As long as my soul continues to exist it's still me whether or not my body's still alive.

只要我的灵魂继续存在,无论我的肉体是不是活着,我仍然存在。

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And so even if, you might say, the way my life is going in terms of its contents is bad, being alive per se might still be a good thing.

所以，就算，我的生活内容方面非常糟糕，活着本身也许仍然是件好事。

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