The secret for happiness

What is happiness? I am sure if you ask a thousand people, you will get more than a thousand different answers. Some will be glad if they possess lots of money and material wealth, while others will be satisfied with a decent job, a harmonious family or excellent health. However, when you comb through these seemingly variable replies, a constant theme will emerge. That is, happiness is merely a state of mind in which the beholder's desires are perceivably being met.

Being a mind-state, happiness is notably fluidy, and it is kept in a delicate balance. A slight tilting to any other ways will upset this balance, turning blissfulness into sorrow. This is exactly what an old saying philosophizes: "Extreme happiness breeds tragedy, and vice versa". In the long history of human development, there are copious examples that illustrate the transient and fickle relationship between happiness and tragedy. 

Let us take a look at a recent story about an American family, and we will see how a happy beginning can easily develop a tragic finale if one fails to maintain a balanced state of mind. After winning one of biggest lotto prizes a few years ago, an American old man gave his highschool-aged granddaughter tons of money. With this money, his granddaughter lost her interest in study and her will to work. She rented an apartment herself and stayed there day and night drinking and becoming a drug addict, and ultimately a walking corpse. In a way, because his granddaughter lacked a balanced mindset, money failed to give her innocent life a happy outcome.

It is therefore patently clear that the secret for happiness lies in finding a way to maintain a balanced state of mind. For example, if you are not well off, you can always be thankful for having a great health. In addition, when you realize that there are many more people in the world who are in an even worse financial state than you, you become more or less happy instantly. In other words, keep your mind open, be thankful for what you have got, and work toward what you are lacking, you will be a happy person everyday.  

 

[紅小兵]

feel I need to change the name. It was a joke.
我曾經寫得孤獨，後來失去了興趣，因為沒有讀者。期望讀者而沒有讀者所以不happy。
後來有一天我突然想起來，也許我可以make other people happy by replying their posts。正巧那天這個link 在新建目錄裏，它的名稱告訴我或許我了解一點寫手成長的年代，所以常來看看。
不幸的是，我不是個願意思考並且有什麽文化底蘊的人，很多事情也說不明白個什麽道道。
have a feeling that this is a man's blog. next is finding a woman's blog to read. not easy to find someone same age though. most people on the net are kids. if you know anyone, let me know?
照這樣寫下去，用不了多少日子這個blog也許就可以上導讀了，台下會有很多很多觀眾。
so。 慢慢寫吧，it will make you happier。

p.s. 還是寫中文容易~