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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

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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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