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1、BeHappy“Thedaysthatmakeushappymakeuswise.”----JohnMasefieldwhenIfirstreadthislinebyEngland’sPoetLaureate,itstartledme.WhatdidMasefieldmean?Withoutthinkingaboutitmuch,Ihadalwaysassumedthattheoppositewastrue.Buthissoberassurancewasarresting.Icouldnotforgetit.Finally,Iseeme
2、dtograsphismeaningandrealizedthatherewasaprofoundobservation.Thewisdomthathappinessmakespossibleliesinclearperception,notfoggedbyanxietynordimmedbydespairandboredom,andwithouttheblindspotscausedbyfear.Activehappiness---notmeresatisfactionorcontentment---oftencomessuddenl
3、y,likeanAprilshowerortheunfoldingofabud.Thenyoudiscoverwhatkindofwisdomhasaccompaniedit.Thegrassisgreener;birdsongsaresweeter;theshortcomingsofyourfriendsaremoreunderstandableandmoreforgivable.Happinessislikeapairofeyeglassescorrectingyourspiritualvision.Noraretheinsight
4、sofhappinesslimitedtowhatisneararoundyou.Unhappy,withyourthoughtsturnedinuponyouremotionalwoes,yourvisioniscutshortasthoughbyawall.Happy,thewallcrumbles.Thelongvistaistherefortheseeing.Thegroundatyourfeet,theworldaboutyou----people,thoughts,emotions,pressures---arenowfit
5、tedintothelargerscene.Everythingassumesafairerproportion.Andhereisthebeginningofwisdom.快乐“快乐的日子使人睿智。”---约翰•梅斯菲尔德第一次读到英国桂冠诗人梅斯菲尔德的这行诗时，我感到十分震惊。他想表达什么意思？我以前从未对此仔细考虑，总是认定这行诗反过来才正确。但他冷静而又胸有成竹的表达引起了我的注意，令我无法忘怀。终于，我似乎领会了他的意思，并意识到这行诗意义深远。快乐带来的睿智存在于敏锐的洞察力之间，不会因忧虑而含混迷惑，也不会因绝望和厌倦而
6、黯然模糊，更不会因恐惧而造成盲点。积极的快乐–并非单纯的满意或知足–通常不期而至，就像四月里突然下起的春雨，或是花蕾的突然绽放。然后，你就会发觉与快乐结伴而来的究竟是何种智慧。草地更为青翠，鸟吟更为甜美，朋友的缺点也变得更能让人理解，宽容。快乐就像是一副眼镜，可以矫正你的精神视力。快乐的视野并不仅限于你周围的事物。当你不快乐时，你的思维陷入情感上的悲哀，你的眼界就像是被一道墙给阻隔了，而当你快乐时，这道墙就会砰然倒塌。你的眼界变得更为宽广。你脚下的大地，你身边的世界，包括人，思想，情感和压力，现在都融入了更为广阔的景象之中，其间每件事物
7、的比例都更加合理。而这就是睿智的起始。SolitudeIfinditwholesometobealonethegreaterpartofthetime.Tobeincompany,evenwiththebest,issoonwearisomeanddissipating.Ilovetobealone.Ineverfoundthecompanionthatwassocompanionableassolitude.Weareforthemostpartmorelonelywhenwegoabroadamongmenthanwhenwesta
8、yinourchambers.Amanthinkingorworkingisalwaysalone,lethimbewherehewill.Solitudeisnotmeasuredbythemilesof
