Day 336: On Remembering That Your Time Is Limited
第336天：关于意识到自己的时间是有限的
Thinking that we have ample time to do things later is the greatest myth, the greatest hang-up, and the greatest poison. If we knew that tonight we were going to go blind, we would take a longing, last real look at every blade of grass, every cloud formation. If we knew that we were going to be deaf tomorrow, we would treasure every single sound.
认为我们将来会有充足的时间去做想做的事是最大的谬论、最大的阻碍和最大的毒药。
如果我们知道今晚自己就会失明，那么我们就会带着渴望，认认真真地看一看每一片草、每一片树叶、每一朵云彩。
如果我们知道自己明天就会失聪，我们会珍惜每一个声音。
—Pema Chödrön
Death can be the ultimate motivator. In a 2007 movie, The Bucket List , it’s their impending death that motivates two terminally-ill men to embark on a road trip with a wish list of things they want to do before their illnesses claim their lives.
死亡可能是最终的动力。
在 2007 年的电影《遗愿清单》中，正是他们即将到来的死亡，促使两名身患绝症的男子带着一份在疾病夺走他们生命之前想要完成的愿望清单，踏上了一段公路旅行。
From time to time I like to imagine that I have a few months of life left. I ask myself if I would die fulfilled or if there would be something I would deeply regret not having done. Taking a few minutes to imagine such a scenario is a helpful exercise in discovering your true priorities and serves as a powerful boost of motivation to act now.
我时常喜欢想象自己只剩几个月的生命。
我问自己，我是会带着满足离开人世，还是会有深深的遗憾，因为有些事没去做。
花几分钟想象这样的情景，有助于发现自己真正的优先事项，并获取强大的动力推动自己立即行动。
Thinking about death is morbid, but ultimately can also act as an inspiring experience that can shake you out of inaction. Imagine your last hours and think that you’ll never be able to do the things that you’ve wanted to do your entire life, but never acted upon. The only thing left is regret that when you could have done them, you chose to put those things off and now you can only imagine how it would feel to accomplish them.
思考死亡是病态的，但最终也可以成为一种鼓舞人心的经历，让自己摆脱无所作为的状态。
想象一下，在自己最后的时光里，你将永远无法去做那些你一生都想做却从未付诸行动的事情。
剩下的只有遗憾，当你本可以做这些事的时候，你却选择了拖延，现在你只能想象完成它们会是什么感觉。
Now realize that you’re still here, still alive and kicking, and there’s still a possibility of making your dreams come true. Why on earth are you still putting off those important goals, knowing that one day you’ll no longer be able to pursue them?
现在你应该意识到，你还在这里，还活着，还有实现梦想的可能。
明明知道有一天你将无法再追求这些重要目标，你为什么还在拖延？
