Because the next chunk, or perhaps from there on out, it would've been bad.

因为下一阶段的生活，或者说从此刻开始的生活，它将会非常糟糕。

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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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