Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

　　”人生就像所有故事一樣，重點不在於長短，在於是否精彩豐富”~塞內卡

　　J.K羅琳在2008年為哈佛應屆畢業生所做的演講上，以過來人的身份，談到人生隨時都可能在一個轉彎處遇見打擊與失敗，她是如何面對失敗出現，以及失敗產生時，對未來的豐富想像及樂觀如何累積不同於他人的人生智慧。

　　你害怕失敗嗎？失敗的體會如何轉化成看待人生不同的角度？源源不絕的想像又如何能為自己與世人，哪怕是只為一個人，帶來意義？認清自己、勇於承擔自己身而為人的價值，不懼怕變化就能成就自我開放自在的人生。

　　你渴望找回自己，為自己設立開放而可實現的目標？讓羅琳新書陪伴你，隨時提醒我們：為自己建立多方嘗試的人生意義，就從現在開始！

J.K. Rowling, one of the world''s most inspiring writers, shares her wisdom and advice.

In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling''s words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others?

Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years, the world famous author addresses some of life''s most important questions with acuity and emotional force.

J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy, a novel for adults. Under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, she is the author of the Cormoran Strike crime series, including The Cuckoo’s Calling and The Silkworm. As well as an Order of the British Empire for services to children’s literature, she is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees. She lives in Edinburgh.