It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in this world, that all self-inflicted suffering which cannot be turned to good account for others, is a loss - a loss, if you may so express it, to the spiritual world.
在我看来，这个世界上还有很多事情要做，所有自己造成的痛苦都是一种损失——如果你可以这样表达的话，这是对精神世界的损失。