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：

你的童年不够美好？对此我深表遗憾。可这又算什么理由，竟能阻碍你一路追逐梦想的实现！

提醒一句：不管生活过得怎样，从今天起或许你将再也不找借口了。读完JK罗琳给哈佛毕业生们的金玉良言（JK罗琳哈佛演讲），你便能学到她的人生智慧。这些言简意赅的道理将使你不再为不实现人生梦想而不断找借口。请勇敢往下读吧。最后，你将再也不会找任何借口任由各种梦想搁浅停滞了！

只是灵光一闪，罗琳就变成了亿万文豪。你是否也准备开启自己的奇幻人生了呢？下面是罗琳的人生哲学，或许你能从中受益。

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

“最低谷成了我重建生活的坚实根基。”

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.

罗琳是这样理解“人生低谷”的：

“我遇到了前所未有的挫败。一段意外短暂的婚姻遗憾而终，我成了一个没有工作的单身母亲，除了还不至于无家可归外，当时要多穷有多穷。”

不管此时此刻境遇如何，你都可以从低谷开始，为自己的梦想和目标夯实基础。

2. “The crucial importance of imagination.”

“想象力极其重要。”

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.”

你以为只有小孩才有想象力吗？或许你自己就是个大小孩呢！

“想象力不仅是人类独有的想象能力，同时也是所有发明的源泉。我们有能力想象得更美好。”

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

“我们不需要魔法来改变世界，因为我们的内心就已经拥有了所有力量。”

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！

如果能拥有哈利或赫敏的魔杖岂不是很厉害？或者去魔杖店亲自挑选呢？

如果罗琳认为你自身就拥有神奇力量，那你确实就有。请相信你的力量、发挥出你的力量，去开启一段疯狂旅程吧！

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

“当你成熟到足够自己把握方向盘的时候，责任也随之而来。”

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.

如果你还不知道自己的梦想是什么、该如何实现，却又去埋怨别人的话，就请握好方向盘吧！你已经到了可以自己驾驶的年纪了。

“我不会去怪父母，埋怨父母错了方向也是有期限的。我发现自己的毅力和自律远比想象的强大。”

既得之，则用之。一旦停止抱怨，你也就开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.”

“活着不可能不犯错，除非你过得极其谨慎、仿佛不曾活过一样，可这样你其实也还是犯了错失败了。”

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.

失败是有益的。失败意味着你出局了，不在血腥的现场，看别人你争我斗。

“有一段时间，我真的觉得自己脑门上刻着‘身无分文的离异单亲妈妈字样。”

“我最最害怕的就是失败，可我自己就是最大的失败。”

你觉得你脑门上刻着什么字？年纪太大为时已晚？年轻青涩毫无经验？太穷？没胆量？

是时候去为更美好的事情和泥砌根基了。