摘要：He asked her, “What would you draw if you weren’t looking backward?”

“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” – Hermann Hesse

“我们有时以为坚持才是坚强，但有时放下才是。”——赫尔曼·黑塞

Nina kept a box of old letters from someone who had long left her life.

妮娜一直保留着一盒旧信，那人早已离开了她的生活。

Every few months, she reread them and cried.

每隔几个月，她都会重读一遍，然后流泪。

One afternoon, she met a street artist sketching people’s dreams.

一个下午，她遇见一位街头画家，他在画人们的梦想。

He asked her, “What would you draw if you weren’t looking backward?”

他问她：“如果你不再回头，你会画什么？”

That night, she lit a small fire and burned the letters.

那天晚上，她点燃一小堆火，把信烧掉了。

The ashes rose like tiny wings into the night sky.

灰烬像细小的羽翼，飞入夜空。

She felt pain, yes—but also peace.

她确实感到痛苦，但也获得了平静。

Summary: “To begin again, sometimes you must release the past.”

总结：“想重新开始，有时就必须放下过去。”

来源：盛大教育