Thinkingaboutdeathhasmademe a morepresenthumanbeingbecauseit's a constantreminderthattomorrowisnot a guarantee.
思考死亡讓我活在當下,因為這不斷的提醒著我,不一定會有明天。
Itmakesmewanttobe a morecompassionateandgivingpersonbecausewhenyou'reconfrontedwiththeideaofyourownmortality, youhavetoaskyourself:
這讓我變成更有同情心、願意付出的人。因為面對死亡時,你會問自己:
like, whatmarkdo I wanttoleaveonthisworld?
死後我希望留在世上的是什麼?
Howdo I wanttomeasuremyself-worthandwhatisgonnamakemylifemeaningful?
該如何衡量自身價值,讓人生富有意義?
Andknowinghowimpermanentandsmall I amincomparisontothevastnessoftheuniverse,
和浩瀚的宇宙相比,我的存在是這麼短暫且渺小。
I'vekindofcometotheconclusionthat I woulddefinemylife a successif I mademeaningfulartthatinspiredpeople,
我得出了結論,如果我能創造出富有意義且鼓舞人心的作品、
if I helpedasmanyanimalsandhumanbeingsas I could, andif I hadincrediblylovingrelationshipswithmyfriendsandfamily.
竭盡所能助人或救濟動物、和家人及朋友建立親密關係,那麼我的人生就算成功。
Beingsoobsessedwithdeathatsuchanearlyageactuallyforcedmetocreate a lifephilosophy, and I encourageyoutodothesame.
從年輕就開始思考死亡,迫使我得出了自己的生哲學,而我也鼓勵你這麼做。
Thisisonesentencethatyoucanliveyourentirelifeby,
以下是一句終身受用的話,
it's likeyourthesisstatementor a mantrathatresonateswithyouthatyoucancomebacktoagainandagainwhenlife's finalitiestrickyouintothinkingyou'regoingtobehereforever.
就像你的人生摘要句或是有共鳴的冥想咒語。當忘記生命轉瞬即逝時,能拿出來反覆咀嚼的語句。
Spoileralert: You'renot.
有雷慎入:沒人能長生不老。
Mineis, andhasbeenforlikethelastfifteenyears: I love, therefore I am.
十五年以來,我的人生哲學都是:「我愛,故我在。」
Letmeknowwhatyourlifephilosophyis. I wouldlovetohearit.
告訴我你的人生哲學是什麼,洗耳恭聽。
I'm AnnaAkana. Stayuh...
我是 Anna Akana,再……
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