笑剧各人查理•卓别林在他70岁生日时写了一首诗——《当我开始爱本身》，诗中用了“真实、恭敬、成熟、自尊、简朴、谦虚、自爱、圆满、心灵的智慧、生命”等一系列词来定名本身的生存及意义，透视了作者积极乐观、豁达通透的人生态度。
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.
当我开始爱本身，我才意识到，全部的痛楚和情绪的折磨，仅仅是在提示，我的生存背离了真实的本身。本日，我明白，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.
当我开始爱本身，我才懂得，当我将本身的意愿强加于人时，是多么的冒犯无礼，纵然那时我知晓机遇尚未成熟，谁人人也并未做好准备，即便谁人人就是我本身。本日我明白这叫做恭敬。
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.
当我开始爱本身，我不再苛求不一样的人生，我明白任何发生在我身边的事，都是对我发展的邀约。而今，我称之为成熟。
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.
当我开始爱本身，我才明白在任何环境下，我实在不绝处于恰恰的机遇、恰恰的地方，而每件事的发生也都恰到长处。由此，我得以寂静。本日，我称其为自尊。
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.
当我开始爱本身，我不再浪费本身生命和时间，不再去擘画波涛壮阔的将来。本日的我，只做能为我带来高兴和幸福的事，做那些我所热爱，且能鼓舞我心的变乱，用我特有的方式，按照我本身的节奏。本日我知晓这叫做简朴。
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.
当我开始爱本身，我开始阔别全部不康健的东西，岂论是饮食、人物、变乱亦或环境，阔别拖累我、让我背离了真实自我的齐备。从前的我称谓这为“有益康健的利己主义”。本日我知道，这实在是自爱。
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.
当我开始爱本身，我不再总想做到永世准确，从那时起，我犯错的时间反而更少了。现在我发现那就是谦虚。
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.
当我开始爱本身，我不再继承沉溺于已往，也不再为来日诰日而担心。现在，我只活在这齐备正在发生的当下。本日，我活在此时此地，如这天复一日，而我称这为圆满。
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.
当我开始爱本身，我明白，我的思虑扰乱了自我，使我变得了无生趣。但当我与本心相连，心灵的力气就成为了我结实的后援。本日我称这种连结为心灵的智慧。
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!
我们无需再畏惧生命中的争论、辩说，或是任何出现在与我们本身或与其他人之间的题目。由于纵然是星星也会有碰撞在一起的时间，而从它们的撞击中，新的世界将会诞生。本日我知道，这，就是生命！ |
