瑪麗的詩：儲藏

 

瑪麗·奧利佛一生都過著極簡生活，即便如此也難免會積攢下歲月的痕跡。學習及時地清零，斷舍離。小鳥們一無所有，所以它們能飛。

儲藏

搬家的時候，

總有一些東西無處可放。

怎麽辦？

租了個儲物間，把它填滿。

 

很多年過去了，

偶爾也會去那看一看，

但是從來沒做過什麽，

心都不會動一下。

 

隨著一年年變老

在意的事兒越來越少，

所能剩下的，以為比較重要。

 

這樣，有一天我打開鎖，

叫來一個收垃圾的人，

把一切都搬走了。

立刻，我就像是

一隻終於卸下重負的驢！

 

身外之物，燒了吧，

都燒了，

讓它們燃成美麗的火花。

心騰空了，

留出更多的空間給愛，

給樹木，給小鳥。

 

小鳥們一無所有，所以它們能飛。

 

Storage

When I moved from one house to another

there were many things I had no room for.

What does one do? I rented a storage space.

And filled it. Years passed.

Occasionally I went there and looked in,

but nothing happened, not a single

twinge of the heart.

As I grew older the things I cared

about grew fewer, but were more

important. So one day I undid the lock

and called the trash man. He took

everything.

 

I felt like the little donkey when

his burden is finally lifted. Things!

Burn them, burn them! Make a beautiful

fire! More room in your heart for love,

for the trees! For the birds who own

nothing– the reason they can fly.