Chapter 29 Happiness: let us feel the joy!
Chapter 29 Happiness: let us feel the joy!
第二十九章 幸福：讓我們好好感受喜悅吧！
第二十九章 幸福：讓我們好好感受喜悅吧！
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29. Happiness: let us feel the joy!
29. Happiness: let us feel the joy!
I passed some people the other day in a local park. Something was uproariously funny for they were laughing to a point of guffawing: it was truly wonderful to see. I reflected on how long it had been since I had seen such a non-rehearsed scene: a very, very long time – perhaps never. It would appear that one of our basic tenets of being human -- happiness -- is not present throughout much of the average person’s life, Why, I wondered? I proceeded down the path. There it was: the answer.
I passed some people the other day in a local park. Something was uproariously funny for they were laughing to a point of guffawing: it was truly wonderful to see. I reflected on how long it had been since I had seen such a non-rehearsed scene: a very, very long time – perhaps never. It would appear that one of our basic tenets of being human -- happiness -- is not present throughout much of the average person’s life, Why, I wondered? I proceeded down the path. There it was: the answer.
A young mother was admonishing her child about something -- for whatever reason. She was literally screaming at the child who was quite obviously in a state of shock and sobbing in a most pitiful way. The answer to my question: training. From a very early age, we are trained not to be happy. To make matters even more dire, we are shown that unhappiness is the norm; joy and happiness are exceptions.
A young mother was admonishing her child about something -- for whatever reason. She was literally screaming at the child who was quite obviously in a state of shock and sobbing in a most pitiful way. The answer to my question: training. From a very early age, we are trained not to be happy. To make matters even more dire, we are shown that unhappiness is the norm; joy and happiness are exceptions.
Now, standing back from this, you would have to remark, “Come on: how is this possible that sensitive, caring, and loving beings are mostly unhappy?” There is the rationale, once again: work. I must work on my life to open the door to my true happiness. To make it additionally problematic: from the time we can remember, our original sentient moments are associated more with pain than with pleasure. When we are very young, into adolescence, we can do little about the exterior stimuli for we do not consciously know that we are even alive. This realization changes, however, at about twenty years of age. The “floodgates”1 of fear and trepidation open: “Will I finish my schooling?” “Will I get a good job?” “Will I meet Mr. or Mrs. Right?” “Will I be rich?” The questions and the self-doubt are only amplified with the passage of each moment of time. We are quite literally inculcated with dread.
Now, standing back from this, you would have to remark, “Come on: how is this possible that sensitive, caring, and loving beings are mostly unhappy?” There is the rationale, once again: work. I must work on my life to open the door to my true happiness. To make it additionally problematic: from the time we can remember, our original sentient moments are associated more with pain than with pleasure. When we are very young, into adolescence, we can do little about the exterior stimuli for we do not consciously know that we are even alive. This realization changes, however, at about twenty years of age. The “floodgates”1 of fear and trepidation open: “Will I finish my schooling?” “Will I get a good job?” “Will I meet Mr. or Mrs. Right?” “Will I be rich?” The questions and the self-doubt are only amplified with the passage of each moment of time. We are quite literally inculcated with dread.
And, no one tells us the truth: all power lies within. We are our own God-inspired, nuclear reactor: I take in the world through my five senses – the senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. My six sense: my connectivity with the universe and infinity is, quite sadly, accessed by very few. People are less and less interested in the power of prayer in this “age of the cell phone” with its instant pleasure and gratification.
And, no one tells us the truth: all power lies within. We are our own God-inspired, nuclear reactor: I take in the world through my five senses – the senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. My six sense: my connectivity with the universe and infinity is, quite sadly, accessed by very few. People are less and less interested in the power of prayer in this “age of the cell phone” with its instant pleasure and gratification.
Still, with the realization of the power of my five senses, I can acknowledge that I control how I feel and how I react. When “I” am unhappy, for whatever reason, I have accepted the outside influences that are now making me despondent. To be fair, this concept is very easy to say and yet stunningly hard to accept as real. I am too old to be naïve; you do not take a lifetime of education away from a person, a collective or a society in an instant. Nonetheless, we must slowly uncover the self and give ourselves the power that we deserve.
