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“Childhood passions aren’t distractions—they’re the early whispers of the soul.”“童年的热爱，不是浪费时间，而是灵魂的启蒙。”

When I was little, I loved spending time playing with my neighbors or school friends. One of my greatest passions back then was collecting stickers. At school, exchanging sticker books became almost like a “social ritual.” During our short ten-minute breaks, we would quickly swap our sticker books and pick out our favorite stickers to trade. If someone liked one of my stickers but didn’t have anything I wanted, I would even “name a price” and sell it to her. That tiny act of buying and selling unexpectedly taught me the joy of making a deal. Looking back, maybe that was the first time I felt like a little entrepreneur—discovering how fun trading could be.

小时候，我最喜欢跟邻居或学校的朋友一起玩。我当时最热衷的一个兴趣，就是收集贴纸。在学校，交换贴纸簿几乎是一种“社交仪式”。短短的10分钟下课时间，我们会迅速交换贴纸簿，挑出想要的贴纸来交换。如果有同学喜欢我的贴纸，但她的贴纸簿里没有我喜欢的，我还会“开价”卖给她。这个小小的买卖过程，竟然让我体会到交易的乐趣。现在回想，那大概是我第一次感受到当“小小创业家”的成就感——原来买卖可以这么好玩！

Because my dad was always busy working, he tended to give me a bit more pocket money, perhaps out of a sense of compensation. To me, that money felt like an adventure passport. Every summer vacation brought me pure excitement because it meant two whole months of freedom. I spent nearly every day at Tom’s World arcade and the small theme park next to it. I was always playing Whac-A-Mole, riding the pirate ship, or dropping from the free-fall ride just to feel that rush of adrenaline. The atmosphere was filled with electronic game sounds, children’s laughter, and the tiny sense of achievement after winning a game.

因为爸爸工作很忙，也许是补偿心理，他常常给我比较多零用钱。对当时的我来说，零用钱就像是冒险的通行证。每到暑假我都超兴奋，因为那代表两个月的完全自由。我几乎天天报到汤姆熊游乐场，以及旁边的小型主题乐园。我不是疯狂打地鼠，就是坐上海盗船和自由落体，感受心跳加速的刺激。耳边充满了游戏机的电子音、小孩的欢笑声，还有每次赢得游戏后那种微小而满足的成就感。

I also enjoyed going alone to rent videotapes and then curling up at home watching Japanese cartoons and dramas. I had a little habit: once I started a show, I had to finish it in one go, or my heart felt unsettled. Because of that, I often stayed up all night—but knowing that I didn’t need to go to school the next day made everything feel deliciously liberating.

除了游乐场，我也很爱一个人去租录影带，回家窝着看日本卡通或日剧。我有个小习惯：只要开始追剧，就一定要一口气看完，不然心里不踏实。因此我经常熬夜到天亮，但想到隔天不用上学，心里就觉得特别自由，仿佛拥有全世界。

Looking back, my childhood free time was filled with boundless curiosity and passion. Whenever something interested me, I could devote myself to it for hours—sometimes repeating it dozens of times without ever getting bored. For a period of time, I was deeply obsessed with Western and Japanese music. I loved buying my favorite CDs and concert v