佚名/Anonymous

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.

One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin—real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that yon have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time... and remember that time waits for no one.

So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

Work like you don't need money,

Love like you've never been hurt,

And dance like no one's watching.

我们一直在说服自己，等我们结了婚，有了孩子，然后再生一个，生活会更好。随后，我们立刻又会心生烦恼，嫌孩子太小，想着等到他们长大一些，我们就会更满足。不久，我们又会灰心丧气，不得不应付青春期的孩子，又想着等到孩子们过了这段时期，我们理所当然就会觉得幸福。

我们一直在告诉自己，当我们的配偶振作起来，当我们拥有一辆性能更优良的轿车，当我们能去度一个精彩的假期，当我们离休之后，我们的生活就会变得和谐美满。实际上，感受幸福生活的最佳时机莫过于此时此刻。如果不是此时此刻，那又是何时呢？我们的生活充满着挑战。最好的解决办法就是让自己接受事实，无论如何都要心情愉悦。

我很喜欢艾尔弗雷德·D.苏泽的一段话。他说：“长久以来，我感到生活——真正的生活即将拉开帷幕。然而，障碍总是不期而遇，先要去做某件事情，比如未完成的工作、有待安排的时间、需要偿清的债务，随后生活才会真正开始。最后，我终于明白，这些障碍本身就是我生活的一部分。”

这个观点让我认识到，根本不存在通往幸福的道路。幸福本身就是道路。所以，珍惜你拥有的每时每刻。珍惜你与某个特别的人分享的这一时刻。因为这个人很特别，值得你与之共享这一时光……谨记，时间不等人。

所以，不要再白白等待了，直到你结束学业，直到你返回学校，直到你的体重减轻了10磅，直到你的体重增加了10磅，直到你有了孩子，直到孩子们离家开始独立生活，直到你开始工作，直到你离休，直到你结婚，直到你离婚，直到星期五的晚上，直到星期天的早晨，直到你买了新车或搬了新的住所，直到你购车或购房的贷款完全偿清，直到冬去春来，直到夏过秋往，直到你不再享受福利，直到下个月的1号或这个月的15号，直到该你上台一展歌喉，直到你举杯痛饮，直到你清醒过来，直到你辞世，直到你重降人间，才懂得原来此时此刻才是最应该快乐的。

幸福是一次旅程，不是终点。

尽情工作吧，就像你根本不需要钱；

放手去爱吧，就像你从未受过伤；

纵情舞蹈吧，就像无人观看。

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

—Mark Twain

只凭一句赞美的话，我就可以充实地活上两个月。

——马克·吐温

convince[k?n?vins]v.说服；使……相信

We utterly failed to convince them.

我们根本说服不了他们。

frustrated[fr??streitid]adj.失败的；落空的

Mary was frustrated by the lack of appreciation shown of her work.

玛丽因工作得不到赏识而灰心丧气。

perspective[p??spektiv]n.远景；看法；透视

Artists didn't understand perspective in those days.

在那个年代，艺术家们不懂透视法。

welfare[?welf??]n.福利；社会保障

They will create the perfect welfare state.

他们会创造出完美的福利国家。

感受幸福生活的最佳时机莫过于此时此刻。

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这个观点让我认识到，根本不存在通往幸福的道路。幸福本身就是道路。

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幸福是一次旅程，不是终点。

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Your life will always be filled with challenges.

be filled with：充满

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At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

dawn on：开始理解；渐渐明白

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