That was the goal of Natalie Eve Garrett when she thought of collecting stories about loneliness .
這正是娜塔莉·伊芙·賈瑞特想到蒐集關於孤獨的故事時的目標。
In the book , The Lonely Stories : 22 Celebrated Writers on the Joys & Struggles of Being Alone , Garrett wanted to share personal stories of loneliness .
在《The Lonely Stories: 22 Celebrated Writers on the Joys & Struggles of Being Alone》一書中，賈瑞特希望分享關於孤獨的個人故事。
Garrett said she hopes the stories give people suffering from loneliness comfort and perhaps even joy .
賈瑞特說，她希望這些故事能給飽受孤獨之苦的人帶來安慰，甚至帶來快樂。
“I think we all have felt alone .
「我想我們都曾感到孤單。
We all feel lonely .
我們都會感到寂寞。
And we all will continue to feel lonely sometimes .
而且我們今後有時仍會感到寂寞。
I think when we read about varied experiences it can be a way of using loneliness and aloneness to connect with each other .
我認為，閱讀各種不同的經歷，可以成為一種藉由孤獨和獨處彼此連結的方式。
And that was really my hope with the book .”
這正是我對這本書的期望。」
The writers and stories in this collection are all very different .
這本文集裡的作者和故事都各不相同。
Some are tragic , such as the death of a loved one .
有些是悲劇性的，比如所愛之人的離世。
While others are lighter , such as feeling alone at a Star Trek event .
而另一些則較為輕鬆，比如在《星艦迷航記》活動上感到孤單。
This variety is something Garrett wanted readers to also experience .
這種多樣性也是賈瑞特希望讀者能體驗到的。
The book project was sold in 2019 .
這本書的出版企畫於2019年售出。
And then COVID-19 spread around the world .
隨後，新冠疫情在全球蔓延。
Suddenly isolation became a part of nearly everyone's lives .
突然之間，隔離成了幾乎每個人生活的一部分。
People were separated from friends , family members , co-workers , and neighbors .
人們與朋友、家人、同事和鄰居分隔兩地。
At the same time , many people were forced to be around their immediate families all the time .
與此同時，許多人被迫時時刻刻和直系家人待在一起。
For some , this led to a different kind of loneliness – a loneliness for oneself .
對一些人來說，這帶來了另一種孤獨——對獨處的渴望。
The book The Lonely Stories also deals with the challenges of a lack of solitude , or as we often call it , alone time .
《The Lonely Stories》這本書也探討了缺乏獨處時光——也就是我們常說的「一個人的時間」——所帶來的挑戰。
Garrett talked about the difference between loneliness and solitude .
賈瑞特談到了孤獨與獨處之間的區別。
“They're not the same .
「它們並不一樣。
Solitude , I think , is chosen whereas loneliness happens to us .”
我認為，獨處是自己選擇的，而孤獨是降臨到我們身上的。」
A writer and a painter , Garrett found being in quarantine with her two young children to be both good and bad .
身為作家兼畫家，賈瑞特覺得和兩個年幼的孩子一起隔離有好也有壞。
She was able to spend much time with her family .
她能花很多時間陪伴家人。
But this also meant she did not have time to paint .
但這也意味著她沒有時間畫畫。
When talking about the lack of time to herself , Garrett used the words “longing ” and “crave ” – both mean to deeply want something .
談到缺少屬於自己的時間時，賈瑞特用了「longing」和「crave」這兩個詞——兩者都表示深深地渴望某樣東西。
“During the pandemic , I really found myself longing for alone time .
「疫情期間，我真的非常渴望能有獨處的時間。
I have two small children .
我有兩個年幼的孩子。
They're 9 and eleven , and we were all quarantining at home together .
他們一個9歲，一個十一歲，我們一家人都在家一起隔離。
While most of the stories were written during the pandemic , only a few writers deal with the pandemic directly .
雖然大部分故事寫於疫情期間，但只有少數幾位作者直接描寫了疫情。
In the story “On Witness and Respair ,” Jesmyn Ward writes about her husband dying at the beginning of the pandemic .
在〈On Witness and Respair〉中，潔絲米妮·瓦德寫到了丈夫在疫情初期去世的經歷。
Her whole family caught what they thought was just a severe flu .
