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语言朋友(87)__1__ to start Amazon 16 years ago.I __2__ the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2，300 percent per year.I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast，and the idea of building an __3__bookstore with millions of titles was very __4__ to me.I had just turned 30，and I'd been married for a year.I told my wife that I wanted to__5__ my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't __6__，and I wasn't sure what to __7__.She told me I should __8__ the idea.I'd always wanted to be an inventor，and she wanted me to follow my __9__. I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a __10__ boss that I admired very much.I went to my boss and __11__ with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened __12__ to me，and finally said，“That sounds like a really good idea，but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a __13__ job.” That logic made some__14__ to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a__15__ decision.Seen in that light，it really was a difficult __16__，but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn't think I'd regret __17__ and failing.And I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at all.After much__18__，I took the less __19__ path to follow my dream，and I'm __20__ of that choice.For all of us，in the end，we are our choices. | 
