玛丽的诗：储藏

 

玛丽·奥利佛一生都过着极简生活，即便如此也难免会积攒下岁月的痕迹。学习及时地清零，断舍离。小鸟们一无所有，所以它们能飞。

储藏

搬家的时候，

总有一些东西无处可放。

怎么办？

租了个储物间，把它填满。

 

很多年过去了，

偶尔也会去那看一看，

但是从来没做过什么，

心都不会动一下。

 

随着一年年变老

在意的事儿越来越少，

所能剩下的，以为比较重要。

 

这样，有一天我打开锁，

叫来一个收垃圾的人，

把一切都搬走了。

立刻，我就像是

一只终于卸下重负的驴！

 

身外之物，烧了吧，

都烧了，

让它们燃成美丽的火花。

心腾空了，

留出更多的空间给爱，

给树木，给小鸟。

 

小鸟们一无所有，所以它们能飞。

 

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.