更新时间:2018-07-29 16:18作者:王华老师
Mydefinitionofhappinessis“thecapacityforenjoyment”.Themorewecanenjoywhatwehave,thehappierweare.It'seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromthecompanyoffriends,thefreedomtolivewhereweplease,andevengoodhealth.
Iexperiencedmylittlemomentsofpleasureyesterday.FirstIwasoverjoyedwhenIshutthelastlunch-boxandhadthehousetomyself.ThenIspentanuninterruptedmorningwriting,whichIlove.Whenthekidsandmyhusbandcamehome,Ienjoyedtheirnoiseafterthequietoftheday.
Psychologiststellusthattobehappyweneedamixofenjoyableleisuretimeandsatisfyingwork.Idon'tthinkthatmygrandmother,whoraised14children,hadmuchofeither.Shedidhaveanetworkofclosefriendsandfamily,andmaybethisiswhatsatisfiedher.
We,however,withsomanychoicesandsuchPssuretosucceedineveryarea,haveturnedhappinessintoonemorethingwe'vegottohave.We'resoself-consciousaboutour“right”toitthatit'smakingusmiserable.Sowechaseitandequalitwithwealthandsuccess,withoutnoticingthatthepeoplewhohavethosethingsaren'tnecessarilyhappier.