玛丽·奥利佛一生都过着极简生活，即便如此也难免会积攒下岁月的痕迹。学习及时地清零，断舍离。小鸟们一无所有，所以它们能飞。
储藏
搬家的时候，
总有一些东西无处可放。
怎么办？
租了个储物间，把它填满。
很多年过去了，
偶尔也会去那看一看，
但是从来没做过什么，
心都不会动一下。
随着一年年变老
在意的事儿越来越少，
所能剩下的，以为比较重要。
这样，有一天我打开锁，
叫来一个收垃圾的人，
把一切都搬走了。
立刻，我就像是
一只终于卸下重负的驴！
身外之物，烧了吧，
都烧了，
让它们燃成美丽的火花。
心腾空了，
留出更多的空间给爱，
给树木，给小鸟。
小鸟们一无所有，所以它们能飞。
Storage
When I moved from one house to another
there were many things I had no room for.
What does one do? I rented a storage space.
And filled it. Years passed.
Occasionally I went there and looked in,
but nothing happened, not a single
twinge of the heart.
As I grew older the things I cared
about grew fewer, but were more
important. So one day I undid the lock
and called the trash man. He took
everything.
I felt like the little donkey when
his burden is finally lifted. Things!
Burn them, burn them! Make a beautiful
fire! More room in your heart for love,
for the trees! For the birds who own
nothing– the reason they can fly.
