幸福在哪里 Where Is Happiness

佚名/Anonymous

We can find happiness today if we only look. Happiness is in our hearts and asks only to be celebrated and valued. It comes from within. If we fill our mind with pleasant thoughts and try to look on the bright side, we invite happiness.

No amount of money, possessions, or ego gratification can bring us happiness. There is no such thing as the perfect car, house, job, or person to make us happy. Peace of mind comes with the recognition that happiness is the state of mind we choose. Being happy today enables us to be happy forever. Today is what counts.

Our fears try to prevent us from feeling joy and pleasure. The fearful part of us would like us to be in a constant state of watching over our shoulder and of doubting the future. Imagine going to be fitted for new glasses. Your sight will be improved. You will see things more clearly. Consider adjusting your mind in a similar way. As unproductive, unhelpful thoughts creep into your consciousness, replace them with better-fitting thoughts that focus on joy and pleasure.

如今，我们要是用心寻找，就能找到幸福。幸福需要我们用内心去庆贺和珍视。幸福源自内心。若快乐的思绪填满我们的大脑，努力看到事物的欢愉之处，我们就能与幸福携手。

金钱、财产或自满不能带给我们幸福。好车、豪宅、工作或某人，也不能使我们幸福。幸福是一种心态，承认这点，安宁的心绪也随之而至。当下感觉到幸福，我们会永远幸福。重要的是今天。

恐惧让我们无法感受欢乐与喜悦。只要我们内心有恐惧，就会不断地瞻前顾后。试想一下，新配了一副眼镜，你的视力会得到改善，你会看得更清晰。考虑一下按着类似的方法调整自己的思维吧。当无用又无益的想法悄悄潜入你的意识，用更多快乐的事情和更好的想法代替它们吧！

心灵小语

米兰·昆德拉说过：“衡量生命中的轻重是最模棱两难的。生活本身很复杂，但也可以很简单。认真是我们推崇的生活态度，可是，认真不等于严肃。轻盈地走过每一天，同样是生活中的一个很简单的道理。”幸福就是简单，就在我们心里！

W 词汇笔记

invite[inˈvait]v.请求；要求；邀请

例 She invited our opinion of her story.

她征求我们对她的故事的意见。

recognition[ˌrekəɡˈniʃən]n.认识；认出；识别；承认；认可

例 She hoped she would avoid recognition by wearing dark glasses and a hat.

她戴上墨镜和帽子，希望人们认不出她。

unproductive[ˈʌnprəˈdʌktiv]adj.没有收益的；徒然的；没有出产物的

例 We have reduced the unproductive spending.

我们已削减了非生产性开支。

creep[kriːp]v.蹑手蹑脚地走；缓慢地行进

例 The hunter crept up to the deer.

猎人蹑手蹑脚地走近那头鹿。

S 小试身手

幸福需要我们用内心去庆贺和珍视。

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幸福源自内心。

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金钱、财产或自满不能带给我们幸福。

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P 短语家族

If we fill our mind with pleasant thoughts and try to look on the bright side……

look on：袖手旁观；把眼光投向

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……replace them with better-fitting thoughts that focus on joy and pleasure.

focus on：致力于；把……作为兴趣中心

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