仅此一个事实便可解释为什么成功的有创意的人们一直以不停地创作来度过时日；他们必须这样做，他们创造是因为，这就是使他们活着的部分原因。

That one fact alone explains why successful creative people keep creating well past the time in which it's necessary for them to do so; they create because it's a part of what makes them come alive.

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墓内的僧人和外界的一切联系只有一根输气管和一个铃铛，每天僧人都会摇铃使外面人知其还活着。

His only connection to the outside world was an air tube and a bell. Each day he rang a bell to let those outside know that he was still alive.

youdao

因为信息消失，这误使多乐的家人认为她还活着。

This gave the family false hope that she was still alive, because messages were disappearing.

youdao

Above and beyond the question of the contents of my life, we have to remember that the mere fact that I'm alive gives my life some value.

除了我的生活内容，我们还要记得,我活着就已经使我的生命有价值了。

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