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1、InSearchofUnknownself1InSearchofUnknownselfByTiffanyChangTranslatedbyEdithH.SchwartzInSearchofUnknownself2~Preface~LivethelifeyouwantAmanwaswalkingdowninadarkalleyway;hesawawomanwassearchingsomethingundertheonlylamppost.Sheseemedtobeverynervousandsearchingfrantically.
2、Thatmadethemancuriousandliketogiveherahand."MayIaskwhatareyoulookingfor?"Themanasked."Mycarkeys.Ican’tgohomewithoutit",thewomansaidanxiously."Wheredidyoudropit?""Overthere,whereIwasfumblinginmypurse",shepointedtoadarkcornerinsomedistanceaway.Themanwaspuzzled,"whydon’t
3、youlookovertherethen?""Thereisnolightoverthere!"Thewomanbarkedbackinstantly.************Youmaythinktheabovestoryissillyandridiculous.Butoftentimewhenwearelookingforthelifewewant,thehappinesswelongfor,itoftenturnsoutlikethewomaninthestory.Wearelookinginthewrongdirectio
4、n.Weusuallystartatwhereitlookslikewecanfindwhatwewant!Whenwelookforanswersforourhappinessinourlife,oftentimeweputoureffortsonotherpeople.Attheend,mostofoureffortsareallinvain.Thatisbecausewearelookinginthewrongplace.Thisismymotivationforwritingthisstory:usingawhitecol
5、larfemalelivinginabigcityasthemaincharacter,encounteringtheinsandoutsofourdailylives,slowlyturningoureyesfromtheoutsideworldtoourinnerworld.Alongthewaywediscoverthatmanyofusarenotreallythemastersofourowndestiny.Theworsethingis:weareactuallyslavesofourownthoughts!Nowon
6、derwecannotgetwhatwewantinlife!WhyamIunhappy?Whycan’tIlivethewayIwant?Thisbookwillleadyou,stepbystep,fromdifferentangles,scientificandrational,tolookatthecausesofourtroubles.Theninvestigatethereasons,viadirectionsinourbody,heart,andsoul,thataretakingcontrolofourlifesi
7、tuation.Howitisformed,andhowitmanipulatesourpsychologicalbeing.Ofcourse,thebookalsoprovidespracticalwaystoresolvetheseproblems,helpingustogetawayfromthesufferingstrappedinourthought,emotion,andbody.Byfollowingtheeventsandstrugglesofthemaincharacter’sdailylife,manyofIn
8、SearchofUnknownself3life’slessonsandwisdomopenup.Therearesomeimportantsupportingcharactersinthisstory,(manyofwhommightbefamo
