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Chapter1通往幸福的旅途OurPursuitofHappiness
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通往幸福的旅途OurPursuitofHappiness
佚名Anonymous
Wechaseafterit,whenitiswaitingallaboutus.
"Areyouhappy?"Iaskedmybrother,Lan,oneday."Yes.No.Itdependsonwhatyoumean."hesaid.
"The;Iasked,"wheimeyouthinkyouy?"
"April1967."hesaid.
Itservedmerightfaseriousquestiontosomeonewhohasjokedhiswaythroughlife.ButLan'sanswerremiwhehinkabouthappiness,weusuallythiraordinary,apinnacleht—andthosepirarertheet.
Forachild,happinesshasamagicalquality.Iremembermakisihay,playingdrobbersinthewoods,gettingaspeakingpartintheschoolplay.Ofcourse,kidsalsoexperiencelows,buttheirdelightatsuchpeaksofpleasureaswinniinganewbikeisunreserved.
Ieeheceptofhappinessges.Suddenlyit'salonsugsasext,love,popularityazitbefht.Istillfeeltheagonyofedtoapartythatalmosteveryoneelsewasgoingto.ButIalsorecalltheecstasyofbeingpluobscurityataodahaJohnTravoltalook-alike.
Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringprofoundjoy—birth,lealsresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.Lovemaynotlast,sexisn'talwaysgood,lovedonesdie.Foradults,happinessisplicated.
Mydiarydefineshappyas"lucky"or"fortu;butIthiionofhappinessis"thecapaent."Themorewejoywhatwehave,thehappierweare.It'seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromlovingandbeihepahefreedomtolivewhereweplease,andeveh.
Iaddedupmylittlemomentsofpleasureyesterday.FirsttherewassheerblisswhenIshutthelastlundhadthehousetomyself.Theaedm,whichIlove.Whenthekidse,Ieheirhequietoftheday.
Later,peadedagain,andmyhusbandandIeherpleasure—intimaesjustthekhewantsmegmejoy.
Youneverknoiur.WhenIaskedfriendswhatmakesthemhappy,somementionedseeminglyinsignifients."Ihateshopping,"onefriendsaid."butthere'saclerkwhoalwaysdreallycheersmeup."Anotherfrieelephoimeitrings,Ikhinkingaboutme."
&hrillfr.Ooppedtoletaschoolbusturnohedrivergrinnedahumbsupsigwoalliesinaworldofmadmotorists.Itmademesmile.
erieslikethese.Toofewisterthemashappiness.
Psychologiststellusthattobehappyweneedablendofenjoyableleisuretimeandsatisfyingwork.Idoubtthatmygreat-grandmother,whoraised14andtookinwashing,hadmuchofeither.Shedidhaveaworkofclosefriendsandfamily,ahiswaswhatfulfilledher.Ifsheywithwhatshehad,perhapsitwasbecauseshedidlifetobeverydifferent.
&heotherhand,withsomanydsuchpressuretosueveryarea,haveturnedhappiwe"gottahave."We'resoself-sciousaboutour&quht"toitthatit'smakingusmiserable.Sowechaseitahwealthahoutnotigthatthepeoplewhohavethosethinecessarilyhappier.
inessmaybemoreplexforus,thesolutionisthesameasever.Happinessisn'taboutenstous—it'sabouthowweperceiveenstous.It'stheknadingapositivefative,andviewibackasage.It'snotwishingforwhatwedon'thave,butenjoyingossess.
我们四处追逐幸福,幸福其实就在我们身边。
一天,我问哥哥伊恩:“你感到幸福吗?”
他回答说:“可以说幸福,也可以说不幸福,这要看你指什么了。”
“那你告诉我,”
我说,“最近一次你感到幸福是什么时候?”
“1967年4月。”
他答道。
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