Life Wisdom 3: Happiness is Coun

Every person desires to be happy. Speaking of happiness, people naturally corollate it with eating delicious food, enjoying physical pleasures, travelling with loved ones, shopping for whatever they want, living in a beautiful house, driving cool cars, and having fun such as going to amusement parks, playing games, watching movies, having parties, etc. All these activities can be summed up in one word: Hedonism.

If a person spends most of his life chasing physical and material pleasure, he will feel immense pain rather than happiness. All that stuff may give pleasure only for a short time, soon he will get bored again and will be even more veracious for something more or something new or something different. In Chinese, we have a saying, "Carnal desires are never satisfied" (欲壑难平). The more physical craving someone has, the more insatiable he becomes. As a result, he will either become impoverished, like Mike Tyson in his 50s or become an addict, struggling in an abyss. And what's worse, some even die early, like Michael Jackson, Marylin Moore, Elvis Presley, etc.

Contrary to popular belief, people who believe that physical pleasure brings them happiness and fulfilment end up living with unquenchable desires and endless problems. They are trapped in pain, misery, and even premature death, like these drug addicts. Nothing can cheer them up.

Most people fail to realize the fact that spiritual pursuit at the price of physical deprivation and reasonable suffering usually leads to eternal bliss and contentment. For example, if you limit the amount of food you eat and the length of time you take in food, you will inevitably become leaner and fitter. Junk food and highly processed food are tastier than a healthy diet. However, the former drives people into ugly and sick obesity, while the latter, although boring, help people stay healthy and look younger. Some religious believers have to practice fasting for a certain period of time every year, which makes them physically lighter, mentally clearer, spiritually uplifting, and thus truly happy.

Therefore, we should put aside the animalistic pursuit of physical pleasure and strive for spiritual fulfilment, do such tough jobs as eating healthy food, exercising, fasting intermittently and meditating, studying to enrich ourselves, working to contribute to society, caring for our loved ones and those in need, exploring the mysteries of the universe to enhance human understanding, and. Self-discipline is a surepath to happiness.

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生活智慧3：幸福是反直觉的

每个人都渴望得到幸福。人们常说，幸福意味着吃美味的食物，享受身体上的快乐，与所爱的人一起旅行，购买他们想要的东西，住在漂亮的房子里，开着很酷的汽车，以及享受乐趣，如去游乐园，玩游戏，或看电影。所有这些活动都可以用一个词来概括：享乐主义。如果一个人一生中大部分时间都在追逐身体和物质上的快乐，他将不会感到幸福，而是感到巨大的痛苦。所有这些东西可能只带来短暂的快乐，很快他就会再次感到厌烦，并会更加贪婪地追求更多的东西或新的东西或不同的东西。在中国，我们有一句话，"欲望壑难平"（Carnal

desires are never satisfied）。一个人对身体的渴望越多，他就越贪得无厌。结果，他要么变得穷困潦倒，就像50多岁的迈克-泰森一样，要么成为瘾君子，在深渊中挣扎。而更糟糕的是，有些人死得很早，像迈克尔-杰克逊、玛丽莲-梦露、猫王等。

与流行的看法相反，相信身体上的快乐能给他们带来幸福和满足的人，最终生活在无法满足的欲望和无尽的问题中。他们被困在痛苦、不幸中，甚至过早死亡，就像这些吸毒者。没有什么能让他们振作起来。

与大多数人的想法相反，以身体匮乏和合理痛苦为代价的精神追求通常会带来永恒的幸福和满足。例如，如果你限制你吃的食物数量和时间长度，你将不可避免地变得更瘦，更健康。垃圾食品和高度加工的食物比健康饮食更美味。然而，前者会使人们陷入丑陋和病态的肥胖，而后者虽然无聊，却能帮助人们保持健康，看起来更年轻。一些宗教信徒每年都要践行一段时间的禁食，这使他们身体更轻盈，头脑更清晰，精神更振奋，从而真正获得快乐。

因此，我们应该放下对身体愉悦的动物性追求，努力追求精神上的满足，做诸如吃健康食品、锻炼身体、间歇性禁食和冥想等艰苦的工作，学习以充实自己，工作以贡献社会，关心我们的亲人和需要帮助的人，探索宇宙的奥秘以增进人类的理解，以及。自律是一条通往幸福的必经之路。