17 Be independent

Be independent 独立

When it comes to personal independence, there is no satisfaction comparable to the ability to pay your own bills.
谈到个人独立问题，没什么比自己养活自己更令人有成就感了。
Financial independence means that you control your income and expenditure and you are not answerable to anybody.
经济独立意味着你自己掌管开支，不需要对任何人有交代。
Independent people naturally tend to be a little more confident on handling issues affecting their lives.
独立的人在处理生活琐事方面更有信心。
Being independent therefore means that you will be more likely to try out new things that you want,
独立就意味着你更愿意去尝试新事物，
rather than what or how you are expected to.
而不是去做别人期待你做的事。
Being emotionally independent means that you can make the most of your personal decisions
情感独立就是说你可以自己做大部分个人决定，
and go through challenging life situations without necessarily dragging other people into it.
处理有挑战性的生活情况，而不用把别人也牵扯进来。
More emotional independence can also mean less suffering and disappointment,
精神情感方面越独立，煎熬和失望会越少，
since you do not depend on others to meet your emotional needs.
因为你不用依靠别人来满足自己的情感需求。
Being independent makes decision making an easy task;
独立让做决定变得简单，
this is because you have proven to yourself that you are the only person that will be really affected by the decisions you make.
因为你知道，你做的决定只会影响你自己。
Independence can help increase yourself-value and self-esteem.
独立会帮你提高自我价值和自尊心。
The achievement of financial, emotional, social, career and personal independence gives you a sense of accomplishment
经济、情感、社会、事业及个人独立会给你带来成就感，
that eventually changes how you rate yourself and how others view you.
最终会改变你对自己的评价和他人对你的看法。