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Failure gave me an inner security. Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. 失败使我的内心产生一种安全感。失败让我看清自己，这也是我通过其他方式无法体会的。I discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I also found out that I had friends whose value was truly above the price of rubies.我发现，我比自己认为的，要有更强的意志和决心。我还发现，我拥有比宝石更加珍贵的朋友。The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive.从挫折中获得智慧、变得坚强，意味着你比以往任何时候都更有能力生存。You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more to me than any qualification I ever earned.只有在逆境来临的时候，你才会真正认识你自己，了解身边的人。这种了解是真正的财富，虽然是用痛苦换来的，但比我以前得到的任何资格证书都有用。So given a Time Turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qua