You know when you wake up from a really good dream你知道当你从一个非常好的梦中醒来时
and you keep forcing yourself to go back to sleep because you don't want it to end?并且你一直强迫自己回去睡觉，因为你不希望它结束？
That's where you are right now.你现在就处于那种状态。
You're grasping onto this false reality that you've created in order to save yourself from the truth,你紧紧抓住这个你为了逃避真相而创造的虚假现实。
you have two options.你有两个选择。
You can either live a life of stagnation你可以选择过一种停滞不前的生活，
of under-achievement and of normalcy,一种成就不足和平庸的生活。
or you can choose to live a life of fulfillment and of purpose, and或者你可以选择过一种充实、有目标、
of righteousness. It's scary.和正直的生活。这很可怕。
It's a daunting decision to make.这是一个令人望而生畏的决定。
And you may say, well,你可能会说，嗯。
if it was as easy as making a decision, no one would actually choose to live如果做决定那么容易，没有人会选择过
a life of stagnation.停滞不前的生活。
But most of us choose to live a life of stagnation each and every day.但我们大多数人每天都选择过着停滞不前的生活。
The reason that we're okay with it is because we continue to distract ourselves just enough我们之所以能接受它，是因为我们不断分散自己的注意力，刚好到一定程度
to remain naive to the decision that we're making.以便对我们正在做的决定保持天真无知。
The days passed by and日子一天天过去。
every once in a while, you have a realization and it pops into your偶尔，你会有一个领悟，它突然出现在你的
mind again like, wait, what am I doing with my life?脑海里，比如，等等，我到底在做什么？
You know those like, like the 2AM, that 2AM motivation that people talk about? That's what that is.你知道那种，就像凌晨两点的，人们谈论的那种凌晨两点的动力吗？那就是它。
There's something deep in your subconscious that is saying你的潜意识深处有什么东西在说
something is seriously wrong.有些事情严重不对劲。
The reason that you're not experiencing that enough to actually change anything is because you continue to distract yourself.你没有足够地体验到那种感觉以至于真正改变任何事情的原因，是因为你不断地分散自己的注意力。
We live in a world full of distractions.我们生活在一个充满干扰的世界里。
I mean, just at our fingertips, we have我的意思是，只要动动指尖，我们就能接触到
access to the world.整个世界。
The most entertaining and captivating content that exists on planet Earth地球上最具娱乐性、最吸引人的内容
at any moment of the day.在一天中的任何时刻。
So it's hard not to distract yourself.所以很难不让自己分心。
That's why it's the harder decision to make.这就是为什么它是更难做出的决定。
The struggle that you endure comes later你所承受的挣扎会在之后到来。
when you choose to live a life of stagnation.当你选择过一种停滞不前的生活时。
Because being distracted is comfortable.因为分心是舒适的。
You know, as they say, ignorance is bliss.你知道，正如他们所说，无知是福。
when your time starts to run out that exists within the future, where you can no当你的时间开始流逝，那存在于未来，你再也无法
longer be ignorant to the fact that you've wasted your life.继续对浪费生命的事实视而不见。
That is the day I do not wish on my worst enemy.那是我连最坏的敌人都不希望其经历的一天。
Let me say, okay, that makes sense.让我说，好吧，这说得通。
But how do I actually choose to live a life of fulfillment and of purpose and of righteousness?但我究竟该如何选择过一种充满成就感、有目标且正直的生活呢？
Anytime I try to make an effort to actually go on that path, I experience每当我试着努力真正走上那条路时，我都会经历
failure and I run into dead ends and I,失败，我陷入死胡同，我。
I, I, I embarrass myself and I get disappointed and I get我，我，我让自己难堪，我感到失望，我变得
discouraged and nothing ever feels like it works and then I just give up and气馁，感觉一切都不顺利，然后我就放弃了。
then it's just like a never-ending cycle.然后它就像一个永无止境的循环。
So it feels like I can't even actually make that decision.所以感觉我甚至无法真正做出那个决定。
That's why most people, that's why I think everybody, has a hard time actually going on this path.这就是为什么大多数人，我认为每个人，都很难真正走上这条路。
It takes a lot of patience, mental integrity, exposure to failure这需要大量的耐心、心理韧性、面对失败的勇气
and disappointment and embarrassment.以及失望和尴尬。
And I-told-you-so's and uncertainty.还有“我早就告诉过你”的嘲讽和不确定性。
