你認為人的一生當中,甚麼最可怕?是同儕霸凌、職場壓力,還是「後悔」?攝影師Trent Bell成立「Reflect」專案,請監獄中的罪犯寫一封信給過去的自己,字裡行間透出來的力量,或許會讓你有一些思考。
“Just know that people will always try and test you, and no matter what you think, only a real man can walk away.”
「你必須要知道,人們會不斷測試你,而不管你抱有甚麼想法,只有真男人才能全身而退。」
“If you think something might be a bad idea, believe it! Don’t do it.”
「如果你覺得某件事不太好,相信你的直覺,然後不要去做那件事。」
“Never lose the person you really are because it may be too late by the time you find yourself again.”
「永遠永遠不要迷失那個最真實的自我,因為當你重新找到它時,可能早已為時已晚。」
“You must be willing to forgive those that ask or deserve for forgiveness in order to be forgiven yourself.”
「你一定要願意去原諒任何必須被原諒的事,因為那樣你才能原諒你自己。」
“I have spent most of my life behind bars and you are worth much more than that.”
「我大部分的人生光陰都已在監獄中度過,而你絕對不只是這樣的一個人,你絕對值得更好的人生。」
“Life is far from over, Jamie. The mistakes we made in the past are the mistakes we will learn from.”
「人生還沒結束,傑米。我們過去所犯的錯誤,是我們最好的人生教材。」
“We let drinking and drugs shatter our dreams and our potential future.”
「我們讓酒精和毒品粉碎了我們的夢想和我們的大好未來。」
“Be quick to smile, slow to anger, and treat all people with respect they deserve. That is how you will avoid becoming me.”
「笑得快一點、生氣得慢一點,然後尊重每個值得被尊重的人,這樣你就不會變成我了。」
“Every decision you make affects everyone around you, most importantly your own future.”
「你做的每一個決定都會影響你身邊的每一個人,最重要的是,也影響了你自己的未來。」
“I believe in you, so many people do, you just have to believe in yourself.”
「我相信你,而且好多好多人也都相信你,你只需要相信自己就夠了。」
看到這些罪犯的臉孔與他們親手寫下的文字,好多處都令人鼻酸,Trent Bell想傳達給世人的是,我們所做的每一個決定都很有可能導致不同的人生,甚至會產生後悔。而每個人的解讀都不同,你又怎麼看待這件事呢?
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