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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
And if it doesn't happen for you right away
如果它没有立刻实现
it's only because the universe is so busy fulfilling my order
那可能是因为宇宙太忙于满足我的愿望
My father could have been a great comedian
我父亲本来有能力当一个伟大的喜剧演员
but he didn't believe that was possible for him
但他认为实现这个的可能性太渺茫
and so he made a conservative choice
他于是作出保守决定
Instead, he got a safe job as an accountant
获得了一份会计的"安全"工作
and when I was 12 years old
在我12岁那年
he was let go from that safe job
"安全"工作却让他失了业
and our family had to do whatever we could to survive
整个家庭废了好大力气才存活下来
I learned many great lessons from my father
我从父亲那里获得了很多经验教训
not the least of which was that you can fail at what you don't want
包括做不想做的事你很有可能会失败
so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love
因此 你应当冒点风险 去做你热爱的事
I can tell you from experience
我可以从个人经历出发告诉你们
the effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is
你能对他人产生的影响 是世上最有价值的通货
And that's when my search for identity deepened
我从这里深化了对自我的探索
I wondered who I'd be without my fame
我心想 抛开名气的话 我是谁
Who would I be if I said things that people didn't want to hear
我会是谁 如果我说的东西人们不想听
or if I defied their expectations of me?
如果我违背了他们对我的预期
What if I showed up to the party without my Mardi Gras mask and
如果我参加派对不戴嘉年华面具
I refused to flash my breasts for a handful of beads?
拒绝为几颗珠子闪现我的胸部
I'll give you a moment to wipe that image out of your mind
我给你们一点时间 把刚才脑海里形成的印象擦除掉
But you guys are way ahead of the game
你们处在问题的最前沿
You already know who you are
你们已经知道了自己是谁
and that peace, that peace that we're after
这片平静 我们追求的平静
lies somewhere beyond personality
位于名声之外
Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world
你对接纳的需求能够让你在这个世界变得不可见
Don't let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form
不要让任何东西阻挡这种形式的光所照射的方向
Risk being seen in all of your glory
不要害怕冒险 去让你在所有的荣耀中被看到