My dearest daughter,today is your sixteenth birthday.Congratulations.I present you with this diary to fill the pages with your special thoughts of your wonderful life.It is a custom in my family to pass on a piece of wisdom when one reaches this age.I pass it on to you as my father passed it on to me.Amelia,courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.From now on,you'll be traveling the road between who you think you are and who you can be.The key is to allow youself to make the journey.I also want you to know I loved your mother very much and still think of her often.Happy Birthday,my Mia.All my love,your father.
我最亲爱的女儿
今天是你16岁的生日
祝贺你
我送给你这簿日记本
那装满了你的思想
你独特的思想
这是家族习惯
当有人到了这个年龄时
就会给他智慧
我就把我父亲给我的传给你
艾米利娅,面对恐惧不要胆怯
要善于判断
有些东西比恐惧更重要
英勇不会永远存在
但谨慎要常在身边
从现在开始,你将要步入生活
和你所想的人
以及你相处的人
只允许你自己去旅行
我想让你知道
我很爱你的母亲
现在仍经常想念她
生日快乐,米亚
用我所有的爱,你的父亲
