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You see, rejecting our nature leads to suboptimal performance emotionally as well as in terms of external performance.
拒绝本性不论在情绪上还是外在表现上都会导致次优表现。
Imagine waking up every morning and saying to yourself: I refuse to accept the law of gravity.
想象一下，当你每天早上醒来后对自己说：“我拒绝接受万有引力定律。
This law of gravity is such a pain. You need to walk down the stairs and then up the stairs.
万有引力定律很麻烦。你要被迫上下楼。
I just want to float to Sanders in the morning. I just want to float to the dining hall after.
我只想早上时飘去剧院。我只想下午时飘去餐厅。
So much easier, so much less painful.
更加容易，更少痛苦。”
Imagine leading a life like this will you truly refuse to accept the law of gravity?
想象一下过这样一种生活。你真的能拒绝接受万有引力定律吗?
What kind of life would you lead.
那会是怎么一样生活?
Well, first of all, you may not survive for long, if you truly don't accept the fact that things,people being no exception fall when left in mid-air.
首先,你可能活不长,如果你不接受人和物会从半空中掉下来的事实。
But even if you do survive. Let's the ground floor even if you do survive.
即使你幸存下来。比如你在一楼 就算你真的幸存下来
You would lead a life of constant frustration refusing to accept something that is there，whether you like it or not.
你的生活将是处处受挫，拒绝接受现实事物。不论你喜欢与否，
So instead we accept the law of gravity.
所以我们接受万有引力定律。
More than that, we create games around the law of gravity. I mean all those of you doing sports here.
不仅如此，我们利用定律发明游戏。你们中喜欢运动的。
And it's most of you in this room who are doing athletics, who go for a run, you rely on the law of gravity.
教室里多数人都做运动，跑步时需要万有引力定律。
Can you imagine Harvard vs. Yale football without the law of gravity.
你能想象哈佛和耶鲁，在没有万有引力的情况下进行橄榄球赛吗?
