Doug convinced me that my father's path need not be my own, and that a lucky person could live the life of the mind-my dream job!

道格让我相信，我父亲的人生道路不一定是我的，一个幸运的人可以拥有精神生活——这是我梦寐以求想做的事情！

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It doesn't mean that my mind is closed; it means that I'm not going to be convinced out of an idea or a feeling simply for the sake of social form or expectation.

这并不是说我就听不进其他的意见，而是说我不会轻易地被说服，或者为了合群或满足他人的期望而改变观点。

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