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And if it doesn't happen for you right away
如果它沒有立刻實現
it's only because the universe is so busy fulfilling my order
那可能是因為宇宙太忙于滿足我的愿望
My father could have been a great comedian
我父親本來有能力當一個偉大的喜劇演員
but he didn't believe that was possible for him
但他認為實現這個的可能性太渺茫
and so he made a conservative choice
他于是作出保守決定
Instead, he got a safe job as an accountant
獲得了一份會計的"安全"工作
and when I was 12 years old
在我12歲那年
he was let go from that safe job
"安全"工作卻讓他失了業
and our family had to do whatever we could to survive
整個家庭廢了好大力氣才存活下來
I learned many great lessons from my father
我從父親那里獲得了很多經驗教訓
not the least of which was that you can fail at what you don't want
包括做不想做的事你很有可能會失敗
so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love
因此 你應當冒點風險 去做你熱愛的事
I can tell you from experience
我可以從個人經歷出發告訴你們
the effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is
你能對他人產生的影響 是世上最有價值的通貨
And that's when my search for identity deepened
我從這里深化了對自我的探索
I wondered who I'd be without my fame
我心想 拋開名氣的話 我是誰
Who would I be if I said things that people didn't want to hear
我會是誰 如果我說的東西人們不想聽
or if I defied their expectations of me?
如果我違背了他們對我的預期
What if I showed up to the party without my Mardi Gras mask and
如果我參加派對不戴嘉年華面具
I refused to flash my breasts for a handful of beads?
拒絕為幾顆珠子閃現我的胸部
I'll give you a moment to wipe that image out of your mind
我給你們一點時間 把剛才腦海里形成的印象擦除掉
But you guys are way ahead of the game
你們處在問題的最前沿
You already know who you are
你們已經知道了自己是誰
and that peace, that peace that we're after
這片平靜 我們追求的平靜
lies somewhere beyond personality
位于名聲之外
Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world
你對接納的需求能夠讓你在這個世界變得不可見
Don't let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form
不要讓任何東西阻擋這種形式的光所照射的方向
Risk being seen in all of your glory
不要害怕冒險 去讓你在所有的榮耀中被看到
