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今天網路作家Kovie Biakolo和讀者分享13件他希望準畢業生們都能知道的事，希望正在徬徨的你看完後也能重新找回平靜以及前進的力量

It’s okay to be scared. 覺得恐懼是正常的

You’re going to be tempted to put a brave face on in front of everyone you know. But as all the clichés have told us across time, being brave isn’t about not have fears, it’s about acknowledging that you do, and facing them anyway.

對未來感到徬徨而產生恐懼是再正常不過的事。當身邊的人貌似對自己的人生都有所想法時，自己卻還不知道未來該往哪走，很容易就讓自己做出莽撞的決定，與其讓恐懼吞噬你、隨便向人生低頭、做出那些看似安全的選擇，不如勇敢正視這份害怕，給自己充分的時間嘗試、跌倒、重新爬起來，因為每一個經歷都會讓你更認識自己，總有一天你會走出屬於自己的路。

You don’t need to have it all figured out.

你不必立刻就搞清楚全部的事

Whenever we are fast approaching the end of an experience, it can feel like if you don’t have every last detail figured out, things are not going to work out. Well, take it from someone who went from having everything figured out to having nothing figured out in my final semester, the latter is way more interesting.

比起急著追上旁人的腳步好讓自己能一時不感到那麼恐懼，不如花時間聽聽自己的聲音、了解自己的熱情所在。你不必一畢業就立刻知道自己的方向所在，更不用急逼自己對未來的人生有所規劃，大多時候生活並不是我們能掌控的，只要你確定自己在成為自己希望成為的人，就勇敢按照自己的腳步邁進。

Be prepared but be flexible. 有所準備但保持彈性

You’re making plans, you’re sending out applications, and going on interviews. Or maybe you’re much further than many and you’ve got the job, the city, and all the devilish details planned out. By all means, do the best you can. But be prepared for a few curve balls along the way, and be courageous enough to change your mind.

如果你正在為未來做規劃、投履歷、面試，或是你早已經找到工作，對於接下來的日子也已經有所計畫了，記得也要為自己留有彈性的空間，現在決定做的工作有很大的機會不會是你未來真正想從事的行業，如果出現計劃以外的事也別輕易就讓它過去，審慎評估再做決定，或許你會找到更適合自己的路。

Ask for help, and ask for it often. 時常向他人尋求意見及協助

It may feel like college is where you have become independent. But more than likely, you just scratch the surface of adulthood. You still need help. And now more than ever, you need to learn how to ask for it with humility. People will go an extra mile for a young person who is humble.

雖然大學畢業的身分讓你覺得自己應該要像是個能獨當一面的大人了，但實際上22歲的我們都只是剛邁入成人世界的新手罷了。徬徨、遇見困難、不知如何抉擇時，就謙虛的向自己敬重、信任的教授或長輩們徵求意見，每個你所遇見的成熟大人都曾經歷過和你一樣的事，也會非常樂意給你人生的指引。

Be confident but don’t be arrogant. 保持信心但不自負

The world away from college might be a new world for you and you have to go into it, with all the confidence you can manage. But never let that confidence turn into arrogance. As far as the world is concerned, you are probably unproven in what you set out to do. And if you forget that, life will find a way to remind you of it.

剛畢業的我們，原先在學校是那些感覺最為成熟，也對生活有所想法的一群，出了社會後卻又要成為菜鳥重新學習，這樣的轉變讓許多人感到不適應。不要被迎面而來的挑戰打垮你的信心，但也別過度自負，不懂得放下身段學習，熬久了，是你的就會是你的。

Cherish your friendships now. 珍惜身邊的朋友

You will never be with friends in the same way that you were in college. And as you may or may not realize, some of your friendships will slip away. It’ll be for many reasons. But don’t think about that too much. For now, love the ones you’re with.

也許你還未認真的想像過這些畫面，但畢業後和朋友間的相處模式再也不可能回到大學時代那般，光是一群姊妹要聚在一起聊天就非常困難，每個人都有自己的新生活和事業要打拼，很多時候友情也會在不知不覺中消逝，你能做的是好好珍惜現在在身邊的朋友們，用心去愛每個人。

Don’t be in a rush to move onto the next stage.

不要匆忙的跳入人生下一個階段

Like many people, I spent far too much of my senior year, basked in the illusion of senioritis. Okay, fine senioritis is very real. But recognize that, you are definitely going to have an end to this experience soon. It’s too easy to wish it would go by quicker. But slow down, and relish in the few months you have left at this stage.

