I just wanted to prove to myself that I could do it.
我只是想向自己证明我能做到。
Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.
If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
选自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·相刺》。橘柚生长于江南,各地的人吃起来都有甜的感觉,这是因为大家的味觉是相同的;郑国卫国的音乐,大家都觉得好听,那是因为大家对声音效果的感受是相同的。这句话以吃橘柚的感觉与听音乐的感受为喻,说明是非好坏的标准是客观存在的,人类社会的价值认同大体是相同的。