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"The daysthat make us happy make us wise."_ John Masefield
When I first readthis line by England's Poet Laureate, it startled me. What did Masefield mean?Without thinkingabout it much. I had alwaysassumed that the opposite was true. But his sober assurance was arresting. Icould notforget it.
Finally, I seemedto grasp his meaning and realized that here was a profound observation. Thewisdom that happinessmakes possible lies in clearperception, not fogged by anxiety nor dimmed by despair and boredom, andwithout theblind spots caused by fear.
Active happinessnot mere satisfaction or contentment_ Often comes suddenly, like an Aprilshower or the unfoldingof a bud. Then you discoverwhat kind of wisdom has accompanied it. The grass is greener, bird songs aresweeter,the shortcomings of your friends are more understandable andmore forgivable. Happiness is like a pair of eyeglassescorrectingyour spiritual vision.
Nor are theinsights of happiness limited to what is near around you. Unhappy, with yourthoughts turned in uponyour emotional woes, yourvision is cut short as though by a wall. Happy, the wall crumbles.
The long vista isthere for the seeing. The ground at your feet, the world about you _people,thoughts, emotions,pressures_ are now fittedinto the larger scene. Every thing assumes a fairer proportion. And here is thebeginning ofwisdom.
When I first readthis line by England's Poet Laureate, it startled me. What did Masefield mean?Without thinkingabout it much. I had alwaysassumed that the opposite was true. But his sober assurance was arresting. Icould notforget it.
Finally, I seemedto grasp his meaning and realized that here was a profound observation. Thewisdom that happinessmakes possible lies in clearperception, not fogged by anxiety nor dimmed by despair and boredom, andwithout theblind spots caused by fear.
Active happinessnot mere satisfaction or contentment_ Often comes suddenly, like an Aprilshower or the unfoldingof a bud. Then you discoverwhat kind of wisdom has accompanied it. The grass is greener, bird songs aresweeter,the shortcomings of your friends are more understandable andmore forgivable. Happiness is like a pair of eyeglassescorrectingyour spiritual vision.
Nor are theinsights of happiness limited to what is near around you. Unhappy, with yourthoughts turned in uponyour emotional woes, yourvision is cut short as though by a wall. Happy, the wall crumbles.
The long vista isthere for the seeing. The ground at your feet, the world about you _people,thoughts, emotions,pressures_ are now fittedinto the larger scene. Every thing assumes a fairer proportion. And here is thebeginning ofwisdom.
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快乐吧！
“快乐的日子，使我们聪明。” --约翰.梅斯菲尔德
第一次读到英国桂冠诗人梅斯菲尔德这行诗的时候，我非常惊讶，它真正的寓意是什么呢？不仔细考虑的话，我一直认为这句诗倒过来才对。不过他的冷静与自信却俘获了我，所以我一直无法忘记这句诗。
终于，我好象领会了他的意思，意识到其中蕴含着深刻的观察思考。快乐带来的智慧存在与清晰的心灵感觉中，不因忧虑担心而困惑，不因绝望、厌烦而迟钝，不因惶恐而出现盲点。
跳动的快乐——不仅是满足或惬意——会突然到来，就像四月的春雨或是花蕾的绽放。然后你发觉智慧已随快乐而来。草儿更绿，鸟儿的歌声更加美妙，朋友的缺点也变得更加可以理解、原谅。快乐就像一副眼镜，可以修正你精神的视力。
快乐的视野并不受你周围事物的局限。只不过当你不快乐的时候，思想便转向你感情上的苦恼，眼界也就被心灵之墙隔断了。而当你快乐的时候，这道墙便崩塌了。
你的眼界更宽了。脚下的大地，身旁的世界——人们、思想、情感、压力——现在都溶进了一个更加宏伟的情境中，每件事都恰如其分。这就是智慧的开端。
