I'm worried that in the blink of an eye my life would end.

我担心一眨眼的功夫我的生命就到了尽头。

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This past year I was diagnosed with cancer and faced the possibility that my life would end sooner than I'd planned.

去年我被查出患了癌症，我的生命有可能结束的比我计划的早。

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Before I ever began each writing session, I would close my eyes for 10 minutes and end my 14 meditation whispering, "Please 15 grant me the words to touch just one person's life."

每次提笔写新内容之前，我都会闭目沉思10分钟，然后低声说：“请赐予我一种力量，让我的文字能够感动一位读者。”

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For the rest of her life, my mother would be plagued by the fear that she would run out of money and end up destitute.

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