It's Never Too Late to Start over Your Life
任何時(shí)候重來(lái)都不遲
When I was eight, I saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals.
我八歲的時(shí)候，看了一部關(guān)于海島的電影老充。在電影中列粪，島上有一座活火山，叢林里棲息著野生動(dòng)物酒来。
The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano.
一個(gè)漂亮的女人統(tǒng)治者這座島卢未，她叫彤達(dá)拉雅，是這座火山的火神堰汉。
It was a low-budget movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life. But through the years, Tondalaya was forgotten.
那是一部低成本的電影辽社，但對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，它展現(xiàn)出了完美的生活翘鸭。多年過(guò)去滴铅，我已經(jīng)記不清彤達(dá)拉雅。
The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I'd owned were sold to pay debts.
我滿五十歲的那周就乓，我的婚姻突然破裂了汉匙。我的房子拱烁、家具和每件財(cái)產(chǎn)都被賣(mài)了拿去還債。
In a week I had lost my husband and my home. I'd lost everything except my four teenage children.
一周之內(nèi)噩翠，我失去了丈夫戏自，沒(méi)了家，沒(méi)了一切伤锚，只有四個(gè)未成年的孩子擅笔。
I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii.
我把手里所有錢(qián)拿去買(mǎi)了五張機(jī)票，從密蘇里州飛到夏威夷屯援。
Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right.
大家都說(shuō)我瘋了猛们，才會(huì)想跑到一座島上去生存。我很害怕被他們說(shuō)中了玄呛。
I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on two meals a day.
我每天工作十八個(gè)小時(shí)阅懦，瘦了將近三十磅，因?yàn)槊刻熘怀詢深D飯徘铝。
One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red-orange lava（火山巖漿） pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!
一天晚上耳胎，我獨(dú)自在沙灘上散步，看到遠(yuǎn)處的基洛阿火山噴涌出橙紅色的巖漿惕它。我開(kāi)始漫無(wú)目的地想象怕午。
The next day, I quit my job, bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved.
第二天我辭了工作，買(mǎi)了些畫(huà)畫(huà)的材料淹魄，開(kāi)始做我愛(ài)的事郁惜。
I hadn't painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush.
過(guò)去十五年里，我沒(méi)畫(huà)過(guò)一張畫(huà)甲锡，不知道現(xiàn)在還能否畫(huà)畫(huà)兆蕉。時(shí)隔多年再一次拿起畫(huà)筆的時(shí)候，雙手都在顫抖缤沦。
But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas（畫(huà)布） in front of me.
但不到一個(gè)小時(shí)虎韵，我就沉迷于眼前畫(huà)布上的色彩。
And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $1,500.
我一開(kāi)始信任自己缸废，其他人也開(kāi)始信任我包蓝。我的第一副畫(huà)賣(mài)了1500美元。
The past six years have been filled with adventures. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater（火山口） rim of the volcano.
過(guò)去六年里企量，我嘗試了很多冒險(xiǎn)测萎，我和孩子們跟海豚一起游過(guò)泳，看過(guò)鯊魚(yú)届巩，爬過(guò)山硅瞧，見(jiàn)過(guò)火山口。
We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years is now reality.
每天清晨醒來(lái)就能看到面前的大海恕汇，身后的火山零酪。四十多年的夢(mèng)想終于成為了現(xiàn)實(shí)冒嫡。
Remember, the story of your life isn't written in stone. It is never too late to start over your life.
記住，你的人生并非不可更改四苇。任何時(shí)候你都可以重頭再來(lái)。
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