学会独处

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For most of my life, 在我人生的大半时间里，

I was a little afraid of being alone. 其实都有点害怕一个人呆着。

I'd fill every empty evening with plans, 我总会把每一个空闲的夜晚都安排得满满当当，

keep the television on for company, 把电视开着给自己作伴，

do almost anything to avoid the silence of my own home. 想尽一切办法，只为了逃避家里那份冷清与安静。

Being alone felt like a problem to be solved. 那时候，一个人呆着就像是一个必须去解决的问题。

But slowly, almost by accident, I started to actually enjoy it. 但慢慢地，几乎算是个意外，我居然开始真正享受独处了。

It began with small things. 这一切都是从小事开始的。

A quiet cup of tea, a solo walk, 安安静静地喝杯茶，一个人散散步，

an evening with no plans that I chose instead of dreaded. 或是度过一个不再让我发怵、而是我自己主动选择的无事之夜。

And I discovered that my own company, 而且我发现，和自己作伴这件事，

once I stopped fearing it, was actually pretty good. 一旦不再对它感到恐惧，其实感觉挺棒的。

Learning to be alone has turned out to be one 学会享受独处，到头来成了

of the most useful things I've ever done. 我这辈子做过的最有用的一件事。

Because you are the one person you can never leave. 因为在这个世界上，只有你自己，是你永远都无法离开的人。

You might as well become good company. 那你还不如学着成为自己的好伙伴呢。