Give up Comfort
放弃舒适
By Leo Babauta
I was boarding an airplane today, and the woman ahead of me had a huge travel pillow, a blanket, and a few other items designed to give her maximum comfort on the flight.
今天我登上了一架飞机，在我前面的那个女人有一个巨大的旅行枕头，一条毯子，以及一些其他的东西，可以让她在飞行中获得最大的舒适感。
Someone I know was about to go on a trip, and they spent a month worrying about whether they would have everything they could possibly need to be comfortable.
曾经有个我认识的人去旅行，他们花了一个月的时间担心自己所带的每件东西是否都可以带来舒适。
Most of us are like this: we spend a good amount of time and effort worrying about our comfort, and effort worrying about our comfort, and a good amount of money buying things(and carrying things) that will ensure we have a cocoon of comfort surrounding us at all times.
我们大多数人都是这样的：我们花了大量的时间和精力来担心我们的舒适，也花了大量的钱去买东西(和携带东西)。这样我们就可以确保我们可以一直生活在舒适中。
This is understandable, and I say it all without judgement. It’s how we react to the insecurity of travel, of doing something we’re not used to doing, of not knowing how to deal with a situation.
这是可以理解的，我毫无判断地说，这是我们如何应对旅行的不安全感，做一些我们不习惯做的事情，不知道如何处理一个情况。
The insecurity of everyday life. Myself, I go into research mode, trying to find out everything I can about an insecure situation. Then I might go into buying mode, getting the gear I need to make myself more secure. Then I might go into planning mode, trying to get control of the insecure situation.
每天日常生活的不安全感。我让自己进入研究模式，试图找出我所能发现的不安全的情况。然后我可能会进入购买模式，得到为了确保自己安全所需的装备。然后我可能进入计划模式，试图控制不安全的情况。
This is how we are. We spend time researching, buying , planning, worrying , stressing about the insecure situation ,trying to ensure our comfort.
这就是我们。我们花时间研究，购买，计划，担心，强调不安全的情况，试图确保我们的舒适。
But what if we could let go of concern for our comfort ?what if we could dive fully into the insecurity of the situation, and stay in the insecurity without needing to change it?
It would transform our lives. It would transform us.
但是，如果我们能够放下对我们的舒适的担忧呢？如果我们能够充分地投入到局势的不安全之中，而不需要改变这种不安全状况呢？
它会改变我们的生活。它会改变我们。
Everyday Insecurity
每天都是不安全的
Back home, this same idea applies to our everyday lives — imagine going through the day without all the security and comforts we’re used to.
在家里，同样的想法也适用于我们的日常生活-想象一天中没有我们习惯的安全和舒适。
You have only the clothes on your back, a notebook, a book. Some toiletries. A handful of real foods, barely prepared. Some water. Imagine this being all you had for the day.
你的背上只有衣服，一本笔记本，一本书，一些化妆品。一些几乎没有准备好的食物，一些水。想象一下这是你今天所拥有的一切。
You could go for a walk, perhaps barefoot if you felt like it. You don’t need a gym, just do some pushups, You graze when you’re hungry, swig some water when you’re thirsty, but don’t stress about having all your comfort foods and drinks. You read, you meditate, you lounge around in the sun, you do more pushups, you go for another walk, you write in your notebook.
你可以去散步，如果你喜欢的话，可以赤脚散步。你不需要健身房，只要做一些俯卧撑，你饿的时候吃东西，口渴的时候喝点水，但不要为所有带来舒适的食物和饮料感到压力。你读书，冥想，在阳光下闲逛，你做更多的俯卧撑，做另一次散步，把这些写进你的笔记本。
When insecurity comes up, you practice as you did on your trip. You don’t need to look anything up, nor plan, nor buy things, nor be prepared. You have all you need, and the insecurity is absolutely fine, the ground of your life, lovely and everpresent.
当不安全感出现时，你就像在旅途中一样练习。你不需要查任何东西，不需要计划，不需要买东西，也不需要做好准备。你拥有你所需要的一切，而不安全是绝对的，在你的生活里，可爱而又永恒的存在着。
You can try to give yourself all the comforts in the world, but discomfort still comes.
你可以尝试给自己世界上所有的安慰，但不舒服还是会出现的。
You can try to rid yourself of insecure situations, and yet insecurity will still be there.
你可以尝试摆脱不安全的情况，但不安全感仍然存在。
You can give up your comfort, and relax into the discomfort, and in fact there is no problem. The discomfort becomes a friend of yours, just like the insecurity. You are free.
你可以放弃你的安慰，进入不适，其实没有问题。不舒服会成为你的朋友，就像你的不安全感一样。你自由了。
读后感：
生活中的不舒适感确实每天都会发生。
比如，上学的时候，担心成绩考不好；
毕业的时候，担心论文通过不了；
失业的时候，会恐惧找不到合适的工作；
工作的时候，又会担心人际关系处理的不好；
年龄大了，担心找不到对象；
旅游的时候，担心会受伤；
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焦虑会让一部分人选择宅在家里不出来。
作者其实用旅行的举例特别形象，但是，如果可以通过做自己喜欢的事情，冲淡这些每天发生的担心，那该是一件多么幸福的事情。
The discomfort of life does happen every day.
For example, at school, may worry about bad grades;
At the time of graduation,may worry that my thesis would not pass.
At the time of losing job, may fear that won't be able to find the right job.
At work,may worry about the poor handling of interpersonal relationships;
When I become older, may worry about not finding a right partner;
When I travel, may fear that will be injured;
......
Anxiety can make some people choose to stay at home.
The author's example of travel is particularly vivid, but how happy it would be if you could dilute these daily fears by doing what you like.