阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As children, our parents had dreams for us. They wanted us to do whatever was necessary to reach our highest 1. Later in life, friends and spouses (配偶) may also have schedules for us. People close to us may have ideas about 2 we should live our lives. The ideas usually 3 love and the desire for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them— 4 it is the parent who wants us to 5 his or her dreams or the friend who wants us to play an alreadydefined role. We can appreciate and consider those people's input, but 6 we must follow our own inner guidance.
There may come a time when all the suggestions can become 7. We may feel that the people we love don't approve of our judgment, which can 8 us to some extent. It can 9 the choices we make for our lives by making us 10 ourselves. It may also fill a void (空虚) with their 11 before we've had a chance to decide what we want. However, it can affect us 12 as well. We may have to 13 the feelings of resistance and to keep ourselves off from them. But we can take some time to 14 ourselves of any unnecessary doubts and go within to become 15 on what we desire for ourselves.
We can tell our loved ones how much we 16 their thoughts and ideas, but that we need to live our own lives and make our own 17. We can explain that they need to let us learn from our own experiences 18 to rob us of wonderful life lessons and the opportunity to 19 our own judgment. When they see that we are happy with our lives, they can see all we need them do is to share 20 with us.
