语言朋友(87)__1__ to start Amazon 16 years ago.I __2__ the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year.I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast,and the idea of building an __3__bookstore with millions of titles was very __4__ to me.I had just turned 30,and I'd been married for a year.I told my wife that I wanted to__5__ my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't __6__,and I wasn't sure what to __7__.She told me I should __8__ the idea.I'd always wanted to be an inventor,and she wanted me to follow my __9__.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a __10__ boss that I admired very much.I went to my boss and __11__ with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park,listened __12__ to me,and finally said,“That sounds like a really good idea,but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a __13__ job.” That logic made some__14__ to me,and he convinced
me to think about it for 48 hours before making a__15__ decision.Seen in that light,it really was a difficult __16__,but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn't think I'd regret __17__ and failing.And I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at all.After much__18__,I took the less __19__ path to follow my dream,and I'm __20__ of that choice.For all of us,in the end,we are our choices.
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