惜朋友们已经疏远散去…

人生就是这样，错过了就再也回不来了。有些事，现在不做，以后再也不会做了。有些梦，现在不追，以后再也追不上了。

对于我们每个人来说：

有一件事是真的：有一天我们会走向死亡。

One thing is true: One day we will be dead.

但有一件事是假的：你人只能活一次。事实上，你生来与众不同。现在你所拥有的思想,灵魂,精神是任何时刻、任何地点的其他人都不曾拥有的。

But one thing is false: You only live once. The fact is that you were meant to be different. Nowhere, in all of history, will the same things be going on in anyone’s mind, soul and spirit as are going on in yours right now.

每个人从零开始到成为一个领域的专家需要大约7年的时间。我们需要做的是秉持信念,期盼未来。许下你最真诚的梦想,一旦机会来临,就为之拼搏。

It takes about 7 years to master something. What we should do is to believe in your faith. Set the vision before your eyes. Write down your most sincere dreams and when the opportunity comes, step into your dream.

上帝多次赋予我们梦想的天资,去点亮不曾确信的世界。如果你能活到88岁，在11岁之后，你将有11次机会成为某个领域的专家。

God has given us the dreamer as a gift for many times to light an unbelieving world. If you live to be 88, after age 11, you have 11 opportunities to be great at something.

怀揣梦想就像是拥有一座引领你前行的灯塔。每个转折关头,它给我们带来奇迹。每个新的起点,我们脱胎换骨,焕然一新。

Having a dream is like owning a lighthouse which directs you on your journey. At every turn we come across its mystery. At each new level we become more of the person we were meant to become.

今天就是你可以做改进的极好的一天。无论你在做什么,找一个方法去做一点点的改进。不用做太大的改变,只要一点点——你现在可以做到的一点点。今天、明天、今后的每一天尽力做更多一点点。任何人都能做一点小小的改进,但那小小的改进将会起到非常大、非常大的作用。

Today is an excellent day for small improvements. Whatever is working for you, find a way to improve it just a little. There’s no need to make a huge change, just a small one, something you can do right now. Do just a little bit more today, and tomorrow too, and each day after that. Anyone can make just a small improvement, and that can make a big, big difference.

有的人，他们认为自己不会再有新的成就了。他们不知道外面的世界有多精彩。事实上,你有能力选择你要走的路。是你自己决定你将要做的事、你将获得的经历、你将得到的机会和你将置身其中的环境。

Some people think that they will no longer have any new achievements. They do not know how wonderful the outside world is. In fact, you do have the power to choose your own way. You do have the ability to decide what kinds of events, experiences, opportunities and circumstances come your way.

还有些人25岁就“死了”，只是到75岁才“埋葬”。

Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75.

很多人以为自己已经老了，实际上，这只是消极浪费生命的借口。

但是你要知道，你其实可以活很多次。往昔已逝，静如止水；我们无法再作改变。而前方的未来正生机勃勃。

But you should know that you have many lives. The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. The future is before us and dynamic.

这个宇宙充满了无限的可能,这些可能每一分钟都在增加。你的生活方式决定了何种可能性会来到你的世界。

The universe is filled with endless possibilities, and those possibilities keep growing with every minute. The way you live determines which of those possibilities will come into your life.

按照7年一次的机会，你有11次生命，你可以拿一次用来写诗。这样你就可以在这段时间专注于写诗，做一个浪漫的诗人。

如果你自认为是因不够聪明而不能完成某件事情,那么就花些时间去学习所需要的知识,这样,你的自我认知就会改变。如果你自认为你不能完成某件事情常常是因为半途而废,那么就去做完它,将这种自我认知彻底改变。

If your self-perception is that you can’t accomplish something because you’re not smart enough, then take the time to learn what you need to know, and then your self-perception will change. If your self-perception is that you can’t accomplish something because you never finish anything you start, then go and finish something and change your self – perception.

你还可以拿一次生命，用来搞搞新发明。这样你就体会到了创造的乐趣，用双手造出一个新世界。7年的时间足够你学习任何知识。