亡羊补牢，迟来的领悟
<p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="relates">relates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> “<span word="purpose">purpose</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fortunate">fortunate</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="strived">strived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Consequently">Consequently</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accomplishments">accomplishments</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="privilege">privilege</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hedge">hedge</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> 30, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hefty">hefty</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Essentially">Essentially</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="denying">denying</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="motivate">motivate</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ruining">ruining</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>—<span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>” <span word="path">path</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="squashy">squashy</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>.</p>
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