學生生涯和出社會後的差距或許你還無法深刻體會，但常常聽見別人說「當學生真的很幸福」這句話，等到畢業後相信你也會感觸良多。我們不再是那麼無拘無束的一群，也許現在的你對未來懷有許多抱負和理想，但別因此而忘了好好珍惜每個當下，尤其是這個當了將近20年的學生身分，因為我們無法讓時間倒轉，往後的日子將不同昔日。

You’re going to change but never forget who you are right now.

人會隨著時間改變，但切記永遠不要忘記自己現在的模樣

Things might change in a way that you expect but the most interesting changes will be the ones you don’t anticipate. But regardless of what you might become in the future, look back at these years with a sense of humor and compassion. And one way to do that, is to live that way right now.

出社會以後你會面對許多無法預期的人、事、物，更會發現自己不再能隨心所欲的過生活，常常要壓抑自己的感受甚至漸漸喪失過去的熱情，唯一能提醒自己曾經活得很精采的方法，是想想自己在大學時曾經炙熱的雙眼，還有那些對於人生的理想與期望，不要讓忙碌的生活吞噬了你的憧憬，所有現在的努力都是為了讓自己的雙眼再次因夢想而閃閃發亮。

Let bygones be bygones. 讓過去的事過去

You will be tempted to hold onto some regrets – you might already have a few. And in a few years, you’ll know that you should have done some things differently. But right now, right now is the time to decide that whatever happened during these years, happened. You can’t change it. You can’t go back. All you can do is learn the lessons and move forward.

也許對於過去的選擇你曾感到後悔，無論是選了這個系卻發現自己不喜歡，還是悔恨自己不曾花心思努力學習，對於即將畢業的你，既然無法改變過去就學會換個角度看事情吧！因為有那些過去才能遇見一路上遇見的人們，並造就現在的自己。而對於未來，你該做的是放下悔恨，去問自己有什麼事現在不做會在未來後悔，然後用心的過每一天。

Remember that fortune favors the brave.

跳脫舒適圈，放手一搏

You’re going to have a lot of decisions to make, choices that make you feel so uncertain of everything. It’ll be tempting to always choose the path of least resistance, the safe path. But give yourself more credit, and create your own path. Go places and do things that remind you that this life is an adventure at every stage.

年輕的你最好的本錢就是沒有什麼好失去的，在人生的道路上你會面臨許多抉擇，趁還年輕的時候多冒險、多去嘗試，不要老是選擇那些看似安全的路，或是認為大家走過的路就是正確的。跟隨自己的心去開創自己的未來，失敗了頂多再來一次，你也會因此而擁有豐富的經歷。

Change your perspective on failing. 改變你對失敗的認知

For the overachievers especially, failure has rarely been experienced. And up until this point, most of our failures might have been few and far between. But you’re going to fail, and you might even fail in a big way. But promise yourself that when you do, you will see failure as part of the process that will take you where you need to go.

老實說多數人在學生生涯中並沒有真正經歷過失敗，但出社會後隨著責任與期待的增加，要遇見失敗的機會也比以往多上許多。不要害怕這些經歷，其實人生中遇見的挫折就像是愛情，即使痛苦也要努力站起來，當你能勇敢面對失敗時，這些經驗都會化為你未來的力量，使你變得更堅強。

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Be thankful for everything. 對生活的一切懷抱感恩之心

When it gets tough right now, when the anxiety of the future overwhelms you, it’ll be easy to lose gratitude for all the gifts you’ve been given. Don’t give in. Appreciate that your life is a long story, and what you’re experiencing is a part of it, but it’s not the entire part. And if you can keep that perspective, you’re going to find that gratitude is your greatest weapon in staying grounded, and staying happy.

當生活變得困難，或被未來的焦慮感包圍時，常常就會讓我們忘記自己是個多幸運的人。學會對生活永懷感激之心是一條漫長之路，但千萬不要輕易放棄，當你感激時，周遭的事物都會跟著美好起來，無論再糟的情況，學會從中發掘值得感激的地方將會是你一輩子受用無窮的快樂秘訣。

Have the courage to face your life wherever it takes you.

無論生命將帶你走向何處，都要勇敢去面對

You can’t possible have all the answers. You can’t possibly know where you’ll be in a year or five. But you can commit to being open to life. You can believe that whatever comes your way is for a purpose. You can believe that you will let go of the things that are out of your hands. You can believe that you will survive, and maybe even thrive through your next years.

對於未來誰都無法預知，但我們可以學會擁抱生活中的每個機會。相信任何遇見的人、事、物都是有所安排的，無論生命將帶你走向何處，勇敢的去做出選擇，並大膽承擔，在往後的日子回頭看時，你會發現所有發生的事情都有它存在的原因。

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