尽管每个人对幸福的理解不同，但是幸福的含义是从来不变的。幸福不是发生在我们周围的事——而是我们如何去看待周围发生的事。秘诀就在于，我们以积极的心态面对逆境，变压力为动力。幸福并不是祈求我们所没有的，而是享受我们所拥有的。
通往幸福的旅途
OurPursuitofHappiness
佚名 / Anonymous
Wechaseafterit， whenitiswaitingallaboutus.
“Areyouhappy？” Iaskedmybrother， Ian， oneday.“.” Hesaid.
“Thentellme，” Iasked， “whenwasthelasttimeyouthinkyouwerehappy？”
“April1967.” Hesaid.
’sanswerremindedmethatwhenwethinkabouthappiness， weusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinary， apinnacleofsheerdelight—andthosepinnaclesseemtogetrarertheolderweget.
Forachild， -outsinnewlycuthay， playingcopsandrobbersinthewoods， ， kidsalsoexperiencelows， buttheirdelightatsuchpeaksofpleasureaswinningaraceorgettinganewbikeisunreserved.
’sconditionalonsuchthingsasexcitement， love， -alike.
Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringprofoundjoy—birth， love， marriagealso—， sexisn’talwaysgood， ， happinessiscomplicated.
Mydictionarydefineshappyas “lucky” or “fortunate”， butIthinkabetterdefinitionofhappinessis “thecapacityforenjoyment.” Themorewecanenjoywhatwehave， ’seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromlovingandbeingloved， thecompanyoffriends， thefreedomtolivewhereweplease， andevengoodhealth.
， ， Ienjoyedtheirnoiseafterthequietoftheday.
Later， peacedescendedagain， andmyhusbandandIenjoyedanotherpleasure—.
， somementionedseeminglyinsignificantmoments.“Ihateshopping，” onefriendsaid， “butthere’saclerkwhoalwayschatsandreallycheersmeup.” Anotherfriendlovesthetelephone， “Everytimeitrings， Iknowsomeoneisthinkingaboutme.”
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