【百合夜读】《当我真正开始爱自己》（节选）

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".

当我真正开始爱自己，

我才认识到，所有的痛苦和情感的折磨，

都只是提醒我：活着，不要违背自己的本心。

今天我明白了，这叫做

『真实』

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.

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".

当我开始爱自己，

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』