If I do decide to pursue one of these goals, it should be for the benefits associated with striving itself, such as enjoying the challenge or increasing my self-discipline.

如果我确实确定要追求其中的某一个目标，它就应该是一个获益与奋斗的联合体，比如享受挑战，增强我的自律能力。

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Given the temptations waiting at maturity, self-deception is the 'seeming-easy' choice; or you can ask: "How do I regain responsibility for my self?"

假定人变成熟时会遭到种种诱惑，自我欺骗似乎就是一个很简单的选项，或者你会问，“我怎样才能重新承担起对自己的责任呢？”

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I think for me it's that self-exploration, that idea of there's something out there and the desire to see what my body, what my mind and down to what my spirit can do.

对我来说，我想是自我探索'吧，我知道外面有个未知的世界，还有渴望知道自己的身体、心智、终究说来是精神，可以达到什么地步。

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People were around because of what I could do for them, and not because of my intrinsic, lovable self.

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