昨天是小猫儿的17岁生日
借卓别林70岁生日时写给自己的诗
送给自己
也送给我爱的你们
当我开始爱自己
AS I BEGAN TO LOVE MYSELF
查理 · 卓别林
作于他的70岁生日
Charlie Chaplin on his 70th birthday
As I began to love myself
I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs
that I was living against my own truth
Today, I know, this is AUTHENTICITY
当我真正开始爱自己
我才认识到，所有的痛苦和情感的折磨
都只是提醒我：
活着，不要违背自己的本心。
今天我明白了，这叫做“真实”
As I began to love myself
I understood how much it can offend somebody
as I try to force my desires on this person
even though I knew the time was not right
and the person was not ready for it
and even though this person was me.
Today I call it RESPECT
当我真正开始爱自己
我才懂得，把自己的愿望强加于人是多么的无礼
就算我知道，时机并不成熟
那人也还没有做好准备
就算那个人就是我自己
今天我明白了，这叫做“尊重”
As I began to love myself
I stopped craving for a different life
and I could see that everything
that surrounded me was inviting me to grow
Today I call it MATURITY
当我开始爱自己
我不再渴求不同的人生
我知道任何发生在我身边的事情
都是对我成长的邀请
如今，我称之为“成熟”
As I began to love myself
I understood that at any circumstance
I am in the right place at the right time
and everything happens at the exactly right moment
so I could be calm
Today I call it SELF-CONFIDENCE
当我开始真正爱自己
我才明白
我其实一直都在正确的时间、正确的地方
发生的一切都恰如其分
由此我得以平静
今天我明白了，这叫做“自信”
As I began to love myself
I quit steeling my own time
and I stopped designing huge projects for the future
Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness
things I love to do and that make my heart cheer
and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm
Today I call it SIMPLICITY
当我真正开始爱自己
我不再牺牲自己的自由时间
不再去勾画什么宏伟的明天
今天我只做有趣和快乐的事
做自己热爱、让心欢喜的事
用我的方式、我的韵律
今天我明白了这叫做“单纯”
As I began to love myself
I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health
– food, people, things, situations
and everything that drew me down and away from myself
At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism
Today I know it is LOVE OF ONESELF
当我开始真正爱自己
我开始远离一切不健康的东西
不论是饮食和人物，还是事情和环境
我远离一切让我远离本真的东西
从前我把这叫做“追求健康的自私自利”
但今天我明白了，这是“自爱”
As I began to love myself
I quit trying to always be right
and ever since I was wrong less of the time.
Today I discovered that is MODESTY
当我开始真正爱自己
我不再总想着要永远正确，不犯错误
我今天明白了，这叫做“谦逊”
As I began to love myself
I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future
Now, I only live for the moment
where EVERYTHING is happening
Today I live each day, day by day
and I call it FULFILLMENT
当我开始真正爱自己
我不再继续沉溺于过去
也不再为明天而忧虑
现在我只活在一切正在发生的当下
今天，我活在此时此地，如此日复一日
这就叫“完美”
As I began to love myself
I recognized that my mind can disturb me
and it can make me sick
But as I connected it to my heart
my mind became a valuable ally
Today I call this connection WISDOM OF THE HEART
当我开始真正爱自己
我明白，我的思虑让我变得贫乏和病态
但当我唤起了心灵的力量
理智就变成了一个重要的伙伴
这种连接我称之为“心的智慧”
We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others
Even stars collide
and out of their crashing new worlds are born.
Today I know THAT IS “LIFE“
我们无须再害怕自己和他人的分歧、矛盾和问题
因为即使星星有时也会碰在一起，形成新的世界
今天我明白，这就是“生命”
从今天起
开始真诚地爱自己吧！
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