I believe these contradictions and these tensions
我認為這些矛盾 這些張力
are the greatest gift that we have
是我們所擁有的最偉大天賦
and hopefully, I can explain that
希望我能解釋明白
But first let me say
首先我要說的是
when I talk about contradiction
我說的矛盾
I'm talking about something that is a constant in your life and in your identity
是始終出現(xiàn)在你生命和身份中的
not just in your body but in your own mind
不僅是在你的身體里 還在你的心智里
in ways that you may recognize or you may not
其存在方式 你們可能意識到 也可能沒有意識到
Let's just say, hypothetically
我們來考慮一種假設情景
that two roads diverged in the woods
森林中分出兩條路
and you took the path less traveled
而你選擇了人少的那條路
Part of you is just going, "Look at that path! Over there, it's much better
你的一部分會說 "看那條路 那條 它要好得多"
Everyone is traveling on it
"大家都走那條路"
It's paved, and there's like a Starbucks every 50 yards"
"路鋪得很好 而且每50碼就有一家星巴克"
This is wrong
這是錯的
In this one, there's nettles
這條路上有荊棘
and Robert Frost's body
羅伯特·弗羅斯特的尸體
somebody should have moved that I think
應該有人會把它挪開 我想
it just feels weird
反正看起來很怪
And not only is your mind telling you this
不僅僅是你的心智告訴你這個
it is on that other path
它實際就在另外那條路上
it is behaving as though it is on that path
它的表現(xiàn)就像它在那條路上一樣
It is doing the opposite of what you are doing
做著同你所做的相反的事情
And for your entire life, you will be doing, on some level, the opposite
在你整個一生當中 某種程度上 你會做相反的事情
not only of what you were doingbut of what you think you are
不僅是你所做的事情 還有你認為你是誰
That is just going to go on
這會一直持續(xù)下去
What you do with all your heart, you will do the opposite of
不管你盡力去做什么 你都會做相反的事情