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Iarticularlyhappydlikemostteenagers,Ireveledinmyangst.Oneday,however,itoethatIwastakingtheeasywayout.Anyonecouldbeunhappy;ittoeoreffort.Truegelayinstrugglingtobehappy.

&hatwehavetoinessesasomanypeople.Weassumeit'safeelingthatesasaresultofgoodthingsthatjusthappentous,thingsoverwhichwehavelittleornotrol.

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Mostofuspareourselveswithahinkishappier—arelative,anaeonewebarelyknow.Ioayoungmanwhostruckmeasparticularlysucdhappy.Hespokeofhisloveforhisbeautifulwifeaers,andofhisjoyatbeingaradiotalk-showhostinacityheloved.Irememberthinkingthathewasohoselueverythilesslyright.

&artedtalkingabouttheI.Heblesseditsexisteoldme,becausehecouldlookupinformationonmultiplesclerosis—theterriblediseaseafflighiswife.Ifeltlikeafnothinguedinhislife.

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Almostanyofushaveimagesofhowlifeshouldbe.Theproblem,ofcourse,isthatonlyrarelydopeople'sjobs,spousesandliveuptotheseimaginedideals.

Here'sapersonalexample:Nooneinmyfamilyhadeverdivorced.Iassumedthatmarriagewasforlife.SowhenmywifeandIdivorcedthreeyearsafterthebirthofourson,myworld.Iwasafailureinmyowneyes.

Ilaterremarriedbutfidedtomywife,FranthatI'tshakethefeelingthatmyfamilylifehadfailed.Sheaskedmeithourfamilynow(whicludedherdaughterfromaprevieandmyson).Ihadtoadmitthat,asidefromthepaihmysononlyhalfthetime(myex-wifeaody),ourfamilylifewaswonderful.

"Thenwhydon'tyoucelebrateit?"sheasked.

That'swhatIdecidedtodo.ButfirstIhadtogetridoftheimageofa"perfeily.

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&ivewayofsabotagiolookatsomethiedoflaw.It'slikelookingupatatireddtratingonthespacewhereoileismissing.Asabaldma;Wheeraroom,allIseeishair."

I'vespeudyinghappiness,ahemostsignifisI'vedrawnisthis:thereislittlecorrelatiohecesofpeople'slivesandhoytheyare.Amoment'srefleakethisobvious.eoplewhohavehadarelativelyeasylifeyetareessentiallyunhappy.Andhohavesufferedagreatdealbutgenerallyremainhappy.

&secretisgratitude.Allhappyperateful.Ungratefulpeopleotbehappy.Wetendtothinkthatbeingunhappyleadspeopletoplain,butit'struertosaythatplaiopeoplebeingunhappy.

Thesedsecretisrealizingthathappinessisaby-produethihemostobvioussourcesarethosepursuitsthatgiveourlivespurpose—anythingfromstudyioplayihemorepassiohemorehappinesswe'relikelytoexperience.

Fihatsomethiransdsusandthatourexistenelargermeaninghelpusbehappier.iritualiousfaith,oraphilosophyoflife.Yourphilosophyshouldenpassthistruism:ifyouchoosetofiiveinvirtuallyeverysituation,youwillbeblessed,andifyouchoosetofindtheawful,youwillbecursed.Asihisislargelyyourdeake.

我以前并不是一个非常快乐的孩子,像大多数十几岁的孩子一样,我总是沉浸在自己的烦恼中。

但是,有一天,我豁然开朗:谁都有可能不快乐,那不需要任何勇气或努力,真正的挑战就在于,你努力想使自己快乐。

也许很多人都未曾听说过,快乐也要付出努力。

我们通常认为,当我们很难控制或无法控制的好事降临时,快乐才随之而来。

然而,事实刚好相反:在很大程度上,我们自己控制着快乐。

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