And it's also a path that never truly ends.而且这也是一条永无止境的道路。
Our purpose, our sole purpose as human beings我们的目标，我们作为人类的唯一目标
is to reach our full capability in mind, body and spirit.是在思想、身体和精神上达到我们的全部能力。
There will never be a day that you just simply wake up and go, I've reached my full potential.永远不会有那么一天，你只是简单地醒来然后说，我已经达到了我的全部潜力。
So not only do you have to experience immense所以，你不仅要经历巨大的
struggle and pressure of accountability and failure and挣扎和问责与失败的压力，以及
disappointment But it actually never ends.失望，但实际上它永远不会结束。
You see, when you actually think about it, it's a harder decision to make than it seems.你看，当你真正思考时，这比看起来更难做出决定。
But I'm going to tell you why it's actually worth it.但我要告诉你为什么它实际上是值得的。
Why it is actually worth为什么它实际上是值得的
waking up from this false reality, this false dream that you've painted in your head,从你脑海中描绘的这个虚假现实、这个虚假梦境中醒来。
that everything's okay and things will一切都会好起来的，事情会
just figure themselves out eventually.最终会自己解决。
your first step down the path to fulfill your purpose of reaching your full capability in mind, body and spirit.你踏上实现目标之路的第一步，即在思想、身体和精神上达到你的全部潜能。
That first step will contain a lot of feelings, including an immense amount of uncertainty.那第一步会包含很多感受，包括巨大的不确定性。
We're embracing the unknown.我们正在拥抱未知。
and it twists and turns and it goes down to deep valleys and it climbs它蜿蜒曲折，下到深谷，又向上攀登
mountains that go above the clouds.高耸入云的山峰
And it disappears somewhere off in the distance over the horizon or whatever.它消失在远处的地平线上或某个地方。
And there stands a gate in between this path.在这条小路中间矗立着一扇门。
And once you open this gate, you cannot go back.一旦你打开这扇门，你就无法回头。
Now, at that point, you have two options.现在，在那一刻，你有两个选择。
And these two options are the very two options that you have right now.而这两个选择正是你现在所拥有的两个选择。
You can either choose to remain stagnant, behind the gate, and play it safe.你可以选择停滞不前，待在门后，谨慎行事。
or you can choose to embrace the unknown and choose the path of fulfillment and of purpose.或者你可以选择拥抱未知，选择一条充满成就感和目标感的道路。
You don't know where it ends up.你不知道它最终会落在哪里。
You don't know what challenges you will face along the way.你不知道沿途会遇到什么挑战。
You don't know who or what you will encounter.你不知道会遇到谁或什么。
But what it does give you is meaning.但它确实给了你意义。
The thing that all of us look for.我们所有人都在寻找的东西。
It's the why behind everything that we do.这就是我们所做一切背后的原因。
And if you remember,如果你还记得。
when I said that this path actually never truly ends, when you come to that realization,当我说这条路实际上永远不会真正结束，当你意识到这一点时。
it's scary at first.起初是可怕的。
But there's a beauty and understanding that the journey is actually all that I have.但有一种美和理解，即旅程实际上就是我拥有的一切。
It is what gives me meaning. This is it.这就是赋予我意义的东西。就是这样。
This is the experience这就是那种经历
that makes it all worth it.让一切都值得。
It's what gives life adventure.这就是给生活带来冒险的东西。
It's what makes the experience worth living.这就是让这段经历值得去体验的东西。
You don't get that when you choose to live a life of stagnation.当你选择过一种停滞不前的生活时，你就得不到那种东西。
You've chosen to stand behind the gate你选择了站在大门后面。
and simply wonder what could have been.然后只是想象本可能发生的事情。
Now, I'm a firm believer that现在，我坚信
if you simply make the decision to remove the distractions, eventually如果你只是做出决定去消除干扰，最终
you will get so sick and tired of looking at this path, wondering what could be.你会对看着这条路、想知道可能会发生什么感到非常厌倦。
Yeah, maybe it's risky, but so what?是啊，也许这有风险，但那又怎样？
I can't stand to stand here any longer.我再也无法忍受继续站在这里。
I want to do things.我想做事情。
I want to accomplish things.我想要完成一些事情。
So what if I fail?那么如果我失败了又怎样？
Anything is better than simply standing here, remaining stagnant,任何事情都比仅仅站在这里、停滞不前要好。
missing out on what life truly has to offer.错过生活真正所提供的一切。
