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Happiness is a Journey

幸福是一段旅程

We convince ourselves that life will be better，after we get married, have a baby, then another.

我們總是相信，等我們結了婚，生了一個又一個的孩子之后，生活就會更美好。

Then we’re frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are.

等有了孩子，我們又因為他們總長不大而煩惱，想著等他們大些時，我們就會開心了。

After that, we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with.

接著，他們進入青春期，我們又煩惱了，

We’ll certainly be happy when they’re out of that stage.

于是又相信等他們過了這一階段，幸福就會到來。

We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together,

我們總是告訴自己，等我們的配偶做事更有效率時，

when we get a nicer car,are able to go on a nice vacation,when we retire.

等我們擁有更好的車，等我們能去度一次美妙的假期，等我們退休后，我們的生活一定會完美的。

The truth is, there’s no better time to be happy than right now.

而事實的真相是，沒有任何時刻比現在更寶貴。

If not now, when?

倘若不是現在，又會是何時?

Your life will always be filled with challenges.

我們的生活每時每刻都會有挑戰。

It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.

最好是讓自己接受這一事實，無論如何使自己保持快樂的心境。

One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza.

我很欣賞艾爾弗雷德?蘇澤的一段名言。

He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin-real life.

他說：“長期以來，我都覺得生活—真正的生活似乎即將開始。

But there was always some obstacle in the way,

可是總會遇到某種障礙，

something to be gotten through first,

得先完成一些事情。

some unfinished business,

做沒做完的工作，

time still to be served, or a debt to be paid.

要奉獻的時間，該付的債等等。

Then life would begin.

之后生活才會開始。

At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."

最后我醒悟過來了，這些障礙本身就是我的生活。”

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.

這一觀點讓我意識到沒有什么通往幸福的道路。