该如何定义快乐?
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>:</p><p>作为一个写有关“快乐”的文章的人，我通常被问到下面的3个问题：</p><p>1. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="define">define</span> "<span word="happiness">happiness</span>," <span word="anyway">anyway</span>?</p><p>我到底是如何定义“快乐”?</p><p>2. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fleeting">fleeting</span>/<span word="deceptive">deceptive</span>/<span word="egotistical">egotistical</span>/<span word="illusory">illusory</span>, <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="joy">joy</span>/<span word="contentment">contentment</span>/<span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span>/<span word="peace">peace</span>/<span word="self">self</span>-<span word="realization">realization</span> <span word="or">or</span> [<span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blank">blank</span>]?</p><p>与其追求“快乐”这种短暂的/骗人的/自私性的/虚幻的东西，难道我们不该追求愉快/满足/满意/平和/自我实现或其他什么吗?</p><p>3. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="states">states</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="puppy">puppy</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cabin">cabin</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Walden">Walden</span> <span word="Pond">Pond</span>; <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p>对于我们而言，实现这些状态意味着什么呢? 我对快乐的定义和你的不一样。你说快乐是一只温暖的小狗；我说快乐是独自住在<span word="Walden">Walden</span> <span word="Pond">Pond</span>的一间小木屋里面；等等。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="semester">semester</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="contract">contract</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="elude">elude</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="definitions">definitions</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="scholarship">scholarship</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="merit">merit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="psychology">psychology</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="definitions">definitions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distinctions">distinctions</span> <span word="among">among</span> "<span word="contentment">contentment</span>," "<span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="affect">affect</span>," "<span word="subjective">subjective</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span>," "<span word="hedonic">hedonic</span> <span word="tone">tone</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="myriad">myriad</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hallowed">hallowed</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span> <span word="Stewart">Stewart</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="obscenity">obscenity</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p>
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