美文欣赏：幸福生活的20句锦言

11. Take time to listen.

11.学会倾听

The happiest person doesn’t interrupt because she knows that if she wants to be heard, she has to listen to others. By listening instead of waiting to speak, you can understand what motivates others, which can help you build rapport with them and understand yourself.

最幸福的人不会打断他人，因为她知道，如果希望有人倾听，首先要学会倾听他人。倾听，而不是找机会说话，你会理解他人的动机，这样可以帮助你与他人建立融洽的关系，并且可以更好地理解自己。

12. Accept what can’t be changed.

12.不能改变的，学会接受

Sure, I wish I was taller, smarter, and better looking. But I’m not. As soon as I realized that I wasn’t going to be President of the U.S.A., I figured out what I did want to do with my life: write.

当然，我希望我可以再高点、聪明点、好看点，但是我不能。当我清楚自己不可能成为美国总统时，我找到了我真正想做的事情：写作。

13. Read daily selections from a book of wisdom.

13.每天读本智慧的书籍

Magazines and newspapers are all well and good, but the reason people throughout history have dedicated their lives to religion and philosophy is because of the wisdom these sacred texts hold. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Bible, Torah or Quran verse, reading these books of wisdom will remind you of what came before and what will come after you.

杂志或报纸都是不错的选择。历史上人们把生命奉献给宗教或哲学的原因就是这些神圣语篇里充满智慧。圣经、律法、古兰经都可以，读这些智慧的书籍会提醒你铭记过去憧憬未来。

14. Travel at least two weeks of the year.

14.每年至少花两周时间旅行

It’s even better if it’s foreign travel. Alas, getting out of the country can be expensive. When you go somewhere different, to remind yourself of how people live in places other than those that you’re used to, you will be happy to return to what you have when it’s time.

出国游当然是最好的了。唉，但是出国游非常昂贵。到一个不同的环境，看看那里的生活和你居住的地方有什么不同，这样，旅行结束时你会很开心回到原来的地方。

15. Catch yourself before negativity starts.

15.把消极情绪关在门外

Yeah, it’s easy to read the above points and say, okay, I get it. But the hardest part of being happy is realizing when negativity starts to creep into your mind and from there, getting rid of it.

是的，以上几条读起来很容易，你会说，好的，我知道了。但是成为一个幸福的人最困难的部分是，知道什么时候消极情绪会涌上心头，并及时的制止。