幸福之道：简单的事情(一)
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="Happiness">Happiness</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="moralists">moralists</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="unwisely">unwisely</span>. <span word="Gamblers">Gamblers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Monte">Monte</span> <span word="Carlo">Carlo</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forgetting">forgetting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hang">hang</span>-<span word="over">over</span>. <span word="Epicurus">Epicurus</span> <span word="pursued">pursued</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="congenial">congenial</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>, <span word="supplemented">supplemented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="cheese">cheese</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valetudinarian">valetudinarian</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="supplemented">supplemented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="abstract">abstract</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="theoretical">theoretical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="incompatible">incompatible</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="nevertheless">nevertheless</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="profoundly">profoundly</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="Animals">Animals</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="impulse">impulse</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiles">tiles</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="instinct">instinct</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="civilized">civilized</span> <span word="societies">societies</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="societies">societies</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="apt">apt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="propose">propose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="paramount">paramount</span> <span word="objective">objective</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restrain">restrain</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="impulses">impulses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="affections">affections</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="harrying">harrying</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="exhortations">exhortations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imitate">imitate</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="endowed">endowed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="spontaneous">spontaneous</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="art">art</span>, <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="cultured">cultured</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fashionable">fashionable</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="delight">delight</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dusty">dusty</span> <span word="snobbism">snobbism</span>. ( <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>)</p>
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