New York is 3 hours ahead of California,
紐約時間比加州時間早三小時，
but it does not make California slow.
但加州時間並沒有變慢。
Someone graduated at the age of 22,
有人22歲就畢業，
but waited 5 years before securing a good job!
但等了五年才找到好的工作
Someone became a CEO at 25,
有人二十五歲當上CEO，
and died at 50.
五十歲就去世。
While another became a CEO at 50,
也有人直到50歲才當上CEO，
and lived to 90 years.
然後活到90歲。
Someone is still single,
有人還單身，
while someone else got married.
有人已經結婚。
Obama retired at 55,
歐巴馬55歲卸任，
but Trump started at 70.
而川普70歲就職。
Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their Time Zone.
世上每一個人都依著自己的時區發展。
People around you might seem to be ahead of you,
身邊有些人看似領先你，
others might seem to be behind you.
也有人看似走在你後頭。
But everyone is running their own RACE, in their own TIME.
但其實每個人都按著自己的時 間，走自己的路。
Don't envy them or mock them.
不用嫉妒也不用嘲笑他們。
They are in their TIME ZONE, and you are in yours!
他們有自己的時區，你也是！
Life is about waiting for the right moment to act.
生命就是等待正確的行動時機。
So, RELAX.
所以，放輕鬆。
You're not LATE.
你沒有落後。
You're not EARLY.
你沒有領先。
You are very much ON TIME, and in your TIME ZONE.
在你自己的時區裡，一切都準時。
#收錄於英語島 2017年8月號
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