“There are two things to aim at in life： first， to get what you want； and after that， to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. ”
—Logan Pearsall Smith
“人生有两大寻求方针：首要，得到你想要的；继而，享用你所得到的。只要最正确的人才干到达第二个方针。”
——洛根·皮尔索尔·史密斯
I recently overheard[偶尔听到] something that surprised me. I heard that people who win the lottery[彩票] are happy for about three weeks. Yes！ Only three weeks， and then they go back to their previous[曾经的] state of being， before they won the money. This really did surprise me. I thought that they would have been happy about something so amazing as that for much longer than three weeks.
Did you know that 90% of all people who win the lottery are broke[破产的] within one year， and that most of those wish they had never won it in the first place.
I think the reason for this is that anytime we try to change how we feel by using something outside of ourselves， like winning the lottery， or getting a new car or house， it never works. The resulting feelings of euphoria[美好愉快感] are often only fleeting[飞逝的]. We cannot sustain[保持] them for very long. Perhaps， in some way， that is a good thing. It reminds us that happiness really does come from within and is available[可得到的] to us at any moment. True happiness has very little to do with what is happening on the outside， it is an inside job. Happiness is a choice. It is a state of BEING.
We can make the decision to BE happy for one day， when we wake up in the morning， every morning. We can find something that brings us great pleasure， like sitting outside in the garden under an old tree and listening to the birds sing， or watching the dog or cat play， and just savoring[纵情享用] the moment. Happiness is always available to us. It is our natural state and we need only allow it in. At any moment， we can stop， take a deep breath， and remember who we really are， and why we came here， and that truly is to experience joy and the aliveness[生机] of being.
“Happiness is like a butterfly which， when pursued[寻求]， is always beyond our grasp[捉住]， but， if you will sit down quietly， may alight[飞落] upon you. ”
—Nathaniel Hawthorne
So， dear heart， today， no matter what is going on in your own life， take a few moments to breathe deeply and just decide to BE happy， whatever that means to you.
最近我无意间听到一件令我震动的事。我传闻中了彩票的人只会快活大约三周。是的！只是三周，在那之后他们又会回到赢钱之前的状况。这的确令我大吃一惊。我原以为他们为如此奇特的工作而高兴的时刻会远远超越三周。
你知道吗？中彩票的人中百分之九十的人会在一年之内破产，并且大部分人期望他们从未中奖。
我以为个中缘由是，不管什么时候咱们企图使用某些身外之物来改动本身的感觉，比方中彩票，或得到一辆新车或许一间新房子，通通不管用。由此而发作的愉悦感往往转瞬即逝，难以保持持久。或许，从某种意义上来说，这是件功德。它提示咱们，高兴真的是发自内心的，并且在任何时刻都可能来临在咱们身上。真实的高兴与外界所发作的事没有太大联系，这归于咱们的内心国际。高兴是一种挑选，是一种“存在”的状况。
每天清晨，当咱们睁开眼睛，咱们能够挑选高兴一整天。咱们能够寻觅给咱们带来极大愉悦的事，比方坐在花园里的老树下倾听鸟儿的歌唱，或许看着小猫小狗嬉戏游玩，然后纵情享用这一刻。高兴总在咱们身边。这是咱们的天然状况，而咱们所需要做的便是承受它。在任何时候，咱们都能够停下脚步，深呼吸，想想咱们到底是谁，咱们为什么来到这个国际，这样才干真真实正地体会到生计的高兴与生机。
“高兴就像蝴蝶，当你追逐它，它总是从咱们手中溜走，但当你静静坐下，它或许会飞落在你身上。”
——纳撒尼尔·霍桑
所以，亲爱的人儿啊！今日不管你的日子遇到了什么，花几分钟坐下来深呼吸，只需要决议高兴起来，不管高兴对你意味着什么。
What price happiness?名言汇辑 HAPPINESS 美好篇Steps To HappinessDon't Let Happiness Run Away from UsLaughter is a key to happiness
高兴是一种挑选
