Day 355: On Luxuries

第355天：关于奢侈品

The taste for luxuries increases with marvelous rapidity under indulgence.

在放纵之下，人们对奢侈品的钟爱会以令人咋舌的速率攀升。

—George Payne Rainsford James

The more luxuries you consume and surround yourself with, the more you’ll become accustomed to them — and the harder it will be for you to tolerate something less than perfect.

你消费的奢侈品越多，你身边的奢侈品越多，你就会越习惯于它们——你也就越难以容忍不够完美的东西。

While there’s nothing wrong in enjoying the fruits of your labor and making your life a little bit more convenient, be cautious to not overindulge in luxuries. They can spoil you and make you less resilient and capable of dealing with difficult situations.

享受自己的劳动成果，让自己的生活更加便利，这本无可厚非，但要注意不要过度沉迷于奢侈品。

奢侈品会把你宠坏，致使自己的抗压能力和应对困难的能力每况愈下。

Not being able to accept something less than perfect is ultimately a big weakness. A disciplined person will be able to train in every gym or even without any equipment, eat healthily even if there are no Whole Foods markets available where they are, and stay productive even without a proper work desk.

不能接受不完美的事物终究是一大弱点。

一个严于律己的人能够在每个健身房甚至没有任何设备的情况下进行训练，即使所在的地方没有 Whole Foods超市也能吃得健康，即使没有合适的办公桌也能保持高效率。

Periodically go with something of a lower quality to remind yourself that things don’t have to be world-class in order to still serve their function. Forego some conveniences to improve your tolerance of the hardships. Don’t indulge yourself after a success, in order to remind yourself that ultimately the most valuable reward is the process you had to go through to achieve the final outcome.

定期选择一些低质量的东西，提醒自己东西不一定要达到世界一流水平才能发挥其功效。

舍弃些许便利，以提高自己对困难的承受能力。

成功之后切不可放纵自我，以此来提醒自身，最终最具价值的回馈是自己为获取最终结果所历经的过程。

Doing all of those things will increase your appreciation of what you have , and remind you that discomfort is always just a step away — and yes, there’s always the risk that one day it will be you who will have to tolerate it again.

做这些事情会让你更加珍惜自己所拥有的一切，并提醒自己，不舒服总是离自己只有一步之遥——是的，总有一天，你将不得不再次承受不适。