（英文版朗诵：洁白）
As I began to love myself
I found that anguish and emotional suffering
are only warning signs
that I was living against my own truth.
Today, I know, this is
"AUTHENTICITY".
As I began to love myself
I understood how much it can offend somebody
as I try to force my desires on this person,
even though I knew the time was not right
and the person was not ready for it,
and even though this person was me.
Today I call it
"RESPECT".
As I began to love myself
I stopped craving for a different life,
and I could see that everything
that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.
Today I call it
"MATURITY".
As I began to love myself
I understood that at any circumstance,
I am in the right place at the right time,
and everything happens
at the exactly right moment,
so I could be calm.
Today I call it
"SELF-CONFIDENCE".
As I began to love myself
I quit steeling my own time,
and I stopped designing huge projects for the future.
Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness,
things I love to do
and that make my heart cheer,
and I do them in my own way
and in my own rhythm.
Today I call it
"HONESTY".
As I began to love myself
I freed myself of anything
that is no good for my health –
food, people, things, situations,
and everything that drew me down and away from myself.
At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
Today I know it is
"LOVE OF ONESELF".
As I began to love myself
I quit trying to always be right,
and ever since I was wrong less of the time.
Today I discovered that is
"MODESTY".
As I began to love myself
I refused to go on living in the past
and worry about the future.
Now, I only live for the moment,
where EVERYTHING is happening.
Today I live each day, day by day,
and I call it
"PERFECTION".
As I began to love myself
I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick.
But as I connected it to my heart,
my mind became a valuable ally.
Today I call this connection
WISDOM OF THE HEART.
We no longer need to fear arguments,
confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others.
Even stars collide,
and out of their crashing new worlds are born.
Today I know That is LIFE!
英文朗读
洁白：中学英语高级教师。喜欢朗读。希望通过自己的声音向世界传播中国文化，讲好中国故事。
作者 查理·卓别林：Charles Chaplin，1889年4月16日——1977年12月25日，出生于英国伦敦，英国伟大的天才电影演员、导演、编剧。查理·卓别林的第一部电影是《谋生》。从1915年别林开始自编自导自演，甚至还担任制片和剪辑。稍后他加入了埃斯安尼公司，并于1917年出品了《移民者》和《安乐街》……《当我开始爱自己》据说是卓别林写于70岁生日当天。1977年圣诞节于瑞士家中去世，享年88岁。
