简单的快乐 The Joy of Less
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Hamlet">Hamlet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1)<span word="stumble">stumble</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="on">on</span> 2)<span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span>, <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="vacations">vacations</span> <span word="in">in</span> 3)<span word="Burma">Burma</span>, 4)<span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, 5)<span word="El">El</span> <span word="Salvador">Salvador</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="there">there</span>, 6)<span word="mired">mired</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="warfare">warfare</span>, <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="privileged">privileged</span>, <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> 7)<span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span>, <span word="Calif">Calif</span>., <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> 8)<span word="therapist">therapist</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p>高中时我从《哈姆雷特》中读到下面这句话：事情并没有好坏之分，只不过取决于人的想法。我一直很幸运，无意间过上了从孩提时代便一直梦想着的生活：一份为《时代》杂志报道国际事务的好工作、一套位于派克大街上的公寓、有足够的时间和金钱去缅甸、摩洛哥和萨尔瓦多度假。但是，每一次去那些地方，我都注意到那里的人们，纵使深陷困境及战争，但相比那些和我一起在条件优越、和平的加州圣巴巴拉市长大的朋友，他们看起来更有活力，甚至更乐观。我的那些朋友很多都正经历第四次婚姻，每天都去看心理治疗师。虽然我知道贫穷一定买不到快乐，但是我相信金钱同样无能为力。</p>
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