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I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year - round sun.You may think People ,n such an attractive, fun - filled place are happier than others.If so you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness.The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common.Fun is what we experience during an act.Happiness is what we experience after an act.It is a deep, long-lasting emotion.
Going to an amusement park or a ball game, watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax, temporally forget our problems and maybe even laugh.But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun.They have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells "happiness" But in memoir(回忆录) after memoir, they expose Ac unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages and loneliness.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying.If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment.For commitment is in fact quite painful.The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement.Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness.They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want.Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night' s sleep.I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to.It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness.It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless.And it frees us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?
| A.Fun and happiness. |
| B.Success and satisfaction. |
| C.Marriage and commitment. |
| D.Entertainment and responsibility. |
| A.fun creates long - lasting satisfaction |
| B.long - standing fun may lead to happiness |
| C.fun is short-lived while happiness is long-lasting |
| D.fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness |
Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us. Without reconciliation (和解), we cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering. "Beginning Anew" is a(n) 1 of reconciliation. It involves three steps —— sharing appreciation, expressing 2 , and expressing hurt and difficulties.
In the first step, we share appreciation. We acknowledge the 3 qualities of the other person. The second step——expressing regret, is to 4 with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that might have caused him or her 5 . This requires humility (谦逊), and the 6 to let go of our own pride. In the third step, we express our own hurt with mindful and loving 7 without blaming or criticizing. We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and 8 our words. If we blame the other person, his heart will 9 and he will not be able to hear us. We ask the other person to help us to understand why he has spoken and acted as he has, causing us so much pain. Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings so that we can understand him more deeply. If a strong 10 arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply 11 and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes 12 . The other person can 13 us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue. We can enjoy practicing "Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends 14 . By doing this, we will 15 misunderstandings from accumulating. Rather, we will take care of them as they arise, as we take care of our children.
| 1. | A. | method | B. | practice | C. | example | D. | experience |
| 2. | A. | concern | B. | belief | C. | regret | D. | sympathy |
| 3. | A. | positive | B. | poor | C. | confident | D. | selfish |
| 4. | A. | chat | B. | compare | C. | debate | D. | share |
| 5. | A. | pain | B. | anxiety | C. | confusion | D. | loss |
| 6. | A. | willingness | B. | kindness | C. | happiness | D. | weakness |
| 7. | A. | speech | B. | letter | C. | story | D. | question |
| 8. | A. | choose | B. | accept | C. | spread | D. | change |
| 9. | A. | open | B. | close | C. | beat | D. | melt |
| 10. | A. | emotion | B. | responsibility | C. | value | D. | interest |
| 11. | A. | continue | B. | stop | C. | leave | D. | repeat |
| 12. | A. | quieter | B. | warmer | C. | deeper | D. | stronger |
| 13. | A. | forget | B. | support | C. | hate | D. | remember |
| 14. | A. | quickly | B. | carefully | C. | regularly | D. | willingly |
| 15. | A. | prevent | B. | protect | C. | separate | D. | forbid |
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