2 假装的快乐 米尔德里德 克拉姆
The Happy Door Mildred Cram
6 一切总会好的 佚名
A Lesson of Life Anonymous
11 为乐趣而生活 佚名
Are We Having Fun Yet Anonymous
17 快乐不必认真 佚名
The Importance of Doing Things Badly Anonymous
29 生活不是理所当然 佚名
Not Being Grateful without Missing Anonymous
33 切勿等待 佚名
Now Is the Best Time to Be Happy Anonymous
37 乐观哲学 佚名
On Happiness Anonymous
40 体味拥有,心满意足 佚名
Think More about What You Have Anonymous
44 你的生活自己决定 佚名
You Have a Choice Anonymous
48 你的玻璃杯重吗 佚名
Put the Glass Down Anonymous
51 别让明天为今天后悔 佚名
Don’t Let Tomorrow Regret for Today Anonymous
55 不要等待“总有一天” 佚名
Everyday Is a Gift Anonymous
61 为金钱付出的代价 亚历山大 布洛奇
Life in a Violin Case Alexander Bloch
67 失明者的健全生活 罗伯特 G.奥尔曼
A Ball to Roll Around Robert G. Allman
72 实践箴言,生活改变 艾伯特 内斯比特
How to Refill an Empty Life Albert Nesbitt
77 痛苦的根源 拉 封丹
The Cobbler and the Banker La Fontaine
81 人生没有终点站 罗伯特 J. 黑斯廷斯
Relish the Moment Robert J. Hastings
85 积极思维效应 佚名
Be an Optimist Anonymous
89 享受花朵和蜂蜜的快乐 卡里 纪伯伦
On Pleasure Kahlil Gibran
94 坚持才能走向成功 佚名
I Will Persist until I Succeed Anonymous
100 生命本身就是最美的希望 佚名
Life Is the Best Beautiful Hope Anonymous
优于过去的自己
Being Superior to Your Previous Self
106 憩于理性,行于热情 卡里 纪伯伦
On Reason and Passion Kahlil Gibran
110 美即是真 弗兰克 多比
What Makes Me Feel Big Frank Dobie
115 恶是无法诉说的 卡里 纪伯伦
On Good and Evil Kahlil Gibran
120 优于过去的自己 欧内斯特 海明威
Being Superior to Your Previous Self Ernest Hemingway
123 骄傲的劲敌 塞缪尔 约翰逊
On Idleness Samuel Johnson
130 光明的赠与 佚名
Moving Thoughts Anonymous
135 四条基本价值观 艾娜 科林娜 布朗
What Are People Good for Ina Cqrinne Brown
141 自私是最令人憎恶的罪行 李 黑斯廷斯 布里斯托尔
Paying the Rent of Service Lee Hastings Bristol
146 爱的过程 佚名
Let Go Anonymous
153 真正的自由 佚名
Serenity of Mind Anonymous
163 高飞的风筝 佚名
Free to Soar Anonymous
167 期待是沉默的杀手 佚名
Loneliness Anonymous
171 选择真理还是快乐 佚名
I Forgive You Anonymous
178 你怕死吗 威廉 哈兹里特
On the Fear of Death William Hazlitt
181 直觉的孩子 佚名
Listen to Your Inner Voice Anonymous
185 选择性珍惜 佚名
What Will Matter Anonymous
189 痛苦伴随你成长 佚名
Pain and Growth Anonymous
193 摆脱失业的困扰 谢里尔 理查森
Getting over the Job-loss Blues Cheryl Richardson
在人生道路上边走边悟
Walking and Thinking on the Road of Life
204 我们的时代 佚名
Where Are We Heading Anonymous
209 鲈鱼的启示 佚名
Catch of a Lifetime Anonymous
214 幸福与娱乐毫不相干 佚名
The Essence of Happiness Anonymous
219 每个人都是天才 安妮 海伍德
Do You Know Your Special Talent Anne Heywood
224 错过的辉煌 哈里 A.奥弗斯特里特
The Hidden World around Us Happy A. Overstreet
230 施比受更有福 露西 弗里曼
A Mask Was Stifling Me Lucy Freeman
235 人生的清单 约叔亚 罗斯 李普曼
On Peace of Mind Joshua Loth Liebman
239 记忆中的伤害与恩泽 佚名
Sand and Stone Anonymous
243 人生之役 埃尔默 霍姆斯 博布斯特
Man Is Like a Fruit Tree Elmer H. Bobst
249 两种力量,四种自我 艾丽斯 汤普森
I Live Four Lives at a Time Alice Thompson
255 愤怒的代价 佚名
Keep Your Cool Anonymous
260 生活寄语 佚名
Five Simple Rules Anonymous
265 父亲的馈赠 约翰 G. 李
Inspiration from a Drainpipe John G. Lee
270 找到另一座山 弗朗西斯 拉塞尔
The Last Hill Francis Russell
279 亲爱的,请允许我 佚名
Please Let Me Have a Little World Anonymous
283 竞争是善意的 佚名
Competition in My Own World Anonymous
287 行动带来幸运 乔治 克拉森
Meet the Goddess of Good Luck George Clason
291 灵魂的限度
The Story of Life Anonymous
295 美德的真相 佚名
Double Vision Anonymous
300 折翼的蜜蜂 格伦 沃森
A Wing and a Prayer Glen Wasson
內容試閱:
假装的快乐
The Happy Door
米尔德里德·克拉姆 Mildred Cram
Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion
an ever-widening circle of ripples. As Stevenson has said, being
happy is a duty.
