Whether it's ruminating over my sister's suicide and wondering what happened to her,

無論是猜我妹是不是自殺了，不曉得她到底在做什麼的時候，

or just looking around at the people here and knowing that we're all temporary.

或是環顧四周，明白沒有人會久留於世時。

- Ew, gross. There's a fly in my water. - Someday, we'll all be a fly in water.

- 好噁，有隻蒼蠅死在我的水裡。- 有天我們都會像水裡那隻蒼蠅一樣。

Or wondering how I'm gonna die.

或是思考我會怎麼死。

Let me know if you ever want me to come to your house... just for fun.

如果想要我去你家一起玩……就說一聲。

She's gonna wear my skin. This is the last face I will ever see.

她會剝了我的皮當衣服穿，這會是我最後見到的臉。

I think being mindful of death helps you truly live because it shifts everything into perspective.

我覺得深刻思考死亡這件事，能幫助你客觀審視一切，活得更真切。

You don't sweat the small stuff as much, it motivates you to do what you truly want to do,

讓你不再為小事費心，有動力去做真正想做的事，

and you start measuring your happiness by experiences, and how fulfilling your relationships are.

開始以經驗及人際關係去衡量快樂。

And sure, sometimes it becomes incredibly overwhelming, and you have to lay in bed,

當然，有時會變得無法承受，到你只能躺在床上，

and just wonder what the point of all of this is, but it's impacted my life in beautiful ways.

思量究竟這一切是為了什麼的程度，但這也給我帶來了美好的影響。

Thinking about death has made me a more present human being because it's a constant reminder that tomorrow is not a guarantee.

思考死亡讓我活在當下，因為這不斷的提醒著我，不一定會有明天。

It makes me want to be a more compassionate and giving person because when you're confronted with the idea of your own mortality, you have to ask yourself:

這讓我變成更有同情心、願意付出的人。因為面對死亡時，你會問自己：

like, what mark do I want to leave on this world?

死後我希望留在世上的是什麼？

How do I want to measure my self-worth and what is gonna make my life meaningful?

該如何衡量自身價值，讓人生富有意義？

And knowing how impermanent and small I am in comparison to the vastness of the universe,

和浩瀚的宇宙相比，我的存在是這麼短暫且渺小。

I've kind of come to the conclusion that I would define my life a success if I made meaningful art that inspired people,

我得出了結論，如果我能創造出富有意義且鼓舞人心的作品、

if I helped as many animals and human beings as I could, and if I had incredibly loving relationships with my friends and family.

竭盡所能助人或救濟動物、和家人及朋友建立親密關係，那麼我的人生就算成功。

Being so obsessed with death at such an early age actually forced me to create a life philosophy, and I encourage you to do the same.

從年輕就開始思考死亡，迫使我得出了自己的生哲學，而我也鼓勵你這麼做。

This is one sentence that you can live your entire life by,

以下是一句終身受用的話，

it's like your thesis statement or a mantra that resonates with you that you can come back to again and again when life's finalities trick you into thinking you're going to be here forever.

就像你的人生摘要句或是有共鳴的冥想咒語。當忘記生命轉瞬即逝時，能拿出來反覆咀嚼的語句。

Spoiler alert: You're not.

有雷慎入：沒人能長生不老。

Mine is, and has been for like the last fifteen years: I love, therefore I am.

十五年以來，我的人生哲學都是：「我愛，故我在。」

Let me know what your life philosophy is. I would love to hear it.

告訴我你的人生哲學是什麼，洗耳恭聽。

I'm Anna Akana. Stay uh...

我是 Anna Akana，再……

right here for a beautifully animated sponsored message from miss Bethany Radloff for Squarespace.

再待一下，別走開。看看由 Squarespace 贊助、Bethany Radloff 製作的動畫。

I want to say thank you to Squarespace for sponsoring today's episode.

感謝 Squarespace 贊助本集。

Squarespace has beautiful award-winning templates and with their all-in-one platform. There's no install upgrades or patches ever.

Squarespace 擁有精美模板及一體化平台，無需安裝升級或進行更新。

They also have 24-hour customer service that you can call from whatever afterlife you believe in.

且提供 24 小時客服，從任何來世撥打電話都能通。

If you don't have a domain, don't worry. They offer a simple and unique setup experience.

如果你沒有網域也不用擔心！他們的設置十分簡單。

And you can use squarespace to create any kind of website,

你可以利用 Squarespace 架設任何類型的網站，

whether you're an artist, a photographer, or the Grim Reaper advertising your inevitable services.

無論你是藝術家、攝影師或是來打廣告的死神。

Go to SquareSpace.com to start your free trial today and use the offer code Anna for 10% off at checkout.

上 SquareSpace.com 開始免費試用，結帳時使用優惠代碼 Anna，享九折優惠。

Squarespace. We're all gonna die.

Squarespace，人終有一死。