It took me way too long to learn this.
多年之后我才明白這個道理。

I realise I was just surrounded by toxic people,
我意識到自己被不懷好意的人包圍

of course their objective was to cut me down.
當然他們的目標是困住我的手腳，讓我飛不起來。

Jealousy is a poison.
嫉妒是一種毒藥。

Only after I removed myself from all that
直到最后，我從這些人的惡意中脫身

and started healing
我的自信開始愈合

and slowly started getting actual support
慢慢的，開始得到實際的幫助

did I start seeing that fact,
這時我才開始了解到事實真相

?I was just fed so many lies by people to cut me down
我聽了太多旁人為了消磨我的斗志而說出的謊言

so I wouldn't ever achieve anything.
他們就是希望我一事無成

I had such a low self concept
我對自己的認知太過淺薄

and yet it wasn't even real,
即淺薄又虛假

it was just based on judgments made by others.
這樣的自我認知是建立在他人的評判之上

The thing is,
事實上

if someone took the time to try to cut you down,
如果有人愿意花時間給你設置障礙

that means they recognised a lot of potential in you,
就以為著，他們在你身上發(fā)現(xiàn)了很多潛質

enough to be deemed a threat.
你的潛質足以讓他們感到威脅

Take it from your enemies that you are a formidable opponent
你可以將計就計，既然你的敵人認為你的可怕的對手

and use that to propel you forward.
你就應該激勵自己越發(fā)努力

Surround yourself with good vibes
讓自己置身于正能量的氛圍之中

it will do wonders for your self esteem.
這會對你的自尊心產(chǎn)生神奇的助力

Come to terms with your past and grieve
接受自己的過去，與自己的傷痛妥協(xié)

for as long as necessary
堅持足夠長的時間

so that you can move forward.
這樣你才能向前邁進

You can do stuff you'd never even dreamed of
你會獲得自己做夢都不曾想到的成就

and deep down, you know it.
并且在心靈深處，你知道你做得到。

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翻譯：小木