sometimes I'm drawn toward the neutral view; sometimes I'm drawn toward the thought that being alive per se is good for you.

有时候我更赞同中性理论;,有时候我赞同,活着本身就是好事。

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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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