《當我真正開始愛自己》（As I Began to Love Myself)
這篇心靈感悟是世界著名喜劇大師查理 · 卓別林（Charlie Chaplin）先生所著。
天才喜劇演員也是靈修者、悟道者
很多人都知道卓別林是世界著名的天才喜劇演員，但他還有另一個鮮為人知的重要身份 —— 靈修者、悟道者。
《當我真正開始愛自己》（As I Began to Love Myself) 是創作於他70歲生日當天。
這位當時已時年古稀的藝術家，歷經滄桑之後，心靈無比寧靜平和，他說，這是來自神的寂靜之聲。
這一生，我們每個人最需要修的功課也許不是如何去愛我們的家人、我們的伴侶、我們的孩子，而是如何真正的愛自己，因為一個不愛自己的人，是沒有能力去愛任何人的。
當我真正開始愛自己 As I Began to Love Myself
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.
當我真正開始愛自己，我才意識到，所有的痛苦和情感的折磨，僅僅是在提醒，我的生活背離了真實的自己。
今日，我明白，這叫做「真實」。
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.
當我真正開始愛自己，我才懂得，當我將自己的意願強加於人時，是多麼的冒犯無禮，即使那時我知曉時機尚未成熟，那個人也並未做好準備，即便那個人就是我自己。
今日我明白這叫做「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.
當我開始真正愛自己，我不再苛求不一樣的人生，我明白任何發生在我身邊的事，都是對我成長的邀約。
而今，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.
Today I call it SELF-CONFIDENCE.
當我開始真正愛自己，我才明白在任何情況下，我其實一直處於恰好的時機、恰好的地方，而每件事的發生也都恰如其分。由此，我得以平靜。
今日，我稱其為「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.
當我開始真正愛自己，我不再揮霍自己生命和時間，不再去擘畫波瀾壯闊的未來。
今天的我，只做能為我帶來喜悅和幸福的事，做那些我所熱愛，且能鼓舞我心的事情，用我特有的方式，按照我自己的節奏。
今日我知曉這叫做「簡單」。
As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything 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.
當我開始真正愛自己，我開始遠離所有不健康的東西，不論是飲食、人物、事情亦或環境，遠離拖累我、讓我背離了真實自我的一切。
從前的我稱呼這為「有益健康的利己主義」。
今天我知道，這其實是「自愛」。
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.
當我開始真正愛自己，我不再總想做到永遠正確，從那時起，我犯錯的時候反而更少了。
現在我發現那就是「謙遜」。
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.
Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it FULFILLMENT.
當我開始真正愛自己，我不再繼續沈溺於過去，也不再為明天而憂慮。
如今，我只活在這一切正在發生的當下。
今天，我活在此時此地，如此日復一日，而我稱這為「圓滿」。
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.
當我真正開始愛自己，我明白，我的思慮擾亂了自我，使我變得了無生趣。
但當我與本心相連，心靈的力量就成為了我堅實的後盾。
今日我稱這種連結為「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.
Today I know THAT IS LIFE!
我們無需再害怕生命中的爭論、衝突，或是任何出現在與我們自己或與其他人之間的問題。
因為即使是星星也會有碰撞在一起的時候，而從它們的撞擊中，新的世界將會誕生。
今天我知道，這，就是「生命」！
