if today were the last day in my life, would I wanna do

如果今天是我人生中的最後一天，我還會做哪些

what I'm about to do today and whenever the answer has been no

原本打算做的事嗎？如果連續太多天答案都是"不"

for too many days in a row , I know I need to change something

我知道我需要改變一些事

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life

記著我將要死亡，是我試過最有效的方法幫助我做出人生中重要的選擇

because almost everything, all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure these things just fall away in the face of death

因為幾乎所有事情、外在的期待、自尊、害怕丟臉或是失敗，一旦面臨死亡也就消失殆盡

leaving only what is truly important

只留下真正重要的事物

remembering that you were going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose

記著你將要死亡，是就我所知最好的方法避免將自己掉入害怕失去的陷阱中

you are already naked , there is no reason not to follow your heart

你已經一無所有了，沒有理由讓你不跟隨你的心

about a year ago, I was diagnosed with cancer , I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning

在一年前，我被診斷出得了癌症，我有一個在早上七點半的掃描

and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas

掃描清楚地顯示我有一個腫瘤在我胰臟

I didn't even know what a pancreas was

我甚至不知道胰臟在哪裡

the doctors told me, this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable

醫生告訴我，這就是一種幾乎無法治癒的癌症

and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six month

我最多只能活三到六個月

my doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order

醫師建議我回家把事情整頓好

which is doctor's code for prepare to die

這是醫生要你做好死亡準備的標準說法

it means to try and tell your kids everything

代表著你要告訴你的孩子一切

you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell

你以為你還有將下來的十年可以告訴他們

in just a few months , it means to make sure everything is buttoned up

但其實只有幾個月，你要確定一切都已經處理好

so that will be easy as possible for your family

這會讓你的家人比較輕鬆

It means to say your goodbyes

代表著你要說再見了