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I feared being alone
Until I learned to like Myself.
I feared failure
Until I realized that I only Fail when I don't try.
I feared success
Until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.
I feared people's opinions
Until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection
Until I learned to have faith in myself.
I feared pain
Until I learned that it's necessary for growth
I feared the truth
Until I saw the ugliness in lies.
I feared life
Until I experienced its beauty .
I feared death
Until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning.
I feared hate
Until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.
I feared love
Until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.
I feared ridicule
Until I learned how to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old
Until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
I feared the future
Until I realized that Life just kept getting better.
I feared the past
Until I realized that It could no longer hurt me.
I feared the dark
Until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
I feared the light
Until I learned that the Truth would give me Strength.
I feared change,
Until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a Metamorphosis before it could fly. 

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自作如下译文:

我害怕孤独，直到我学会了喜欢自己。
我害怕失败，直到我意识到不去尝试我才会失败。
我害怕成功，直到我意识到为了使自己幸福我必须努力。
我害怕别人的看法，直到我知道了不管怎么样别人总会有看法。
我害怕被拒绝，直到我学会了相信自己。
我害怕痛苦，直到我知道这有益我的成长。
我害怕真实，直到我看到了谎言的丑陋。
我害怕生活，直到我体验了它的美妙。
我害怕死亡，直到我认识到那不是一个终结，而是一个开始。
我害怕被仇恨，直到我知道了这只不过是无知。
我害怕爱情，直到它触及我的心灵，褪尽黑暗让光明永驻。
我害怕被嘲弄，直到我学会如何自嘲。
我害怕变老，直到我意识到我每天都在增长智慧。
我害怕未来，直到我意识到生活只会变得更好。
我害怕过去，直到我意识到它再也不能伤害到我。
我害怕黑暗，直到我看到了星空的美丽。
我害怕光明，直到我认识到真实会给我力量。
我害怕改变，直到我发现最漂亮的蝴蝶也须经历蜕变才可飞翔。