So you didnt have a perfect childhood？ Sorry for your loss. What a great excuse you may have for not going all the way to make your dreams come true！

Warning： today your excuses may be gone forever， no matter what your life looks like. After reading these golden nuggets of life delivered by JK Rowling to a graduating class at Harvard， you will be in on her life secrets. These mini lessons take you from any excuse to the life of your dreams. Read at your own risk. By the end of this post， you will have no reason left to stuff your big and little dreams under the mattress！

A lightning idea struck， and she became a billionaire author. Are you ready to enter your magical life？ Here are some of her life philosophies that you can benefit：

你的童年不夠美好？對此我深表遺憾?？蛇@又算什么理由，竟能阻礙你一路追逐夢想的實現(xiàn)！

提醒一句：不管生活過得怎樣，從今天起或許你將再也不找借口了。讀完JK羅琳給哈佛畢業(yè)生們的金玉良言（JK羅琳哈佛演講），你便能學(xué)到她的人生智慧。這些言簡意賅的道理將使你不再為不實現(xiàn)人生夢想而不斷找借口。請勇敢往下讀吧。最后，你將再也不會找任何借口任由各種夢想擱淺停滯了！

只是靈光一閃，羅琳就變成了億萬文豪。你是否也準(zhǔn)備開啟自己的奇幻人生了呢？下面是羅琳的人生哲學(xué)，或許你能從中受益。

1. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

“最低谷成了我重建生活的堅實根基。”

Here is how JK perceived her “rock bottom”：

“I had failed on an epic scale. An exceptionally short marriage had ended and I was a jobless single parent and as poor as it was possible to be in Britain without being homeless.”

You can build up from your own rock bottom， laying a foundation for your dreams and goals， no matter where you are at this very moment.

羅琳是這樣理解“人生低谷”的：

“我遇到了前所未有的挫敗。一段意外短暫的婚姻遺憾而終，我成了一個沒有工作的單身母親，除了還不至于無家可歸外，當(dāng)時要多窮有多窮?！?/p>

不管此時此刻境遇如何，你都可以從低谷開始，為自己的夢想和目標(biāo)夯實基礎(chǔ)。

2. “The crucial importance of imagination.”

“想象力極其重要?！?/p>

Do you think imagination is to be left only for the kids？ Maybe you're just a big kid after all！

“Imagination is not only the unique human capacity to envision and therefore the fount of all invention. We have the power to imagine better.”

你以為只有小孩才有想象力嗎？或許你自己就是個大小孩呢！

“想象力不僅是人類獨有的想象能力，同時也是所有發(fā)明的源泉。我們有能力想象得更美好?！?/p>

3. “We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.”

“我們不需要魔法來改變世界，因為我們的內(nèi)心就已經(jīng)擁有了所有力量。”

Wouldnt it be nice to have Harry or Hermiones magic wand？ Or to go into a wand shop and browse？

If Rowling tells you that you have magic and power inside yourself， then you do. Believe it， allow it to surface and get ready for a wild ride！

如果能擁有哈利或赫敏的魔杖豈不是很厲害？或者去魔杖店親自挑選呢？

如果羅琳認為你自身就擁有神奇力量，那你確實就有。請相信你的力量、發(fā)揮出你的力量，去開啟一段瘋狂旅程吧！

4. “The moment you are old enough to take the wheel， responsibility lies with you.”

“當(dāng)你成熟到足夠自己把握方向盤的時候，責(zé)任也隨之而來。”

If youre blaming someone else for you not finding your own dream and bringing it to life， grab the wheel； youre old enough to drive.

“I do not blame my parents； there is an expiry date for blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction. I discovered that I had a strong will and more discipline than I had suspected.”

You have what it takes， so take it. The minute you stop blaming， you can start steering.

如果你還不知道自己的夢想是什么、該如何實現(xiàn)，卻又去埋怨別人的話，就請握好方向盤吧！你已經(jīng)到了可以自己駕駛的年紀(jì)了。

“我不會去怪父母，埋怨父母錯了方向也是有期限的。我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的毅力和自律遠比想象的強大?！?/p>

既得之，則用之。一旦停止抱怨，你也就開始掌控自己的方向了。

5. “It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might not have lived at all， in which case you fail by default.”

“活著不可能不犯錯，除非你過得極其謹慎、仿佛不曾活過一樣，可這樣你其實也還是犯了錯失敗了?！?/p>

Failure is good. It means you are out in the ring， not in the nosebleed section， watching other people battle it out.

“There was a point where I really felt I had ‘penniless divorcee lone parent tattooed on my head.”

“What I feared most was failure； I was the biggest failure I knew.”

What do you think you have tattooed on your forehead？ Too old to start？ Young and inexperienced？ Too poor？ Too scared？

Time to pour the concrete and lay the foundation for greater things.

失敗是有益的。失敗意味著你出局了，不在血腥的現(xiàn)場，看別人你爭我斗。

“有一段時間，我真的覺得自己腦門上刻著‘身無分文的離異單親媽媽字樣?！?/p>

“我最最害怕的就是失敗，可我自己就是最大的失敗?！?/p>

你覺得你腦門上刻著什么字？年紀(jì)太大為時已晚？年輕青澀毫無經(jīng)驗？太窮？沒膽量？

是時候去為更美好的事情和泥砌根基了。