Iturned67inOctober.It’shardtobelieveI’mthatold—inAmerica,mostpeoplemyageareretired!
今年十月我都已经67岁了。很难相信我已经这么老了——在美国，大部分我这个年龄的人已经退休了！
ButIwon’tbeslowingdownanytimesoon.I’mstillgoingfullspeedontheprojectIbeganmorethantwodecadesago,whichistogivethevastmajorityofmyresourcesbacktosociety.AlthoughIdon’tcarewhereIrankonthelistoftheworld’srichestpeople,IdoknowthatasIsucceedingiving,Iwilldropdownandeventuallyoffthelistaltogether.
但在可见的未来，我不会放慢脚步。我仍在全速推进二十多年前启动的项目，即把我的绝大部分资源回馈给社会。虽然我并不在乎自己在世界富豪榜上的排名，我知道当我在慈善方面取得成功，我的排名就会不断下降，并且最终从榜单消失。
I’vealwaysviewedmyphilanthropyasawaytohelpreducetheawfulinequitiesIseearoundtheworld.Ialsofeelaresponsibilitytogivemywealthbacktosocietyinwaysthatdothemostgoodforthemostpeople.ButIstartedlookingattheworldthroughanewlensrecently—whenmyolderdaughtergavemetheincrediblenewsthatI’llbe
