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Iarticularlyhappydlikemostteenagers,Ireveledinmyangst.Oneday,however,itoethatIwastakingtheeasywayout.Anyonecouldbeunhappy;ittoeoreffort.Truegelayinstrugglingtobehappy.
&hatwehavetoinessesasomanypeople.Weassumeit'safeelingthatesasaresultofgoodthingsthatjusthappentous,thingsoverwhichwehavelittleornotrol.
Buttheoppositeistrue:happinessislargelyunderourtrol.Itisabattletobewagedandobea>
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Mostofuspareourselveswithahinkishappier—arelative,anaeonewebarelyknow.Ioayoungmanwhostruckmeasparticularlysucdhappy.Hespokeofhisloveforhisbeautifulwifeaers,andofhisjoyatbeingaradiotalk-showhostinacityheloved.Irememberthinkingthathewasohoselueverythilesslyright.
&artedtalkingabouttheI.Heblesseditsexisteoldme,becausehecouldlookupinformationonmultiplesclerosis—theterriblediseaseafflighiswife.Ifeltlikeafnothinguedinhislife.
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Almostanyofushaveimagesofhowlifeshouldbe.Theproblem,ofcourse,isthatonlyrarelydopeople'sjobs,spousesandliveuptotheseimaginedideals.
Here'sapersonalexample:Nooneinmyfamilyhadeverdivorced.Iassumedthatmarriagewasforlife.SowhenmywifeandIdivorcedthreeyearsafterthebirthofourson,myworld.Iwasafailureinmyowneyes.
Ilaterremarriedbutfidedtomywife,FranthatI'tshakethefeelingthatmyfamilylifehadfailed.Sheaskedmeithourfamilynow(whicludedherdaughterfromaprevieandmyson).Ihadtoadmitthat,asidefromthepaihmysononlyhalfthetime(myex-wifeaody),ourfamilylifewaswonderful.
"Thenwhydon'tyoucelebrateit?"sheasked.
That'swhatIdecidedtodo.ButfirstIhadtogetridoftheimageofa"perfeily.
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&ivewayofsabotagiolookatsomethiedoflaw.It'slikelookingupatatireddtratingonthespacewhereoileismissing.Asabaldma;Wheeraroom,allIseeishair."
I'vespeudyinghappiness,ahemostsignifisI'vedrawnisthis:thereislittlecorrelatiohecesofpeople'slivesandhoytheyare.Amoment'srefleakethisobvious.eoplewhohavehadarelativelyeasylifeyetareessentiallyunhappy.Andhohavesufferedagreatdealbutgenerallyremainhappy.
&secretisgratitude.Allhappyperateful.Ungratefulpeopleotbehappy.Wetendtothinkthatbeingunhappyleadspeopletoplain,butit'struertosaythatplaiopeoplebeingunhappy.
Thesedsecretisrealizingthathappinessisaby-produethihemostobvioussourcesarethosepursuitsthatgiveourlivespurpose—anythingfromstudyioplayihemorepassiohemorehappinesswe'relikelytoexperience.
Fihatsomethiransdsusandthatourexistenelargermeaninghelpusbehappier.iritualiousfaith,oraphilosophyoflife.Yourphilosophyshouldenpassthistruism:ifyouchoosetofiiveinvirtuallyeverysituation,youwillbeblessed,andifyouchoosetofindtheawful,youwillbecursed.Asihisislargelyyourdeake.
我以前并不是一个非常快乐的孩子,像大多数十几岁的孩子一样,我总是沉浸在自己的烦恼中。
但是,有一天,我豁然开朗:谁都有可能不快乐,那不需要任何勇气或努力,真正的挑战就在于,你努力想使自己快乐。
也许很多人都未曾听说过,快乐也要付出努力。
我们通常认为,当我们很难控制或无法控制的好事降临时,快乐才随之而来。
然而,事实刚好相反:在很大程度上,我们自己控制着快乐。
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