Because the questions you are going to ask yourself will determine the kind of person

因為你要問自己的問題將決定你是一個什麼樣的人。

you are going to become.

你將成為。

In fact, some questions are so powerful that they can actually change your entirely perception

其實，有些問題的威力非常大，其實可以完全改變你的認知。

about life and lead you to take absolutely different path that will completely reshape

導致你走上完全不同的道路，將徹底重塑你的人生。

your life.

你的生活。

But the problem is that, we got use to ask ourselves difficult questions but are not

但問題是，我們習慣了向自己提出困難的問題，但卻沒有做到

important such as: How to make more money?

重要的如。如何賺更多的錢？

How to get people to like you? or is college worth it?

如何讓別人喜歡你，還是說大學值得上？

Although that these questions seem pretty important but they are absolutely useless

雖然這些問題看起來很重要，但絕對沒有用的

because they are simple the consequences of much simpler questions.

因為它們是簡單得多的問題的後果。

And as long as you haven't figured out the simple one yet, there is no point to run behind

而只要你還沒有搞清楚簡單的，就沒有必要跑到後面去了。

the difficult ones.

困難的。

There is one unique and I would say special question that you should be asking yourself

有一個獨特的、我想說是特別的問題，你應該問自己的是

all the time and that's - WHY?

所有的時間，這就是 - 為什麼？

Although that this question seems pretty simple, answering it isn't as easy as it seems.

雖然說這個問題看起來很簡單，但是回答起來並不像看起來那麼容易。

In fact, its one of the most important life questions ever.

事實上，它是最重要的人生問題之一。

And the clearer and deeper you can answer this question, the easier life is going to

而這個問題你能回答得越清楚、越深刻，生活就會越輕鬆。

get.

得到。

let's say for example: I want to make a lot of money.

比方說我想賺很多錢

So I would ask myself - Why?

所以我會問自己--為什麼？

why would I want to make a lot of money.

我為什麼要賺很多錢。

If you think about it, the answer is obvious.

如果你仔細想想，答案是顯而易見的。

I want to have a lot of fancy things, a better car, nicer clothes, smarter gadgets, bigger

我想擁有很多花哨的東西，更好的車，更好的衣服，更聰明的小玩意，更大的。

house.

房子。

At this point, we can already conclude that I don't really need the money but what money

這時，我們已經可以得出結論，我並不是真的需要錢，但什麼錢？

can actually provide.

能實際提供。

But we aren't going to stop here, we will keep asking - why - until we get to the root

但我們不會就此罷休，我們會一直問--為什麼--直到我們找到根源。

of it.

的。

So the following step is - why do I want to have all of this fancy things.

那麼下面的步驟就是--我為什麼要擁有這些花哨的東西。

My mind is telling, I want people to treat me differently, to respect me, I want to have

我的思想在告訴我，我希望別人對我的態度不一樣，尊重我，我希望有

some kind of authority.

某種權威。

Just by asking this question twice, we already have figured out that I am not running behind

這個問題問了兩遍，我們就已經知道，我並沒有落後於人

money, success or the luxury but rather i want respect and authority.

金錢，成功或奢侈品，但我想尊重和權威。

lets dig deeper, why do I want respect and power?

讓我們深究一下，我為什麼要尊重和權力？

to attract positive important people into my life and to be loved.

吸引積極的重要人物進入我的生活，並被愛。

Just think about it.

想想看吧

We went from wanting a lot of money to the most basic simple human need.

我們從想要很多錢，變成了人類最基本的簡單需求。

Being sarounded by loving important respect people.

被愛的重要的尊重的人所包圍。

To love and being loved.

為了愛與被愛。

The deeper I dig , the better I understand myself.

我挖得越深，我就越瞭解自己。

The clearer i can set my priorities and values.

我就能更清晰地設定我的優先級和價值觀。

So in order for me to be happy, I just need to do something that will make people love

所以為了讓我快樂，我只需要做一些讓人喜歡的事情就可以了

me and as a result of that attract positive important people to me, such as being a more

我，並是以吸引到了積極的重要的人給我，比如說是一個更。

useful person.

有用的人。

I should try to bring more value to the people around me.

我應該努力為身邊的人帶來更多的價值。

But unfortunately the society has led me to think that i should dedicate my life to earning

但不幸的是，這個社會讓我覺得，我應該把我的一生都奉獻給掙錢

money, regardless of what I want.

錢，不管我想要什麼。

By the way, you should stop there.

對了，你應該就此打住。

You should keep going (asking why) until you get to the root of it.

你應該不斷地去（問為什麼），直到你找到根源。

Then only you will understand what you really desire.

那麼只有你才會明白自己真正的願望是什麼。

Otherwise you will be chasing something you dont really want.

否則，你將追逐一些你並不真正想要的東西。

However, that doesn't mean.

然而，這並不意味著。

I will stop earning money.

我就不掙錢了。

But rather, I will have a deeper and much more stronger motivation.

但是，我反而會有更深更強的動力。

Because I know that I am not simply trying to make more papers but rather I am trying

因為我知道，我並不是簡單地想多做幾張紙，而是在努力地

to achieve something more meaningful.

來實現更有意義的事情。

You can spend all of your life going though those papers in the office or flipping burgers

你可以花一輩子的時間在辦公室裡看那些文件，或者翻漢堡包

in Macdolands.

在Macdolands。

But when you clearly know that WHY behind it, you will do it with stronger motivation

但當你清楚地知道背後的那個WHY時，你會有更強的動力去做。

and enthusiasm.

和熱情。