I believe these contradictions and these tensions
我认为这些矛盾 这些张力
are the greatest gift that we have
是我们所拥有的最伟大天赋
and hopefully, I can explain that
希望我能解释明白
But first let me say
首先我要说的是
when I talk about contradiction
我说的矛盾
I'm talking about something that is a constant in your life and in your identity
是始终出现在你生命和身份中的
not just in your body but in your own mind
不仅是在你的身体里 还在你的心智里
in ways that you may recognize or you may not
其存在方式 你们可能意识到 也可能没有意识到
Let's just say, hypothetically
我们来考虑一种假设情景
that two roads diverged in the woods
森林中分出两条路
and you took the path less traveled
而你选择了人少的那条路
Part of you is just going, "Look at that path! Over there, it's much better
你的一部分会说 "看那条路 那条 它要好得多"
Everyone is traveling on it
"大家都走那条路"
It's paved, and there's like a Starbucks every 50 yards"
"路铺得很好 而且每50码就有一家星巴克"
This is wrong
这是错的
In this one, there's nettles
这条路上有荆棘
and Robert Frost's body
罗伯特·弗罗斯特的尸体
somebody should have moved that I think
应该有人会把它挪开 我想
it just feels weird
反正看起来很怪
And not only is your mind telling you this
不仅仅是你的心智告诉你这个
it is on that other path
它实际就在另外那条路上
it is behaving as though it is on that path
它的表现就像它在那条路上一样
It is doing the opposite of what you are doing
做着同你所做的相反的事情
And for your entire life, you will be doing, on some level, the opposite
在你整个一生当中 某种程度上 你会做相反的事情
not only of what you were doingbut of what you think you are
不仅是你所做的事情 还有你认为你是谁
That is just going to go on
这会一直持续下去
What you do with all your heart, you will do the opposite of
不管你尽力去做什么 你都会做相反的事情
