今天，看到一篇转发的英语小文章，觉得很好，让我想起了上中学时老师对早恋同学说的一句话："每朵花都有固定的花期，开的太早，必定败的也早"。这篇小文章可拿来进行很多自我安慰，但我们仍要坚信：只要付出，就会有回报，只是回报有时以另外一种方式向你展现。
以下为我的翻译对照版，与君共享。
New York is 3 hours ahead of California, but it does not make California slow.
纽约的时差要比加利福尼亚提早3个小时，但这并不会让加利福尼亚变得缓慢落后。
Someone graduated at the age of 22, but waited 5 years before securing a good job!
有人22岁就大学毕业了，但是直到5年后才固定一份好工作！
Someone became a CEO at 25, and died at 50.
有人25岁就成为执行总裁，但是50岁就英年早逝。
While another became a CEO at 50, and lived to 90 years.
而还有人在50岁才成为执行总裁，但是活到了90岁。
Someone is still single, while someone else got married.
有人仍旧单身，而其他人已经成家。
Obama retires at 55, but Trump starts at 70.
奥巴马55岁退休，但是特朗普70岁才成为美国总统。
Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their Time Zone.
毫无疑问，世间所有人都按照各自的时区运转。
People around you might seem to go ahead of you, some might seem to be behind you.
你周围的人似乎超越了你，而另外一些人好像落后了你。
But everyone is running their own RACE, in their own TIME.
但是，每个人都在他们各自的时区里参加比赛。
Don't envy them or mock them.
没必要羡慕或是嘲弄他们。
They are in their TIME ZONE, and you are in yours!
他们只是在自己的时区里，而你在你的时区里。
Life is about waiting for the right moment to act.
生活本就是等待适合自己的时机，然后伺机而动。
So, RELAX.
所以，放轻松点吧。
You're not LATE.
你并没有迟到。
You're not EARLY.
你也并没有提前。
You're very much ON TIME, and in your TIME ZONE.
你只是在自己的时区里刚好准时而已。