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”.
當我開始愛⾃⼰， 我才發現，所有的痛苦和情感的折磨， 都只是在提醒我，我是在違背⾃自⼰的本心過生活。 今天我明⽩了，這叫做”真實”
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”.
當我開始愛⾃己， 我才懂得，把⾃己的願望強加於⼈人， 是多麼的無禮，就算我知道，時機並不成熟， 而那個人也還沒有做好準備， 就算那個人就是我⾃己。 今天我明⽩了，這叫做”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”.
當我開始愛⾃己， 我不再渴求不同的⼈生， 我知道任何發⽣生在我⾝邊的事情， 都是對我成長的邀請。 今天我明白了，這叫做”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”.
當我開始愛⾃己， 我才明白，我其實一直都在正確的時間點， 正確的地方，發⽣生的一切都恰如其分。 因此我得以平靜。 今天我明白了，這叫做”⾃信”
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”.
當我開始愛⾃己， 我不再犧牲⾃己的時間， 不再去勾勒未來宏偉的計畫。 今天我只做帶給我喜悅、我熱愛做而且讓我的心快樂的事情， 而且以我的方式、我的節奏來做。 今天我明⽩了，這叫做”單純”。
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”.
當我開始愛⾃己， 我開始遠離⼀切不健康的東西。 不論是食物、⼈，還是事情和環境。 我遠離一切讓我抽離自己本質的事情。 剛開始我把這稱作健康的利己主義， 但是我今天明⽩了，這是”愛自己”。
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”.
當我開始愛⾃己， 我不再想著要永遠正確，而自此之後我犯錯減少了。 今天我明⽩了，這叫做”謙遜”
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”.
當我開始愛⾃己， 我拒絕繼續沉溺於過去， 也不再為明天而憂慮， 現在我只活在一切正在發生的當下， 今天，我一天一天活著，⽇復⼀日。 這就叫”完滿”。
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”.
當我開始愛⾃己， 我體會到，我的心智可以干擾我而且讓我生病。 但當我跟我的內心連結，我的心智變成了無價的夥伴，今天我稱這樣的連結為”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”!
我們無需再害怕⾃己或別⼈之間的爭執，衝突或是任何問題， 即使星星也會碰撞， 而新世界從碰撞之中而誕生， 今天我明⽩，這就是”⽣命”。
The poem was read by Charlie Chaplin on his 70th birthday, by Kim McMillen
Source: https://daniellenewnham.medium.com/charlie-chaplin-on-self-love-de8e98931dc2