幸福的秘密

Once there lived a king of great strength andwealth.Yet he was not happy.He told his servants tofind him things to make him happy,but each cameback saying,”Noting in the world can match thewonderful things you have already.”Then in thatland,there lived a poor man with a patch over oneeye and a crutch to help him walk.Although he hadlittle,he was always happy.When the king heard ofthis,he asked the man to teach him his secret.

從前有一位國王，很有權(quán)力和財(cái)富，然而他并不快樂。他告訴仆人去找可以使他快樂的東西，但是每個(gè)回來的人都說：“世界上沒有什么比得上你已經(jīng)擁有的極好的東西。”當(dāng)時(shí)那個(gè)國家住著一個(gè)窮人，他一個(gè)眼睛戴著眼罩并靠拐杖走路。雖然他擁有的很少，但是他總是很快樂。當(dāng)國王聽說這件事的時(shí)候，他要求這個(gè)人教他快樂的秘決。

“I never push.” the man replied,”and I never rush. Most of all, I never wish for too much.”Thenhe smiled and was gone.

“我從來不強(qiáng)迫，”這個(gè)人答道，“而且我從不匆忙。最重要的是，我從不希望得到太多。”然后，他笑著離開了。

If you would make a man happy,do not add to his possessions but subtract from his desires.

如果你想使一個(gè)人快樂，不要增加他的財(cái)產(chǎn)，而是要減少他的欲望。