摘要：Jacob was a successful lawyer with a beautiful apartment, luxury car, and a schedule packed to the minute.

“You only lose what you cling to.” – Buddha

“你只会失去你紧握不放的东西。” ——佛陀

Jacob was a successful lawyer with a beautiful apartment, luxury car, and a schedule packed to the minute.

雅各布是一位成功的律师，拥有漂亮的公寓、豪车和分秒不差的日程表。

But every night, he lay awake, anxious and hollow.

但每个夜晚，他都辗转难眠，焦虑且空虚。

One evening, his mother called. She asked, “When was the last time you danced?”

一天晚上，母亲打电话问：“你上次跳舞是什么时候？”

He couldn’t remember.

他答不上来。

So she sent him an old video—Jacob at age 7, twirling freely in the kitchen.

于是她发给他一段旧视频——7岁的雅各布在厨房里自由旋转。

That image struck him harder than any courtroom argument.

那个画面比任何庭上辩论都更震撼他。

The next morning, he quit one of his high-paying but joyless cases.

第二天早上，他辞掉了一个高薪却让他毫无快乐的案件。

He began painting again, something he hadn’t done since college.

他又开始画画——这是他大学后就未曾做过的事。

With each canvas, he let go of expectations, titles, and deadlines.

每画一幅画，他都放下了期待、头衔和截止日期。

In shedding what weighed him down, he rediscovered what made him rise.

当他放下那些压在心头的重负，他重新找回了能让自己升起的力量。

Summary: “Freedom begins where holding on ends.”

总结：“自由始于你放下的那一刻。”

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