不回应也是答案

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There's a kind of answer we 有一种回答方式，我们

don't talk about enough, and it's silence. 平时很少聊起，那就是沉默。

Not the cold, punishing kind, but the honest kind. 不是那种冷冰冰、惩罚性的，而是坦诚的那种。

For years I felt I owed everyone an immediate response, 很多年里，我都觉得必须立刻回复所有人，

an explanation, a reason for everything. 事事都要给个解释、说出个理由。

If someone asked why, I'd scramble to justify myself. 只要有人问“为什么”，我就会手忙脚乱地急着证明自己。

But I've come to understand that you don't always have to explain. 但我后来明白了，很多事情你其实并不用去解释。

When someone pushes for a reason you 当别人非要追问一个你

don't want to give, a calm silence, 不想说的理由时，平静的沉默，

or a simple I'd rather not say, 或者一句简单的“我不想说”，

can be a complete and dignified answer. 就可以是一个完整又有体面的回答。

Not every question deserves an excavation of your private thoughts. 不是每一个问题，都值得你把心底的想法翻个底朝天。

There's a quiet strength in deciding what stays yours. 能决定哪些东西只留给自己，本身就是一种沉静的力量。

I used to think being open meant explaining everything. 我以前以为坦率就意味着把一切都解释清楚。

Now I know that some of my answers 现在我知道，有些回答

are allowed to be, simply, my own. 是完全可以只留给自己的。