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我希望你会明白这些 　　Oear Seth， 　　You’re only three years old， and at this point in your life you can’t read， much less understand what I’m going to try to tell you in this letter. But I’ve been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you， about my life so far as I reflect on what I’ve learned， and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the trials that you will face in the coming years. 　　I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of what I’ve learned. You are supposed to take any advice with a grain of salt. What works for me might not work for you. 　　Be Open to Life Anyway 　　Yes， you’ll find cruelty and suffering in your journey through life， but don’t let that close you to new things. Don’t retreat from life， don’t hide or wall yourself off. Be open to new things， new experience， new people. 　　You might get teased and bullied and hurt by people you meet， and then after meeting dozens of jerks， find a true friend. If you close yourself off to new people， and don’t open your heart to them， you’ll avoid pain， but also lose out on meeting some incredible people， who will be there during the toughest times of your life and create some of the best times of your life. 　　You will fail many times， but if you allow that to stop you from trying， you will miss out on the amazing feeling of success once you reach new heights with your accomplishments. Failure is a stepping stone to success. 　　Life Isn’t a Competition 　　You will meet many people who will try to outdo you in school， in college， at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars， bigger houses， nicer clothes， cooler gadgets. To them， life is a competition―they have to do better than their peers to be happy. 　　Here’s a secret： life isn’t a competition. It’s a journey. If you spend that journey always trying to impress others， to outdo others， you’re wasting your journey. Instead， learn to enjoy the journey. Make it a journey of happiness， of constant learning， of continual