当我真正开始爱自己

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 ,ths is "AUTHENTICITY”。

当我真正开始爱自己， 我才认识到，所有痛苦和情感的折磨，都只是提醒我，活着，不要违背自己的本心。
今天，我明白了，这叫作”真实”。

As I began to love myself ,I understand 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，这叫作“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"。

当我真正开始爱自己，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"

当我真正开始爱自己，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，这叫作“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 Icall it"HONESTY".

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，让心欢喜的事情，用我的方式，以我的韵律。
今天我明白了，这叫作“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 myseld.At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
Today, I know it is "love of oneslf"
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，从前我把这叫作“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，这叫作“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, when everything is happening,
Today, I live each day ,day by day, and I call it "RERFECTION"

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，我称之为“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 only.
Today ,I call this connection "wisdom of the heart"

当我真正开始爱自己，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，这种组合我称之为“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”。

查理卓别林（1889~1997）这首诗以“当我真正开始爱自己”为题，每个人对爱自己的理解各有不同，有的人不明白，或有的人在理解的路上，或有的人一直践行着。本诗给出了作者对于爱自己，以及一些朴素而不平凡的词别：自信，自爱给出了自己的理解。