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1、Topic1:happinessindexAreyouhappyWeallwanttobehappy.Nooneinhisrightminddesiresotherwise.Butwalkaroundthecityitwillbeobviousthatourcommunityhasstartedlookinglesslesshappysincetheonsetofmaterialabundancesometwogenerationsag

2、o.Wearegettingmewriedhurriedstressedeveryday.Thesameistruefmostdevelopedsocietiesaroundtheglobe.ButwhilstonholidaysacademicexchangeIencounteredarevelationacrelationbetweenmodernmateriallifetemperament:thattheme“primitive

3、“acommunityis(asquantifiablebytheaveragenumberofelectricalappliancesineachhousehold)themethosepeople“enjoylife“arefriendlytowardsothers.Bhutanthat“backward“countrywithpreciouslittlemodernconvenienceentertainmenthasbeenco

4、nsistentlyfoundtobeoneofthehappiestnationsonthispla.WhatdoesthistellusNothisisnotacalltoreturntoprehisticlifewithoutelectricityinternationalcommerce.Itisjustthatalonglifesjourneythiswritermanagedtopickupafewgemsofwisdomw

5、hichenabledthisfoolishsoultoweatherthroughstmsturbulence.WhatIdiscoveredwasthatifonlyonedispelscertainmythsprevalentinourmindsetheshewillbeblessedwithperennialhappiness.Myth#1.HappinessisanendowmentreservedftheluckyfewIa

6、mnotoneofthem.Reality:Happinessisabirthright.Itisamatterofchoice.Itisahabit.Itisaskilltoacquireperfect.Somepeoplearebnintowealthyhappyfamilies.Othersareblessedwithsuperbintelligencegoodlooksenviabletalents.Researchesprov

7、ethatthesepeoplearenotnecessarilyhappierthanothers.Onthecontraryoneneedsnoneoftheabovetobetrulyalwayshappy!Myth#2.HappinesshasamaterialfoundationthebiggerthenumberinmybankaccountthehappierIwillbe.Reality:Whileitistruetha

8、tasecurebasicmateriallifeenablesmostpeopletohaveabetterchanceoffeelinghappyresearchconfirmsthatthereisnocrelationbetweenonesbankaccountstatusmateriallife(carsholidaysdiningoutshoppinglootsetc.)happiness.Indeedmostmultibi

9、llionairesscewellbelowaverageonthehappinessindexscale.Ifyouareconvincedthatyouneedwhatever(thelatestiPhonelessbodyfatabiggerhouseabetterhusb)tobehappyyouaredeprivingyourselfoftheprivilegetobehappy.Thetimetobehappyisnow.Y

10、ouareonlyhappyifyoupermityourselftobewithoutpreconditions.Myth#3.Happinessdependsoncircumstancepeoplecircumstancesoftenmakemeunhappy.Reality:Justasittakestwototangonoonenothingcanvictimizeyouuntilyouallowyourselftothinks

11、o.Wecanlosemoneyanargumentajobalimbvirginityfacecredibilitymebutthesearenotdefeatsdamagesunlessyouregardthemassuch.Itispreciselysuchfoolishirrationalinsistencethatruinsyourinbnhappiness.Lifesituationsarelessonstolearnsce

12、nariostoactoutinthedrama.Theycanbeenjoyedhappily.Myth#4.Lifeisfullofsufferingourbusinessistostayafloatremainsane.Reality:Lifeisfullofsufferingonlywhenwelookatthingsinnegativeways.Weallcreateourownsufferingsoutofgreedigna

13、ncenegligenceselfishness.Theuniversewasnotcreatedtoimprisonttureanyone(whyshouldanyintelligentkinddeitydoso).Everythinginthiswldisarrangedinthebestderwearewhereweshouldbealways.Myth#5.Lifeisadramawithatragicendingnothing

14、willspareusfromthetturesofoldagetheuncertaintiesoflife“beyond“.Reality:AgainwhyintheuniverseshouldanysuperplaywrightdesignsuchapatheticshowendingwithadreadfulanticlimaxThefactthatpeoplesufferinthefinaldecadesoftheirlives

15、thesedaysisaregrettableoutcomeofthefailuresonthepartofourcivilization.Allcommunitiesinthepastregardeddeathasatransmigrationtobecelebrated.Anyonelookingfwardtoeternalblisswaiting“overthere“wouldbewryfreehappy.Nowyoucanbeh