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”.
As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody if 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”.
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”.
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”.
As I began to love myself I quit stealing 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”.
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”.
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”.
As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worrying 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”.
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”.
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”!
翻譯過來是這樣的：
當(dāng)我真正開始愛自己
查理卓別林（寫于70歲生日當(dāng)天）
當(dāng)我真正開始愛自己党涕，
我才認(rèn)識(shí)到，所有的痛苦和情感的折磨嘹狞，
都只是提醒我：活著，不要違背自己的本心。
今天我明白了，這叫做“真實(shí)”恋追。
當(dāng)我真正開始愛自己凭迹，
我才懂得，把自己的愿望強(qiáng)加于人苦囱，
是多么的無禮嗅绸，就算我知道，時(shí)機(jī)并不成熟撕彤，
那人也還沒有做好準(zhǔn)備朽砰，
就算那個(gè)人就是我自己，
今天我明白了喉刘，這叫做“尊重”瞧柔。
當(dāng)我開始愛自己，
我不再渴求不同的人生睦裳，
我知道任何發(fā)生在我身邊的事情造锅，
都是對(duì)我成長的邀請(qǐng)。
如今廉邑，我稱之為“成熟”哥蔚。
當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己，
我才明白蛛蒙，我其實(shí)一直都在正確的時(shí)間糙箍，
正確的地方，發(fā)生的一切都恰如其分牵祟。
由此我得以平靜深夯。
今天我明白了，這叫做“自信”诺苹。
當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己咕晋，
我不再犧牲自己的自由時(shí)間，
不再去勾畫什么宏偉的明天收奔。
今天我只做有趣和快樂的事掌呜，
做自己熱愛，讓心歡喜的事坪哄，
用我的方式质蕉，以我的韻律。
今天我明白了翩肌，這叫做“單純”模暗。
當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己，
我開始遠(yuǎn)離一切不健康的東西摧阅。
不論是飲食和人物汰蓉，還是事情和環(huán)境，
我遠(yuǎn)離一切讓我遠(yuǎn)離本真的東西棒卷。
從前我把這叫做“追求健康的自私自利”顾孽，
但今天我明白了祝钢，這是“自愛”。
當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己若厚，
我不再總想著要永遠(yuǎn)正確拦英，不犯錯(cuò)誤。
我今天明白了测秸，這叫做“謙遜”疤估。
當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己，
我不再繼續(xù)沉溺于過去霎冯，
也不再為明天而憂慮铃拇，
現(xiàn)在我只活在一切正在發(fā)生的當(dāng)下，
今天沈撞，我活在此時(shí)此地慷荔，
如此日復(fù)一日。這就叫“完美”缠俺。
當(dāng)我開始真正愛自己显晶，
我明白，我的思慮讓我變得貧乏和病態(tài)壹士，
但當(dāng)我喚起了心靈的力量磷雇，
理智就變成了一個(gè)重要的伙伴，
這種組合我稱之為躏救，“心的智慧”唯笙。
我們無須再害怕自己和他人的分歧，矛盾和問題落剪，
因?yàn)榧词剐切怯袝r(shí)也會(huì)碰在一起睁本，
形成新的世界尿庐，
今天我明白忠怖，這就是“生命”！
初次讀到是驚喜抄瑟，再讀更覺余味長存凡泣，今天沒有無病呻吟，只有一顆樂于分享美好的心皮假。
當(dāng)你真正開始愛自己鞋拟，你會(huì)自信，自尊惹资，真實(shí)贺纲，單純，完美褪测，理解生命的美好猴誊，和而不同潦刃。
沒事讀讀詩，真的凈化心靈懈叹。
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 風(fēng)乎舞雩
