每個人都有自己的時區

在社群媒體蓬勃發展的時代，資訊流通度提升，是否曾稍微晚一至兩天接收訊息便懷疑自己落後了呢 ? 尤其錯過商品的限時優惠、創作者的書畫展覽、演唱會購票等等活動時，特別感到扼腕；抑或是在社交網路上看到人們光鮮亮麗、正向積極的樣子，不禁開始檢視自己的生活型態。與兩位友人聊完近況後，他們不約而同地分享來自紐約的這首詩給波波小姐：

《每個人都有自己的時區》

Everyone Has Their Own Time Zone.

紐約時間比加州時間早三個小時，

New York is 3 hours ahead of California,

但加州時間並沒有變慢。

but it does not make California slow.

有人22歲就畢業了，

Someone graduated at the age of 22,

但等了五年才找到一個好工作！

but waited 5 years before securing a good job!

有人25歲就當上CEO，

Someone became a CEO at 25,

卻在50歲去世。

and died at 50.

也有人直到50歲才當上CEO，

While another became a CEO at 50,

然後活到90歲。

and lived to 90 years.

有人依舊單身，

Someone is still single,

同時也有人結婚。

while someone else got married.

歐巴馬55歲就退休，

Obama retires at 55,

川普70歲才開始當總統。

but Trump starts at 70.

世上每個人本來就有自己的時區。

Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their Time Zone.

身邊有些人看似走在你前面，

People around you might seem to go ahead of you,

也有人看似走在你後面。

some might seem to be behind you.

但其實每個人在自己的時區有自己的步程。

But everyone is running their own RACE, in their own TIME.

不用嫉妒或嘲笑他們。

Don’t envy them or mock them.

他們都在自己的時區裡，你也是！

They are in their TIME ZONE, and you are in yours!

生命就是等待正確的行動時機。

Life is about waiting for the right moment to act.

所以，放輕鬆。

So, RELAX.

你沒有落後。

You’re not LATE.

你沒有領先。

You’re not EARLY.

在命運為你安排的時區裡，一切都會準時。

You are very much ON TIME, and in your TIME ZONE destiny set up for you.

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希望這首詩能安頓迷惘的心，把握當下好好地生活。祝好~🌸~