There is no exact definition of the word—happiness. Happy people
are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or
physical well-being, since we find beggars, invalids and so-called
failures, who are extremely happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend. But staying happy is
an accomplishment, a triumph of soul and character. It is not
selfish to strive for it. It is, indeed, a duty to us and
others.
Being unhappy is like an infectious disease; it causes people to
shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone,
miserable and embittered. There is, however, a cure so simple as to
seem, at first glance, ridiculous: If you don''t feel happy, pretend
to be!
It works. Before long you will find that instead of repelling
people, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding it is
to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.
Then the make-believe becomes a reality. You possess the secret of
peace of mind, and can forget yourself in being of service to
others.
Being happy, once it is realized as a duty and established as a
habit, opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful
friends.
快乐就像一枚鹅卵石突然掉入池塘中,激起一圈又一圈的涟漪,并不断向外围扩散。正如史蒂文森说的,快乐是一种责任。
快乐没有确切的定义。快乐的理由成千上万,而关键并不在于财富或健康。因为我们发现,乞丐、残疾人和所谓的失败者也能过得无比快乐。
快乐会有一种意想不到的收获,而保持快乐的心境是一种成就,是灵魂和性格的升华。事实上,追求快乐并非自私的表现,而是对自己和他人的一种责任。
郁闷就像一种传染病,人们往往对郁闷的人退避三舍。他们很快也会感到孤独、痛苦和难过。但是,有一种看似简单的治疗方法,虽然乍看似乎有些荒谬,如果你觉得不快乐,就假装快乐吧!
这个方法很管用,不久你就会发现,自己会吸引他人,而不是令人反感。你拥有一个以自我为中心的、日趋宽广的友好交际圈。这会是多么有益的事。
于是,假装的快乐就成为事实。你掌握了平和心境的秘诀,并且,在愉悦他人的过程中,自己也变得忘乎所以。
一旦意识到,保持快乐的心境是一种责任,并形成了习惯,它就能开启秘密花园的大门,那里云集着无数满怀感激的朋友。
心灵小语
快乐是一天,不快乐也是一天,那我们为什么不天天快乐呢?即使是假装的快乐,也会感染他人。久而久之,大家就真地变得快乐了!
词汇笔记
词汇笔记
pebble [''pebl] n. 鹅卵石
Most of the roads in this old town is made of pebble.
这个古镇的大多数道路是由鹅卵石铺成的。
invalid [in''v·lid] n. 病人;残疾者
Many invalids are still very optimistic!
很多残疾人还是很乐观的!
triumph [''trai·mf] n. 凯旋;欢欣;升华
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over
intelligence.
婚姻是想象力战胜智慧的功绩。
ridiculous [ri''dikjul·s] adj. 荒谬的;可笑的
Who made this ridiculous rule·
这条荒唐的规则是谁定的?
小试身手
快乐的理由成千上万,而关键并不在于财富或健康。
保持快乐的心境是一种成就,是灵魂和性格的升华。
不久你就会发现,自己会吸引他人,而不是令人反感。
短语家族
...it causes people to shrink away from the suffer.
away from:离开;远离;不在
Before long you will find that instead of repelling
people...
before long:不久以后;很快;不久