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 2we should live our lives. The ideas usually 3love and the desire for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them— 4it is the parent who wants us to 5his or her dreams or the friend who wants us to play an alreadydefined role. We can appreciate and consider those people's input, but 6we 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 8us to some extent. It can 9the choices we make for our lives by making us 10ourselves. It may also fill a void (空虚) with their 11before we've had a chance to decide what we want. However, it can affect us 12as well. We may have to 13the feelings of resistance and to keep ourselves off from them. But we can take some time to 14ourselves of any unnecessary doubts and go within to become 15on what we desire for ourselves.
We can tell our loved ones how much we 16their 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 19our own judgment. When they see that we are happy with our lives, they can see all we need them do is to share 20with us.
