We'vehad a longconversationinourcultureaboutthenecessityforselfesteemandhappiness.
自尊心と幸福の必要性について、私たちの文化の中で長い会話をしてきました。
I tellmyaudiencesandmyreadersverystraightforwardlythatlifeisdifficultandthatthere's a lotofsufferinginitandthatyouhavetolearnhowtoconductyourselfinthefaceofthat.
If I hadneverdroppedout, I wouldhaveneverdroppedinonthatcalligraphyclassandpersonalcomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydocan't connectthedots.
So a lotofwhatpeoplefindinlifethatprovidesthemwith a sustainingmeaningis a consequenceofnotthepursuitofrightsorthepursuitofhappinessororthedevelopmentofselfesteem, buttheadoptionofresponsibilityandthemoreresponsibilityinsomesense, thebetter.