You can't spend all your life chasing shadows.

你不能一辈子追求虚无缥缈的东西。

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Be reminded that your life is far too valuable to waste chasing material possessions.

记住你的生命太珍贵了，不能浪费在追逐物质财富上。

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But instead of chasing the life I dreamed of, I kept chasing the one I didn’t want.

我没有去追求我所向往的生活，反而在为我不想要的生活而奋斗。

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He is the author of three best-selling books, Chasing Life (2007), Cheating Death (2009) and Monday Mornings (2012).

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