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Be

Happy!

The

days

that

make us happy make us wise.----John Masefield

when

I

first

read

this

line

by

Englands

Poet

Laureate,

it

startled

me.

What

did

Masefield

mean?

Without

thinking

about

it

much,

I

had

always

assumed

that

the

opposite

was

true. But his sober assurance was arresting. I could not forget

it.

Finally,

I

seemed to

grasp

his

meaning and

realized that

here was a profound observation. The wisdom that happiness

makes possible lies in clear perception, not fogged by anxiety

nor dimmed by despair and boredom, and without the blind

spots caused by fear.

Active happiness---not mere satisfaction or contentment

---often comes suddenly, like an April shower or the unfolding

of

a

bud.

Then

you

discover

what

kind

of

wisdom

has

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accompanied it. The grass is greener; bird songs are sweeter;

the

shortcomings

of

your

friends

are

more

understandable

and

more

forgivable.

Happiness

is

like

a

pair

of

eyeglasses

correcting your spiritual vision.

Nor are the insights of happiness limited to what is near

around you. Unhappy, with your thoughts turned in upon your

emotional woes, your vision is cut short as though by a wall.

Happy, the wall crumbles.

The long vista is there for the seeing. The ground at your

feet,

the

world

about

you ----people,

thoughts,

emotions,

pressures---are

now

fitted

into

the

larger

scene.

Everything

assumes

a

fairer

proportion.

And

here

is

the

beginning

of

wisdom.

译文：

快乐

快乐的日子使人睿智。

---

约翰梅斯菲尔德

第一次读到英国桂冠诗人梅斯菲尔德的这行诗时，

惊。他想表达什么意思

?

反过来才正确。

但他冷静而又胸有成竹的表达引起了我的注意，

令我

无 法忘怀。

终于，我似乎领会了他的意思，并意识到这行诗意义深远。快乐

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带来的睿智存在于敏锐的洞察力之间，

不会因忧虑而含混迷惑，

也不

会因绝望和厌倦而黯然模糊，更 不会因恐惧而造成盲点。

积极的快乐

并非单纯的满意或知足

就像四月

里突然下起的春雨，或是 花蕾的突然绽放。然后，你就会发觉与快乐

结伴而来的究竟是何种智慧。草地更为青翠， 鸟吟更为甜美，朋友的

缺点也变得更能让人理解，宽容。快乐就像是一副眼镜，可以矫正 你

的精神视力。

快乐的视野并不仅限于你周围的事物。

当你不快乐时，

你的思维

陷入情感上的悲哀，

你的眼界就像是被一道墙给阻隔了，

而当你快乐

时，这 道墙就会砰然倒塌。

你脚下的大地，

你身边的 世界，

包括人，

思想，情感和压力，现在都融入了更为广阔的景 象之中，其间每件事

物

的比例都更加合理。而这就是睿智的起始。

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Facing

the

Enemies

Within

We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with

fear.

Maybe

some

of

our

fears

are

brought

on

by

your

own

experiences,

by

what

someone

has

told

you,

by

what

youve

read in the papers. Some fears are valid, like walking alone in a

bad part of town at two oclock in the morning. But once you

learn to avoid that situation, you wont need to live in fear of it.

Fears,

even

the

most

basic

ones,

can

totally

destroy

our

ambitions.

Fear

can

destroy

fortunes.

Fear

can

destroy

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relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear

is one of the many enemies lurking inside us.

Let

me

tell

you

about

five of

the

other

enemies

we

face

from within. The first enemy that youve got to destroy before

it

destroys

you

is

indifference.

What

a

tragic

disease

this

is!

Ho-hum, let it slide. Ill just drift along. Heres one problem with

drifting: you cant drift your way to the to of the mountain.

The second enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the

thief of opportunity and enterprise. It will steal your chances

for a better future. Take a sword to this enemy.

The

third

enemy

inside

is

doubt.

Sure,

theres

room

for

healthy skepticism. You cant believe everything. But you also

cant let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt

the

future,

doubt

each

other,

doubt

the

government,

doubt

the

possibilities

nad

doubt

the

opportunities.

Worse

of

all,

they doubt themselves. Im telling you, doubt will destroy your

life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank

account and your heart. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid

of it.

The fourth enemy within is worry. Weve all got to worry

some.

Just

dont

let

conquer

you.

Instead,

let

it

alarm

you.

Worry can be useful. If you step off the curb in New York City

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and

a

taxi

is

coming,

youve

got

to

worry.

But

you

cant

let

worry loose like a mad dog that drives you into a small corner.

Heres what youve got to do with your worries: drive them into

a small corner. Whatever is out to get you, youve got to get it.

Whatever is pushing on you, youve got to push back.

The

fifth

interior

enemy

is

overcaution.

It

is

the

timid

approach to life. Timidity is not a virtue; its an illness. If you let

it go, itll conquer you. Timid people dont get promoted. They

dont

advance

and

grow

and

become

powerful

in

the

marketplace. Youve got to avoid overcaution.

Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. Build

your courage to fight whats holding ou back, whats keeping

you from your goals and dreams. Be courageous in your life

and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you

want to become.

译文：

直面内在的敌人

我们的勇气并不是与生俱来的，

我们 的恐惧也不是。

也许有些恐

惧来自你的亲身经历，

别人告诉你的故事，

或你在报纸上读到的东西。

有些 恐惧可以理解，

例如在凌晨两点独自走在城里不安全的地段。

但

是一旦你学会避免那种情况，你就不必生活在恐惧之中。

恐惧，哪怕是最基本的恐惧，也可能彻底粉碎我们的抱负。恐惧

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可能摧毁财富，也可能摧毁一段感情。如果不加以控制，恐惧 还可能

摧毁我们的生活。恐惧是潜伏于我们内心的众多敌人之一。

让我来告诉你我们面临的其他 五个内在敌人。

第一个你要在它袭

击你之前将其击败的敌人是冷 漠。打着哈欠说：随它去吧，我就随波

逐流吧。这是多么可悲的疾病啊

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随波逐流的问题是：你不可能漂流

到山顶去。