CHARLIE CHAPLIN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY
(喜劇大師查理·卓別林 寫于70歲生日。)
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.
當(dāng)我開(kāi)始愛(ài)自己，
我發(fā)現(xiàn)悲痛只是和情感的傷只是我違心生活的信號(hào)。
Today, I know, this is AUTHENTICITY.
現(xiàn)在，我知道這就是“真實(shí)”。
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.??
當(dāng)我開(kāi)始愛(ài)自己，我明白把自己的意志強(qiáng)加給別人是多么無(wú)禮，即使我知道時(shí)機(jī)不對(duì)，別人也沒(méi)準(zhǔn)備好，哪怕這個(gè)人是我。
Today I call it RESPECT.
今天，我稱此為尊重。
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.
當(dāng)我開(kāi)始愛(ài)自己，我不再為不一樣的的生活匍匐前進(jìn)，我能看到周圍的一切都在歡迎我成長(zhǎng)。
Today I call it MATURITY.
今天，我稱之為成熟。
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.
當(dāng)我開(kāi)始愛(ài)自己，我明白在無(wú)論任何情況，我都是在正確的時(shí)間，正確的地點(diǎn)，一切都在確切的時(shí)刻發(fā)生，所以我能淡定。
Today I call it SELF-CONFIDENCE.
今天，我稱之為自信。
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.
當(dāng)我開(kāi)始愛(ài)自己，我不再偷自己的時(shí)間，也不再好高騖遠(yuǎn)?，F(xiàn)在，我只做讓開(kāi)心和幸福的事情，做我愛(ài)做的和能振奮我的事情，而且用我自己的方式，以我自己的節(jié)奏。
Today I call it SIMPLICITY.
今天，我稱之為簡(jiǎn)單。
As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything the drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
當(dāng)我開(kāi)始愛(ài)自己，我擺脫了那些對(duì)我健康不利的事物——食物，人，事情，場(chǎng)景，這一切讓我退步和遠(yuǎn)離自己的人。一開(kāi)始我稱此為健康的利己主義。
Today I know it is LOVE OF ONESELF.
現(xiàn)在，我知道這是自愛(ài)。
As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time.
當(dāng)我開(kāi)始愛(ài)自己，我放棄盡力做到正確，從此我錯(cuò)的也少了。
Today I discovered that is MODESTY.
今天我稱之為謙虛。
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.
當(dāng)我開(kāi)始愛(ài)我自己，我不再活在過(guò)去，也不再擔(dān)心未來(lái)，而只活在現(xiàn)在。一切都發(fā)生在哪里呢？
Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it FULFILLMENT.
現(xiàn)在，我活在每一天，日復(fù)一日，我稱之為充實(shí)。
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.
當(dāng)我開(kāi)始愛(ài)我自己，我意識(shí)到我的心智也可能煩擾我，讓我生病。但當(dāng)我把它和心靈連在一起的時(shí)候，我的心智成為珍貴的小伙伴。
Today I call this connection WISDOM OF THE HEART.
現(xiàn)在，我稱這種聯(lián)系心靈的智慧。
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.
我們不再需要害怕?tīng)?zhēng)論，對(duì)抗或者其它任何自己的或其他人的問(wèn)題。即使星辰都會(huì)相撞，正是這種碰撞產(chǎn)生了新世界。
Today I know THAT IS “LIFE“!
現(xiàn)在，我知道這就是“生命”!
