translation.en: Instead, you faced alternatives that were on a par — hard choices — and you made reasons for yourself to choose that hobby, that house and that job.
translation.zh: 事实上，当你面对的是多个选择， 多个等价的选择，困难的选择， 你会为自己制造理由 来选择这项爱好、这所房子和这份工作。