happiness

Happiness
Happiness is our highest well-being. It is peace and gentleness and lightheartedness. It is being thankful for all the little special things which happen around us and to us every day. To be happy is to be able to get a perspective when things look dark and you start to lose hope. Happiness is looking for the gifts, which are always there, even when they seem hidden.
幸福是我们的最高福祉。

幸福是一种平和，柔顺和无忧无虑的状态。

幸福是对每天发生在我们周围或者我们身上的那些小小的善行心存感激。

幸福是在事情变得糟糕的时候，在你将要绝望的时候仍然能够看到希望。

幸福其实就是寻找上天赐予我们的礼物的过程，虽然你可能看不见这些礼物，但它们其实就在那里。

Happy people roll with the punches. They know from experience that everything changes. Today's good fortune may vanish tomorrow - today's crises may turn out to be tomorrow's good fortune.
幸福的人不役于时，他们从经验得知，万物皆变。

今天的好运也许明天就会消失，而今天的危机可能会转化成明天的好运。

To pursue joy is to lose it. The only way to get it is to follow steadily the path of duty, without thinking of joy, and then, like sheep, it comes most surely, unsought.
追逐快乐就意味着丧失快乐。

得到快乐的唯一路径就是紧紧跟随责任的途路，丝毫不去考虑快乐与否，就象虔诚的信徒一样，然后，不必你去寻求，快乐自会找上门来。

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. They are trifles, to be sure, but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
微笑对人类之赐予有如阳光对花朵之恩宠。

它们的确是细微的，但却遍布生命之路。

微笑的好处，实在是无可估量。

As we all know, love is the crux of a happy life. Love helps us stay calm and serene even when things are tough. It can carry us through the hard times. Love looks for ways to be of service. Love is enjoying the surprises of life and being totally delighted with what life gives you. Love is the key to happiness and it is a real blessing to others.
众所周知，爱是幸福生活的关键所在。

爱帮助我们在时事艰难的时候保持沉着，平静的心态。

它能帮我们度过苦难的时光。

爱会自己寻找助人的途径。

爱是享受生命中的诸多惊喜，爱是完全满足于生活的给予。

爱是幸福生活的钥匙，爱是对他人真挚的祝福。

People who love make the world a kind and gentle place and other people feel safe around them. They appreciate differences instead of making them a cause for prejudice or fighting.
心中有爱的人让世界充满仁慈和儒雅之风，让周围的人感到安全。

他们求同存异，而不是把分歧作为成见或者争执的理由。

What is happiness? It is not wishing for what we do not have, but enjoying what we do possess. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are.
什么是幸福？幸福不是希望得到我们未曾拥有的东西，而是享受已经拥有的东西。

我们越是能享受所拥有的一切，就越是幸福。

When we think about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, a pinnacle of sheer delight.
And those pinnacles seem to get the rarer, the older we get.
当我们考虑幸福的时候，我们通常想到一些不同寻常的时刻，那绝对喜悦的顶点，而这种时刻随着年龄的增长越来越少。

