佚名/Anonymous
Weconvinceourselvesthatlifewillbebetterafterwegetmarried, haveababy, 'toldenoughandwe''.
Wetellourselvesthatourlifewillbecompletewhenourspousegetshisorheracttogether, whenwegetanicercar, areabletogoonanicevacation, , there', when? 'sbesttoadmitthistoyourselfanddecidetobehappyanyway.
, "Foralongtimeithadseemedtomethatlifewasabouttobegin—, somethingtobegottenthroughfirst, someunfinishedbusiness, timestilltobeserved, ."
, , specialenoughtospendyourtime...andrememberthattimewaitsfornoone.
Sostopwaitinguntilyoufinishschool, untilyougobacktoschool, untilyoulosetenpounds, untilyougaintenpounds, untilyouhavekids, untilyourkidsleavethehouse, untilyoustartwork, untilyouretire, untilyougetmarried, untilyougetdivorced, untilFridaynight, untilSundaymorning, untilyougetanewcarorhome, untilyourcarorhomeispaidoff, untilspring, untilsummer, untilfall, untilwinter, untilyouareoffwelfare, untilthefirstorfifteenth, untilyoursongcomeson, untilyou'vehadadrink, untilyou'vesoberedup, untilyoudie, untilyouarebornagaintodecidethatthereisnobettertimethanrightnowtobehappy.
Happinessisajourney, notadestination.
Worklikeyoudon'tneedmoney,
Lovelikeyou'veneverbeenhurt,
Anddancelikenoone'swatching.
我们一直在说服自己，等我们结了婚，有了孩子，然后再生一个，生活会更好。随后，我们立刻又会心生烦恼，嫌孩子太小，想着等到他们长大一些，我们就会更满足。不久，我们又会灰心丧气，不得不应付青春期的孩子，又想着等到孩子们过了这段时期，我们理所当然就会觉得幸福。
我们一直在告诉自己，当我们的配偶振作起来，当我们拥有一辆性能更优良的轿车，当我们能去度一个精彩的假期，当我们离休之后，我们的生活就会变得和谐美满。实际上，感受幸福生活的最佳时机莫过于此时此刻。如果不是此时此刻，那又是何时呢？我们的生活充满着挑战。最好的解决办法就是让自己接受事实，无论如何都要心情愉悦。
