"Reasons to Stay Alive" Quotes
By Matt Haig

You will one day experience joy that matches this pain. You will cry euphoric tears at the Beach Boys, you will stare down at a baby’s face as she lies asleep in your lap, you will make great friends, you will eat delicious foods you haven’t tried yet, you will be able to look at a view from a high place and not assess the likelihood of dying from falling. There are books you haven’t read yet that will enrich you, films you will watch while eating extra-large buckets of popcorn, and you will dance and laugh and have sex and go for runs by the river and have late-night conversations and laugh until it hurts. Life is waiting for you. You might be stuck here for a while, but the world isn’t going anywhere. Hang on in there if you can. Life is always worth it.

节选自《活下去的理由》
作者：马特·海格

有一天，你将会经历与这痛苦相匹配的喜悦。你会因听到海滩男孩的音乐而流下狂喜的泪水，你会低头凝视一个熟睡在你怀里的婴儿的脸庞，你会结交到真挚的朋友，你会品尝到你还未尝过的美味佳肴，你将能够从高处俯瞰风景，而不再评估坠落致死的可能性。还有许多你未读的书将会丰富你，许多电影你将在看时大吃特吃超大桶的爆米花，你将会跳舞、大笑、做爱，在河边跑步，进行深夜的对话，笑到肚子疼。生活在等你。你或许会被困在这里一阵子，但世界不会离去。如果你能坚持住，那就坚持住。生活永远值得去体验。

euphoric /juːˈfɒr.ɪk/ /juːˈfɔːr.ɪk/
adj. 狂喜的;亢奋的;异常兴奋的

likelihood /ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/
n. [U] 可能，可能性