请为自己而活

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1、请为自己而活　　Alotofpeopledon’tdominimalismbecauseitdoesn’tseem1）realisticfortheirlives.Butwhattheyoftenmeanisthattheydon’twantotherstothinkthey’reweird.　　Wearingthesameclotheseverydaymightseemweirdtoyourfriendsandco-workers.Havingnocarmightmakeyouseemlikean2）oddball.Nothavingasmartphonemightmakeyouuncoo

2、l.LivinginasmallhomeoranRV注mightmakeeveryonethinkyou’repoororcrazy.Eating3）veganfoodmightmakethemeateatersinyourlife4）groanorrolltheireyes.　　Butwhoarewelivingfor？Iamallforlivingtohelpotherpeople，butwhenweliveourlivestotheexpectationsofotherpeople，weenduplivingliveswedon’twant.Andwhatdowegetwhenweli

3、veuptotheexpectationsofalltheseotherpeople？Theyreallydon’tcare―theyjustdon’tlikethingsdifferentbecausetheyareuncomfortablewithchange.Stayingthesameaseveryoneelsedoesn’tmakeeveryoneelsehappier―itjustdoesn’tforcethemtoreflectontheirlives.　　Wheredotheseexpectationscomefrom，anyway？Otherpeopledidn’tjust

4、makethemup―theyarecustomsbuiltupoverthe5years，oftenveryconsciouslyby5）corporationstryingtogetusintoexpensivebuyinghabits.Forexample，wehavesomanyclothes，6）gadgetsandother7）possessionsbecauseadshavesoldusontheideathatweneedclothingtolook8）stylish，tobesuccessful，tofeellikeawoman，tobeasgoodasthepeopleo

5、nTV.Itwasn’talwaysthisway，andit’suptoustodecidewhetherwewantittobethatwayfromnowon.　　I’mnotsayingweshouldgoliveinthewoodsandignoresociety（thoughthat’snotabadoption）.Iliveinsociety，andyetnoonemindsmewearingthesameclothesallthetime.Peopledon’tgowildwithangerwhentheyhearthatI’mnotbuyingChristmaspresen

6、ts.Imightgeta9）raisedeyebrowwhentheyfindoutIdon’thave10）cableTVoracar，andImighthavetoexplainmyselfwhentheyhearI’mavegan，butnoonegetsmadatmeandtheygoonwiththeirlives.Isuregoonwithmine.　　Thewayeveryoneelsedoesthingsisn’tworking.Peoplearen’thappywithalifefilledwithpossessions.Drivingcarsallthetimeadds

7、tostress，makespeopleunhealthy，pollutes.PeoplegetunhealthywiththeirstandardAmericandiet.Justbecauseeveryoneelsethinksthisisthewayitshouldbedone，doesn’tmeanit’sthebestway.Goagainstthestream―theotherfishdon’tk