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1、TheEssenceofHappiness幸福的真谛IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyearroundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchaglamorous,funfilledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakesaboutthenatureofhappiness.我这在好莱坞迪斯尼乐园，那里全年阳光普照。你可能认为生活在那么富于魅力，充满乐趣的地方，一定比其他地方的人更幸福。如果这么想，
2、你可能对幸福的真谛有些误解。Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisdeeper,moreabidingemotion.很多聪明的人仍将幸福等同于乐趣。其实，乐趣和幸福的共同之处极少，或者说
3、根本没有。乐趣是行为过程中的感受，而幸福是我们行为过后的感受，它是一种更为深刻、持久的感情。Thewaypeopleclingtothebeliefthatfunfilled,painfreelifeequalshappinessactuallydiminishestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequatedwithhappiness,thenpainmustbeequatedwithunhappiness.Butin
4、fact,theoppositeistrue:Moretimesthannot,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.人们坚信充满欢乐，远离痛苦的生活方式就等于幸福。实际上，这样反而减少了他们获得真正幸福的机会。如果欢乐和愉快等同幸福，那痛苦就等同不幸。其实恰恰相反，多数情况下，能带来幸福的事物往往包含诸多痛苦。Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryendeavorsthatarethesourceoftreehappiness.They
5、fearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment,civicorcharitablework,andself-improvement.所以说，许多人所逃避的艰难困苦恰恰是真正幸福的源泉，这些人害怕那些必定会带来痛苦的事情，如结婚、抚养子女。提高专业技能、承担宗教义务、社会服务或慈善事业，提升自我等。Askabachelorwhyheres
6、istsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifhe’shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventure,excitement.Marriagehassuchmovement,buttheyarenotitsmostdisting
7、uishingfeatures.尽管一个单身者对约会越来越不感兴趣，但当你问他为什么还不想结婚时，如果他很诚实，就会告诉你，他怕承担责任。因为承担责任确实是一件痛苦的事情。独身生活充满着乐趣、冒险和激情。婚姻虽也有如此体检，却大为逊色。Similarly,coupleswhochoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutwhenevertheywant,travelwherev
8、ertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentswouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.同样，选择不要孩子的夫妻都有一种观点，即宁可要不痛苦的欢乐
