So, whatever the explanation is, we care about the overall shape and trajectory of our life.

所以，不管原因是什么，我们在乎生命的整体形状和轨道。

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And insofar as we care about the overall shape of our lives, we might worry about wanting it to have the right shape overall.

既然我们在乎生命曲线的整体形状，我们可能会想得到正确的整体形状。

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You might say, look, if we're not indifferent between these two lives, that's because we think the overall shape of your life matters as well.

你可能会说，如果我们不会对这两种生命无动于衷，那是因为我们认为,生命的整体形状也是有关系的。

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Now, that being the case, we have to worry then that because of the unpredictability of death that our lives may not have the ideal shape.

既然是这样，那么我们会变得担心起来,由于存在死亡的不可预见性,我们的生命线可能不会是理想的形状。

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We might think of it as, the overall shape of your life matters.

我们可以把它阐述为，生命的整体形状是有关系的。

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