衣柜大清理

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Last weekend I finally cleaned out my closet, 上周末我终于把衣柜彻底清理了一遍，

and it turned into something much bigger than laundry. 结果发现，这远不只是收拾衣服那么简单。

I pulled everything out, and there it all was. 我把所有东西都掏了出来，衣服全都摊在眼前。

Shirts I hadn't worn in three years. 里面有我三年都没碰过的衬衫，

A jacket I kept because it was expensive, 有一件留着只因为当初买得太贵的外套，

not because I liked it. 倒不是说我有多喜欢它。

Clothes I was saving for a version of myself 还有那些留给“未来的自己”穿的衣服，

that never quite showed up. 可那个理想中的自己却从未真正出现过。

The rule I used was simple. 我的标准其实很简单：

If I hadn't worn it in a year, 如果一件衣服我有一年没穿了，

and I wouldn't buy it again today, it went in the bag. 而且放到今天我也绝不会再买，那就直接打包送走。

By the end, I'd given away half my wardrobe, 收拾到最后，我送掉了大半个衣柜的衣服，

and my closet felt like it could finally breathe. 衣柜感觉终于能喘口气了。

And so, strangely, could I. 奇妙的是，我自己好像也终于松了一口气。

It turns out letting go of the clothes was also 原来，舍弃这些衣服的同时，

letting go of who I used to think I'd become. 也是在放下了那个我曾经以为自己会成为的人。