她全家都染上了一種他們以為只是重感冒的病。
Her husband did not survive .
她的丈夫沒能撐過來。
In “Exodus , 2020 ,” Emily Raboteau describes the emptying of a large apartment building where she lives in New York City .
在〈Exodus, 2020〉中，艾蜜莉·拉博托描述了她在紐約市居住的一棟大型公寓大樓逐漸人去樓空的情景。
One by one , neighbors and friends left the city for safer places to live during the pandemic .
疫情期間，鄰居和朋友們一個接一個地離開城市，去更安全的地方生活。
Several writers describe the loneliness of leaving their culture .
有幾位作者描寫了離開自身文化的孤獨。
Jhumpa Lahiri's “Trading Stories ” is about her parents ' struggle to fit in to a different culture and how that affected her life and work .
鍾芭·拉希莉的〈Trading Stories〉講述了她父母努力融入另一種文化的艱辛，以及這對她的生活和創作產生的影響。
Writer Jean Kwok shares the experience of her family moving from Hong Kong to New York City .
作家郭珍芬分享了她全家從香港搬到紐約市的經歷。
They lost everything : money , jobs , and more .
他們失去了一切：金錢、工作，還有更多。
In “Perpetual Foreigner ,” she wrote :
她在〈Perpetual Foreigner〉中寫道：
“But the heavier price was losing our language , our friends , our culture , and in some ways , one another .”
「但更沉重的代價，是失去了我們的語言、朋友、文化，在某種程度上，還失去了彼此。」
Some of the writers wrote about choosing to be alone for personal or creative reasons and the challenges they faced .
一些作者寫到了自己出於個人或創作原因選擇獨處，以及他們面臨的挑戰。
-- In “Maine Man ,” Lev Grossman wrote about nearly losing his mind .
——在〈Maine Man〉中，列夫·葛羅斯曼寫到自己差點精神崩潰。
While in his twenties , he chose to work on a book in a small town , isolated from other people .
二十多歲時，他選擇在一個與世隔絕的小鎮上寫書。
-- In the story “Javelinas ,” Claire Dederer wrote about facing her alcohol addiction during a period of solitude .
——在〈Javelinas〉中，克萊兒·德德勒寫到自己在一段獨處時期直面酒癮的經歷。
-- And in “Am I Still Here ?”
——而在〈Am I Still Here?〉中
Anthony Doerr , a man addicted to the internet , wrote of his struggle to turn off social media and reconnect with nature and himself .
沉迷網路的安東尼·杜爾寫到了自己努力關掉社群媒體、重新與自然和自我建立連結的掙扎。
Loneliness is not just a mental state .
孤獨不僅僅是一種心理狀態。
It can also lead to serious physical health problems .
它還可能導致嚴重的身體健康問題。
The U.S . Department of Health & Human Services National Institute on Aging says that loneliness and isolation can be harmful for older people .
美國衛生及公共服務部下屬的國家老化研究所表示，孤獨和孤立可能對長者有害。
Loneliness can lead to high blood pressure , heart disease , depression , a decrease in mental abilities , and even death .
孤獨可能導致高血壓、心臟病、憂鬱、智力衰退，甚至死亡。
Younger people are not protected against the harm of loneliness either .
年輕人同樣無法免受孤獨的傷害。
Researchers at Harvard University have found that in the United States loneliness has increased in young adults and others since the beginning of the pandemic .
哈佛大學的研究人員發現，自疫情開始以來，美國年輕人和其他族群的孤獨感有所增加。
The Harvard study was released in February of 2021 .
哈佛大學的這項研究於2021年2月發布。
This includes “61 % of young adults and 51 % of mothers with young children .”
其中包括「61%的年輕人和51%有年幼子女的母親」。
Garrett told VOA that sharing stories of loneliness is a way to bring attention to the problem and to feel connected to others .
賈瑞特對美國之音表示，分享關於孤獨的故事是讓人們關注這個問題、並感受到與他人連結的一種方式。
"So , I'm really grateful that so many extraordinary writers joined me on this lonely journey and made it really un-lonely !
「所以，我真的很感激有這麼多傑出的作家和我一起踏上這段孤獨的旅程，讓它一點也不孤獨！
And that's the Health & Lifestyle report .
以上就是健康與生活風格報導。