🔆 When I began to truly love myself, I realized that boredom and pain were nothing more than a warning to me that in the past, I had lived against my heart, and today, I understand that this is called "truth"; when I started

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When I started to truly love myself,

I realized that boredom and pain were just warning me,

In the past, I lived against my heart,

Today, I understand that this is called "truth";

I realized how rude it was to force others with their own selfish desires,

Even if I know that the time has not come, others are not ready,

Even if that person is myself,

Today, I understand that this is called "respect";

I no longer crave a different kind of life,

I know anything that happens to me,

It's all an invitation to grow up for me.

Today, I understand that this is called "maturity";

I just understood,

In fact, I'm in the right place at the right time, in the right place.

Everything that happened was just right,

And so I was able to calm down,

Today, I understand that this is called "self-confidence";

I am no longer in a hurry, and I no longer plan for future feats,

Now I do only what I like, and I do only what I love,

In my own way, at my own pace,

Today, I understand that this is called "honesty";

I keep myself away from all things that are detrimental to my health,

Food, people, things, situations,

Or everything that makes me tired and deviate from my original intention,

At first, I called this attitude "healthy self-interest.",

And today, I call it "caring for myself";

I no longer try to never make a mistake,

And since then, I've made fewer mistakes.

Today, I find that this is "humility";

I refuse to worry about the past and the future,

At this moment, I am only living in the present moment, witnessing everything that is happening in the present,

Nowadays, I focus on every day, which I call "perfection";

I realized that my thoughts might make me suffer.

But when connecting the mind,

My mind became a precious ally,

Today, I call this connection "the wisdom of the heart";

We no longer have to fear strife,

confronting any problems of oneself or others,

Even the stars collide, and a new world is born,

Today, I know,

This is "life".

By Chaplin