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Write a Note to the Future You
Dear FutureMe,
I have become interested in talking to you. I like the idea of you receiving bits of the past, piece by piece
I've been a little blue lately because of ending relationship with S. Perhaps you're still friends with her. Probably not, though. Just remember that you had some lovely time with her.
When I read this, I'll be a much different being. I think one of the things that impressed me about many of the "future letters" is how they seem to serve a
healing (治愈) purpose: reminding future selves to get relaxed, to go out more, to enjoy life, to get work done. Above all, to be happy. Be happy.
Greg, written Oct. 7, 2003, to be sent April 25, 2009
What Is It? In 2009, on April 25, a man named Greg is supposed to get an e-mail. It will remind him that he is his own best friend and worst enemy, that he once dated a woman named Shelley, and that he planned to major in computer science.
Who Sent the Mail? The e-mail was sent by Grcg himself through a website called FutureMe. org. Because it is one of the messages open to the public view at the site, Greg used only his first name.
FutureMe is one of a handful of websites that let people send e-mails to themselves or others to be read years in the future. It attracts users from around the world, a good portion of whom are in high schools and colleges.
What Is the Purpose to Do This? Some use the service to note down their current lives and styles. Others remind their future selves of personal goals and tasks, such as whether they've lost that extra weight, or found the perfect mate.
Whatever their pleasure, people worldwide are joining the e-time trend. Since the fall of 2002, FutureMe. org already has received more than 192,000 messages, and the number grows at a rate of almost 400 a day.
The most interesting development in FutureMe is that some people allow their letters to be displayed publicly. This provides visitors to the site with an opportunity to briefly
eavesdrop (偷听) on their thinking.
"Messages into the future is something that people have always wanted to do," sail Paul Saffo, a director in one US research group. "In a way, it's a statement of optimism."
Who Established the Website? Matt Sly, 29, created FutureMe. org four years ago when he remembered being required to write a letter to himself in school.
Sly, now a graduate student in management studies at Yale University, worked with Jay Patrikios, 31, of San Francisco on the project. The website lets people send messages for delivery as much as 30 years from now for free, though Sly reports that most users schedule their e-mails to be sent within three years.
"We want people to think about their future and what their goals, dreams, hopes and fears are," he said.
Is the Idea Popular? Recently, Forbes. com adopted the idea, offering an "e-mail time" promotion. More than 140,000 letters were collected over about six weeks. Nearly 20 percent are supposed to land in the sender's inbox in 20 years.
"A lot of people have been excited by it," said a Forbes. corn worker. "It makes you stop and think about your life in a way that you usually don't."
Paul Hudson, a cofounder of the website, said the project was new to him. "Part of the value of it is that you define yourself when you do it. It might be a good exercise in
introspection (反省). /