Sometimes, It Is Good To Be Alone
有時,孤獨(dú)是好事
"It is necessary for me, sometimes, to just be alone and quiet and doing nothing."
“有時候,我必須獨(dú)自一人,只是安靜地呆著,不做任何事?!?/p>
Charles Bukowski, one of my favorite poets, once wrote this.
我最喜愛的詩人之一,查爾斯·布可夫斯基曾寫過這樣的文章。
I went on a walk today, by myself.
我今天出去散步,就我自己。
I've come to learn that it is healthy to be alone at times.
我了解到,有時孤獨(dú)是健康的。
It is also freeing: for the mind, for the heart, and for the soul.
它也是自由的:對你的思維而言,對你的心靈和靈魂而言。
Just like you spend time with the people you love, you have to spend time with yourself.
就像你花時間在你愛的人身上,你也要花時間與自己相處。
You can't always do that when you are around others.
當(dāng)你身處人群之中,你無法這樣做。
At times, your heartbeat can drown in the noise and you can't hear what your heart is saying to you.
你的心跳聲可能會淹沒在嘈雜的噪音里,你無法聽見你的心在與你對話。
Likewise, your mind can be preoccupied and too chaotic to the point that you can't understand your thoughts.
同樣,你的思維可能被混亂所占據(jù),而使你無法了解自己內(nèi)心的想法。
It is important to learn how to be alone.
學(xué)習(xí)如何獨(dú)處是很重要的。
During the time that I spent alone on the walk, I reflected on some things that I had placed in the back of my mind.
當(dāng)我獨(dú)自一人散步,我會仔細(xì)思考那些我放在心底的東西。
Doing that can place a burden on you.
這樣做或許會給你帶來負(fù)擔(dān)。
You have no idea how much burying things in the back of your mind can subconsciously affect you.
但你不會知道,這些潛藏在心底的東西是如何潛移默化地影響著你。
You need to listen to yourself. Introspection is important.
你要傾聽你自己。自省很重要。
It is essential to observe your own emotional processes.
觀察自己的情緒歷程很重要。
Self-awareness is important.
自我意識也是至關(guān)重要的。
You need to look inside of you in order to learn more about you.
你需要多看看自己的內(nèi)心世界,這樣你才能更了解自己。
If you can't do that, then it will be extremely hard to be in touch with your soul.
如果你做不到,那么你將很難與自己的靈魂相連接。
And, you need your soul as much as your soul needs you.
而你需要你的靈魂,就像你的靈魂需要你一樣。
Are you your own friend?
你是自己的朋友嗎?
This is an important question to ask yourself.
這是一個你要捫心自問的重要課題。
Make yourself the person who you would want to become best friends with.
讓自己成為那個你想與之交朋友的人。
Don't stop learning about yourself.
不要停止了解你自己。
There are always so many undiscovered places.
總有許多還未被發(fā)掘的地方。
You are like the ocean, with depths greater than you can imagine.
你就像海洋,比你想象的深度還要深。
You will never fully learn about yourself.
你永遠(yuǎn)不會完全了解你自己。
But, you can keep discovering layers and layers.
但是,你可以一層一層地挖掘自己。
Go on walks alone. Sit in silence. Listen to music that calms you.
獨(dú)自散步,沉默靜坐,聽些讓你平靜的音樂。
Do something, anything, that makes you feel at peace with yourself.
做些讓你覺得平靜的事情。
Do something that allows you to learn more about who you are.
做些讓你能更了解自己的事情。
Be your own friend. Go ahead, be alone. You need it… sometimes.
做自己的朋友。繼續(xù)前行,獨(dú)自一人。有時,你需要它……