And I realized how few of the grown-ups that I knew were able to withstand the tragedies that the war visited on them -- how few of them could even resemble a normal, contented, satisfied, happy life once their job, their home, their security was destroyed by the war. So I became interested in understanding what contributed to a life that was worth living.
私の知っていた大人でこの戦争による悲劇を 耐えることのできた人はわずかでした 戦争で仕事や家などの拠り所を失ってしまって 平穏無事に 満ち足りて幸せな生活すら 維持できない人が多いことを目の当たりにしていました そこで何が人生を生きるに価するものとするか