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This is an ode to the mother goddess, that most of us in India learn when we are children.
有一首關于印度神母的頌歌，是我們大部分的印度人從小就學習的。
I learned it when I was four at my mother's knee.
在我四歲的時候也學習了這首歌，坐在我母親的膝頭上。
That year she introduced me to dance, and thus began my tryst with classical dance.
也正是那一年，她引導我進入舞蹈的殿堂，而這一開端正是我與印度古典舞幽會的伊始。
Since then -- it's been four decades now -- I've trained with the best in the field, performed across the globe, taught young and old alike, created, collaborated, choreographed, and wove a rich tapestry of artistry, achievement and awards.
從那時開始，到現在已經40年了——我師從這一行最優秀的舞者，在世界各地演出，教導年輕的和年老的舞蹈愛好者創造、合作、編舞，我編織了一個絢麗的掛毯，用我的藝術、成就和獎章。
The crowning glory was in 2007, when I received this country's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, for my contribution to art.
2007年我獲得了至高無上的榮譽，那一年我得到了印度授予公民的第四高榮譽，蓮花獎（Padma Shri）作為我對藝術貢獻的回報。
But nothing, nothing prepared me for what I was to hear on the first of July 2008.
但是任何事都不足以讓我有心理準備，去面對我將要在2008年的7月1號得知的。
I heard the word "carcinoma." Yes, breast cancer.
我得知了一個詞“惡性腫瘤”是的，乳腺癌。
As I sat dumbstruck in my doctor's office, I heard other words: "cancer," "stage," "grade."
我坐在醫生的辦公室里，呆若木雞，我聽到了另外一些詞“癌癥”，“期”，“惡性程度”。
Until then, Cancer was the zodiac sign of my friend, stage was what I performed on, and grades were what I got in school.
那時之前，癌（Cancer）是十二宮中的巨蟹座，是我朋友的星座，“期”（stage）是我表演的舞臺，“惡性程度”（grade）是我在學校得到的成績。
That day, I realized I had an unwelcome, uninvited, new life partner.
那一天，我意識到我有一個不受歡迎的，不請自來的，新終生伴侶。
As a dancer, I know the nine rasas or the navarasas: anger, valor, disgust, humor and fear.
作為一個舞者，我知道九情操（印度古典舞蹈中通過肢體或表情表達不同情緒的方式）憤怒、勇敢、厭惡、詼諧與恐怖。
I thought I knew what fear was. That day, I learned what fear was.
我以為我知道什么是恐懼。那一天，我學會了什么是恐懼。