Still, with the realization of the power of my five senses, I can acknowledge that I control how I feel and how I react. When “I” am unhappy, for whatever reason, I have accepted the outside influences that are now making me despondent. To be fair, this concept is very easy to say and yet stunningly hard to accept as real. I am too old to be naïve; you do not take a lifetime of education away from a person, a collective or a society in an instant. Nonetheless, we must slowly uncover the self and give ourselves the power that we deserve.
Try an experiment: the next time you feel profoundly “blue,” reflect on your moments of happiness, be it if they are romantic, physical or philosophical. Within the space of half an hour, or so, your mood will begin to change. This is because you have self-medicated yourself, so to speak, with Dopamine,2 a natural opiate.
Try an experiment: the next time you feel profoundly “blue,” reflect on your moments of happiness, be it if they are romantic, physical or philosophical. Within the space of half an hour, or so, your mood will begin to change. This is because you have self-medicated yourself, so to speak, with Dopamine,2 a natural opiate.
We are all born with four natural traits: we are naturally happy, we are naturally peaceful, we naturally exist in a state of love, and we are naturally seeking to improve ourselves and the world at large. If any one of these four is out of alignment, we are distressed. I think we have many career-possibilities in life but, many times, we fail to focus on one specifically. This usually produces a lack of success. This is why it is such fun to be alive: we have so much work to do and only one lifetime: let us get to work!
We are all born with four natural traits: we are naturally happy, we are naturally peaceful, we naturally exist in a state of love, and we are naturally seeking to improve ourselves and the world at large. If any one of these four is out of alignment, we are distressed. I think we have many career-possibilities in life but, many times, we fail to focus on one specifically. This usually produces a lack of success. This is why it is such fun to be alive: we have so much work to do and only one lifetime: let us get to work!
29. 幸福：讓我們好好感受喜悅吧！
29. 幸福：讓我們好好感受喜悅吧！
前幾天我在當地的公園路過一群人，他們為了某件好玩的事而狂笑不止，這一幕真的很美好。我自忖，上次看到別人發自內心地大笑是多久以前的事呢？應該是很久很久以前了，或者根本就不曾有過。快樂是人類信奉的基本價值之一，然而，根據我的觀察，一般人大多是不快樂的。這是為什麼呢？我好奇地思索著，我沿著路繼續往前走，而我眼前所見的就是答案。
