我们所追求的幸福
<p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="chase">chase</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>?” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="Lan">Lan</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>. “<span word="Yes">Yes</span>. <span word="No">No</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span>,” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="when">when</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>?”</p><p>“<span word="April">April</span> 1967,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="joked">joked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Lan">Lan</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> .... <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pinnacle">pinnacle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="delight">delight</span>---<span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="pinnacles">pinnacles</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rarer">rarer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="hide">hide</span>-<span word="outs">outs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="hay">hay</span>, <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="cops">cops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="robbers">robbers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woods">woods</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="lows">lows</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="delight">delight</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="peaks">peaks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unreserved">unreserved</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="years">years</span> ....</p><p><span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>. <span word="Suddenly">Suddenly</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="conditional">conditional</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span>, <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="zit">zit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="prom">prom</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agony">agony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ecstasy">ecstasy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="plucked">plucked</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="obscurity">obscurity</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Travolta">Travolta</span> <span word="look">look</span>-<span word="alike">alike</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="adulthood">adulthood</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="joy">joy</span>---<span word="birth">birth</span>, <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="marriage">marriage</span>---<span word="also">also</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>. <span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="last">last</span>, * <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> ....</p>
页:
[1]