雙語(yǔ)美文：越是愛(ài)自己，越應(yīng)該對(duì)自己狠

Loving yourself doesn't mean drowning yourself in all kinds of material luxury. Neither does it mean complaining about how unfair the world is with all those lame excuses of yours.

所謂的愛(ài)自己，并不是用各種奢侈的物質(zhì)財(cái)富淹沒(méi)自己，也不是用各種軟弱的借口去抱怨世界的不公。

If you love yourself, you should be hard on yourself.

如果你愛(ài)自己，就應(yīng)該對(duì)自己狠一點(diǎn)。

Some parents spoil their kids. They keep their kids from any kind of pain. They defend them even when they're wrong.

有的父母溺愛(ài)自己的孩子，不讓他們承受任何痛苦，即使在他們錯(cuò)了的時(shí)候也維護(hù)他們。

These kids will only grow into bitter old infants without any merit.

這樣的孩子長(zhǎng)大之后，只能是一無(wú)是處、怨天尤人的巨嬰。

Some other parents love their kids, too. But they always deliberately steer their kids into all kinds of difficult situations.

而還有些父母，他們也深?lèi)?ài)著自己的孩子，然而卻總是故意讓他們置身各種困境之中。

This is because they know that ultimately you're alone in your own life and there will be problems that can only be solved by you.

這是因?yàn)?，這些父母明白，你的人生終究是你一個(gè)人的，總有一些問(wèn)題必須由你自己去解決。

So, they have to make sure that their kids grow into warriors.

因此，他們必須把自己的孩子培養(yǎng)成一名戰(zhàn)士。

This is true love.

這才是真正的愛(ài)。

So, if you love yourself, be hard on yourself.

所以，如果你愛(ài)自己，那就對(duì)自己狠一點(diǎn)吧。

Don't give in to your weakness, your laziness, your vanity or your fantasy.

不要讓步于自己天性中的軟弱、懶惰、虛妄和幻想。

Make yourself a warrior.

把自己培養(yǎng)成一名戰(zhàn)士吧。