前幾天我在當地的公園路過一群人，他們為了某件好玩的事而狂笑不止，這一幕真的很美好。我自忖，上次看到別人發自內心地大笑是多久以前的事呢？應該是很久很久以前了，或者根本就不曾有過。快樂是人類信奉的基本價值之一，然而，根據我的觀察，一般人大多是不快樂的。這是為什麼呢？我好奇地思索著，我沿著路繼續往前走，而我眼前所見的就是答案。
一位年輕的媽媽因某些原因在責備她的孩子。她幾乎可以說是對著孩子尖聲責罵，孩子很明顯是處於驚嚇的狀態，而且可憐兮兮地啜泣著。這讓我想通了我的問題，答案就是訓練。從很小的年紀開始，我們就被培養成不開心的人。更糟的是，我們被告知不快樂才是常態，而快樂和幸福則是少見的。
一位年輕的媽媽因某些原因在責備她的孩子。她幾乎可以說是對著孩子尖聲責罵，孩子很明顯是處於驚嚇的狀態，而且可憐兮兮地啜泣著。這讓我想通了我的問題，答案就是訓練。從很小的年紀開始，我們就被培養成不開心的人。更糟的是，我們被告知不快樂才是常態，而快樂和幸福則是少見的。
退一步客觀的看，你會說：「拜託，這怎麼可能！人類那麼體貼，又充滿關懷和愛，怎麼可能大部分的人都不幸福呢？」我要再次提出，根本原因就是：缺乏努力。人必須努力才能打開幸福人生的大門。還有一個額外的難題，從有記憶以來，我們對痛苦的感受總是多過於快樂。在進入青春期時，我們還太小，無法改變外在的環境，因為我們根本還沒辦法意識到自己是命運的主人。到了大約20歲時，我們的認知開始改變了。內心恐懼和不安的「閘門」1被開啟，我們開始想：「我能夠完成我的學業嗎？」「我能找得到工作嗎？」「我會不會遇見我的理想伴侶呢？」「我會不會變得有錢？」隨著時間的流逝，這些問題以及自我懷疑只會逐漸擴大。我們的內心確實充滿了恐懼。
退一步客觀的看，你會說：「拜託，這怎麼可能！人類那麼體貼，又充滿關懷和愛，怎麼可能大部分的人都不幸福呢？」我要再次提出，根本原因就是：缺乏努力。人必須努力才能打開幸福人生的大門。還有一個額外的難題，從有記憶以來，我們對痛苦的感受總是多過於快樂。在進入青春期時，我們還太小，無法改變外在的環境，因為我們根本還沒辦法意識到自己是命運的主人。到了大約20歲時，我們的認知開始改變了。內心恐懼和不安的「閘門」1被開啟，我們開始想：「我能夠完成我的學業嗎？」「我能找得到工作嗎？」「我會不會遇見我的理想伴侶呢？」「我會不會變得有錢？」隨著時間的流逝，這些問題以及自我懷疑只會逐漸擴大。我們的內心確實充滿了恐懼。
而且，沒有人告訴我們事實的真相，其實力量就存在我們的內心。我們天生就擁有如同核子反應爐一般的能量，我透過五種感官來接收這個世界的刺激：視覺、聽覺、味覺、嗅覺和觸覺。相當可悲的是，我的第六感，也就是我連結宇宙與無限可能性的橋樑，卻是很少人能體會的。在這個「手機的時代，」人們對祈禱的力量愈來愈沒興趣，因為手機能帶給他們即時的愉悅和滿足感。
而且，沒有人告訴我們事實的真相，其實力量就存在我們的內心。我們天生就擁有如同核子反應爐一般的能量，我透過五種感官來接收這個世界的刺激：視覺、聽覺、味覺、嗅覺和觸覺。相當可悲的是，我的第六感，也就是我連結宇宙與無限可能性的橋樑，卻是很少人能體會的。在這個「手機的時代，」人們對祈禱的力量愈來愈沒興趣，因為手機能帶給他們即時的愉悅和滿足感。
儘管如此，透過五種感官，我承認我能夠控制自己的感受和反應。當我不開心時，無論出於何種原因，就代表我已經接受了讓我感到沮喪的外在影響。憑良心講，這個概念說起來很容易，要接受這個事實卻極其困難。我已經不是個天真的小孩了。我知道，要讓一個人、一個團體或社會大眾從過去的教育中解放出來，這不是一時半刻可以做到的。即便如此，我們仍然必須慢慢探索自我，給予我們自己應得的力量。
儘管如此，透過五種感官，我承認我能夠控制自己的感受和反應。當我不開心時，無論出於何種原因，就代表我已經接受了讓我感到沮喪的外在影響。憑良心講，這個概念說起來很容易，要接受這個事實卻極其困難。我已經不是個天真的小孩了。我知道，要讓一個人、一個團體或社會大眾從過去的教育中解放出來，這不是一時半刻可以做到的。即便如此，我們仍然必須慢慢探索自我，給予我們自己應得的力量。
試著做一個實驗，下次當你感到極度憂鬱時，可以試著回想快樂的時光，無論是從愛情還是從身心靈上得到的快樂都好。大約半小時的時間內，你的心情就會有所轉變。這是因為你的腦中會分泌天然的鎮靜劑—多巴胺2，來療癒自己。
試著做一個實驗，下次當你感到極度憂鬱時，可以試著回想快樂的時光，無論是從愛情還是從身心靈上得到的快樂都好。大約半小時的時間內，你的心情就會有所轉變。這是因為你的腦中會分泌天然的鎮靜劑—多巴胺2，來療癒自己。
我們與生俱來就具備四種特質：我們天生就是快樂的、我們天生就是平靜的、 我們天生內心就充滿了愛、我們天生就會追求自我與社會的提升。如果任何一個特質失去了平衡，我們就會感到憂慮。我認為我們的職涯有很多的可能性，但很多時候，我們卻沒辦法專注於一個領域，這也經常是我們無法成功的原因。活著之所以有趣就在此，我們有這麼多的事要做，卻只有一輩子的時間。還等什麼？趕快開始做吧！
我們與生俱來就具備四種特質：我們天生就是快樂的、我們天生就是平靜的、 我們天生內心就充滿了愛、我們天生就會追求自我與社會的提升。如果任何一個特質失去了平衡，我們就會感到憂慮。我認為我們的職涯有很多的可能性，但很多時候，我們卻沒辦法專注於一個領域，這也經常是我們無法成功的原因。活著之所以有趣就在此，我們有這麼多的事要做，卻只有一輩子的時間。還等什麼？趕快開始做吧！