Because when we see that something is just necessary, we-- it reduces the sting of it.

因为当我们认识到有些事是必然的-,它便感少了我们对它的痛苦。

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Well, if that's right, and if we then realize that there's nothing I can do about the fact that I'm going to die, then perhaps some of the sting, some of the bite, is eliminated.

如果那是对的话，如果我们意识到,我们无法改变我们会死去的事实，那么也许有些刺痛，有些痛苦便消除了。

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