Eventually you will reach that state where you simply embrace最终你会达到那种状态，你只是拥抱
the uncertainty; you embrace adversity and challenge, because what else? What's the alternative?不确定性；你拥抱逆境和挑战，因为还有什么别的选择呢？
You can't experience actual happiness你无法体验真正的幸福
without sadness, you can't experience success without failure, it wouldn't mean anything.没有悲伤，你无法体验成功而不经历失败，那将毫无意义。
And you do not get that if you choose to live a life of stagnation,如果你选择过一种停滞不前的生活，你就无法得到那种体验。
if you choose to stand behind如果你选择站在后面
the gate. That's why this video is大门。这就是为什么这个视频
titled, the reality that you refuse to face.标题是：你拒绝面对的现实。
You're so distracted by your phone or work or你被手机、工作或
drama or going to the bar or having a good time戏剧、去酒吧或玩得很开心
that you're not actually looking up at what you're missing out on.你实际上并没有抬头看你错过了什么。
But I want you to know that it's your decision.但我想让你知道这是你的决定。
At the end of the day, you decide your fate.归根结底，是你决定自己的命运。
You decide if you remain behind the gate你决定是否留在门后
or if you embrace the journey.还是拥抱这段旅程。
But to actually get to a place where you can make that decision, you have to remove the distractions.但要真正达到能够做出那个决定的地步，你必须排除干扰。
You have to wake up from this你必须从这种状态中醒来。
false reality that everything's going to work itself out or I don't know.那种一切都会自行解决的虚假现实，或者我不知道。
Set aside time each day.每天留出时间。
I'm not saying you have to throw your phone away.我不是说你必须扔掉手机。
Okay, that's unrealistic. I get that. I'm not one of those people that's like, whatever. I get it.好吧，那不太现实。我明白。我不是那种随便说“无所谓”的人。我懂。
Use your phone. It's good. Go on YouTube.用你的手机。这很好。上YouTube看看。
But everything in moderation.但凡事都要适度。
All I'm saying is that if you simply set aside an hour out of your day,我只是说，如果你每天只抽出一个小时。
each day to just sit每天只是坐着
with yourself and reflect on your own thoughts.和自己待在一起，反思自己的想法。
Ask yourself questions.问自己一些问题。
Ask, what do you really want out of life?问自己，你真正想从生活中得到什么？
What are you possibly missing out on? What does success actually mean to you?你可能错过了什么？成功对你来说到底意味着什么？
And what are the things that you need to do to actually get that?那么，你需要做些什么才能真正得到它呢？
And eventually you will have enough knowledge, will have learned enough about yourself to realize what you actually truly want.最终，你会有足够的知识，对自己有足够的了解，从而意识到你真正想要的是什么。
You'll realize that a life of stagnation simply is not a choice at all.你会意识到，停滞不前的生活根本就不是一个选择。
And then you will gain enough courage to take the first step to open the gate and embrace the uncertainty.然后，你会有足够的勇气迈出第一步，打开大门，拥抱不确定性。
And you will say to yourself, I don't know where this path goes.你会对自己说，我不知道这条路通向何方。
I don't know where it leads.我不知道它通向哪里。
I don't know that it ever ends.我不知道它是否会结束。
I understand that I most certainly will我明白我肯定将会
face challenges and adversity and I will get lost but I will find my way.面对挑战和逆境，我会迷失，但我会找到自己的路。
I will continue to learn and develop skills我将继续学习并发展技能
become stronger and wiser and变得更强大、更明智。
more equipped with each and every step.每一步都更有能力。
And I will meet friends and I will experience true accomplishment I will find success.我会结识朋友，体验真正的成就，找到成功。
And I will make memories and I know我会创造回忆，而且我知道
that then and only then I那时，而且只有那时，我
will experience what true fulfillment is.才会体验到真正的满足是什么。
It is not here behind this gate.它不在这扇门后面。
My friend, that is the reality that you refuse to face.我的朋友，那就是你拒绝面对的现实。
Now what you do after this video, is entirely up to you.现在，看完这个视频后你做什么，完全取决于你。
But just know that with whatever you choose,但只需知道，无论你选择什么。
you will either remain behind the gate, or你要么留在门后，要么
you will take the first step.你将迈出第一步。