所以，不管原因是什么，我们在乎生命的整体形状和轨道。

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

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我对海绵极其着迷，因为它们的颜色、形状和大小如此变化多端，而且它们拥有一个近乎奇迹的生命周期。

Sponges hold a particular fascination for me, because they are so varied in colour, shape and size and they have an almost miraculous life cycle.

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如果你曾允许自己把孩子当成是可以塑造的材料，能够让你塑造出任何符合你喜好的形状的话，那么你做的关于生命力的实验就失败了。

If you once allow yourself to regard a child as so much material for you to manufacture into any shape that happens to suit your fancy you are defeating the experiment of the Life Force.

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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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