Money and Happiness
Some people believe that money is the source of happiness. With money they can buy everything they need in the world. They believe money is power. For example, if one has lots of money, he can go to a good university for better education and have a satisfactory job after graduation, make even more money, and buy a luxurious house or whatever he desires. No doubt he will live happily.
However, some people hold (坚持) that there are things that money cannot buy, such as health, happiness and friendship. What is worse, money can be the root of all evil. As the common saying goes, “A man may go astray (走错路; 误入歧途) once he makes much money; a woman may become rich once she becomes loose in morals.”A too strong desire for money and improper use of money can lead to disaster.
In my opinion, money is very important. We cannot buy anything without money. But money is not everything. What money will bring you depends on your belief and goal in life. If you earn your money by hard and honest work, and use it to improve your living standards, and also use it for the benefit of others as well, then you may get true happiness. On the other hand, if your lifelong goal is to make money and use your money only for your own needs, you’ll become selfish and will never
really feel happy.
Happiness and hardship
What kind of life do you prefer, a life full of flowers or thorns? Of course, the majority of people may choose the former without a second thought. Think about that, a life without any pain and hardship, isn’t it an ideal life? No one would have a preference for a miserable life, suffering from poverty, struggling around the edge of society, where you have to compete with numerous counterparts in order to live a better life. Indeed, a problem-free life sounds great, but in order to win such kind of happiness you have to experience hardship first.
In most cases, the spotlight is fixed on the bright side. People usually tend to focus on the success of somebody and envy the achievement he or she has got. Few of them pay attention to the struggling process behind the shining brilliance. However, it should be stressed that Rome is not built in one day. Even those so-called great people cannot touch the sky in one leap, but by steps, they build their eye-catching careers through thick and thin. He who only sees their success but overlooks the process is superficial.
Secondly, the relationship between happiness and hardship is murky and tricky. Hardship makes people cherish happiness more. Being sick, we will care more about health. Staying far away from home, we will
value the reunion with our family more. Through our failure, we can see the way to success more clearly. To put it into a nutshell, without any physical and spiritual suffering, we may have only a literal conception of happiness and won’t cherish it heartedly. It is hardship that teaches us how to redefine happiness, strengthen our body and polish our mind. Meanwhile, it endows us with a humble heart, which is full of gratitude and appreciation. Therefore, hardship would enrich our lives and increase the sense of happiness.
Last but not least, the understanding of happiness and hardship has a profound impact on our attitude towards life. To a certain extent, it reflects the ability of coping with all kind of distress in life. Life is never so easy. Every person has his ups and downs. When you come across difficulties, keep an optimistic belief in facing them. Then you will be hardly pounced and punched.
How to get happiness
There is no doubt that happiness is the most precious thing in the world. Without it, life will be empty and meaningless. If you wish to know how to get happiness, you must pay attention to the following two points.
First, health is the secret of happiness (the key to happiness). Only a strong man can enjoy the pleasure of life. Try to keep it by doing some exercise every day.
Secondly, happiness consists in contentment. A man who is dissatisfied with his present condition is always in distress. Try to enjoy what you have and don’t long for what you can not obtain.
Finally, hope is the way that you pursue in your life. You can not have a dream beyond your reach but you must always have hope and try to make it come true.
You will feel happy if you try to keep these in your mind.
Happiness
What is happiness? I think if you ask thousands of time this question, you may get thousands of answers. Because happiness varies from person to person in its meaning, even varies from time to time in one’s whole life. Some of them may feel happy if the have a health body, some of them may think happiness is related to money and some of them can feel happiness around them when they are with their family. Why does this happen?
Because whether a person is happy or not is mostly decided by his attitude towards life. Whoever you are, if can be happy, if you really a right attitude. To be happy, what we should to do? I think there are three things we can do.
Firstly, we should try to understand that life is not easy at all to all of us. Difficulties and pressure exist everywhere during our process of making a living. It is unnecessary to complain about it and even become pessimistic. Second, we need to be satisfied with what we have. It's enough for us to be happy. We should value the simpler things like our health and freedom.
because real happiness is satisfaction from within. Thirdly, we must realize happiness is a choice. We decide if we want to be happy. Happiness depends not on position but on disposition. We can choose to be happy, satisfied and content.
In a word, happiness lies in contentment. We should be grateful for what we have, be happy and satisfied with our lives.
Pursuit of Happiness
What is happiness? The answer varies from person to person. Some people regard happiness as the richness of their possessions, so their pursuit of happiness is equal to pursuing the luxurious houses, cars and enjoyable life. Some think that happiness is the admirable status and the power to influence the world, so there are a bunch of people aiming to become great politicians or successful executives. However, in my opinion, happiness is a kind of satisfaction about yourself and appreciation towards life. It is a feeling rising deep from your heart, and it’s a kind of faith—only you believe, does it exist.
To achieve happiness, there are many factors are necessary, of which attitude is very outstanding. An optimistic is the key to happiness. In stead of losing yourself in the past anger, depression or grief, you can cherish what you’ve already got, and appreciate the company of your
family and friends. Thus, the light of happiness is just ahead of you.
Another factor must be stressed is a willing heart. As Gandhi said,“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” In other words, through helping others with a willing heart, you can find the values within you. Of course, you’ll f eel greatly happy. What’s more, think about the sweet smile and grateful “Thank you” expressed to you as a reward after you do somebody a favor. Happiness wells up from your heart.
Meanwhile it can’t be denied that achievement can also be a kind of happiness. If you achieve your goal after a period of hard work, you, definitely, are supposed to be happy and proud of yourself. Actually, in the journey of pursuing your dreams, you may have understood exactly what happiness truly means.
All in all, happiness does not depend on the external factors, but is due to your attitude towards life; happiness is not related to wealth or power, even a beggar has his own happiness; happiness arises from your generosity of giving others a hand, as well as your endeavor to realize your dreams. Happiness hides in every corner of your life. Just with a joyful heart, she’ll come to visit you sooner or later.。