心情隨筆：不花錢就能買到的快樂

1、心情隨筆：不花錢就能買到的快樂摘錄：為了找到真正的快樂，我們必須首先改變對待金錢的態(tài)度。 我們必須要知道花掉掙到的錢只是讓我們暫時(shí)舒坦，卻并不能帶來任 何持久的利益。最后我們擁有一些實(shí)際上我們根本不想要或根本不需 要的東西，而內(nèi)在的情感問題依然沒有解決。Our materialistic society has led us to believe that happ in ess cannot be obta ined without hav ing mon ey.Rather tha n lear ning to be satisfied with what we have, weare t

2、aught to want more. We lear n from advertis ing, and fromthe media, that we n eed to buy trin kets and toys in order tomake ourselves happy, or to fulfill emoti onal n eeds, and thatthe purchases they are trying to talk us into will provide us with the psychological comfort we are look ing for.在這個(gè)物質(zhì)

3、社會(huì)，我們深信沒有錢就沒有幸福感。我們不斷的奢望得到更多而不是學(xué)著滿足我們現(xiàn)有的。通過廣告 和媒體，我們了解到為了讓自己開心，為了滿足心理需求，我們需要 買一些小玩意兒和玩具，仿佛買了這些東西我們就能找到一直想要的 心理安慰。Unfortun ately, as a society we have bought in to these misguided messages and have come to believe that spe nding money on certa in items will bring us fame, fortune, happ in ess, beauty

4、, or popularity. We end up using money as a crutch to provide us with something we ultimately must find within ourselves. As we become caught up in this charade, we trade precious hours of our lives trying to ear n the money we have bee n taught to covet so much.不幸的是我們還是會(huì)被這些信息誤導(dǎo)并且開始相信花錢買一些 東西會(huì)帶給我們帶來

5、聲譽(yù)，運(yùn)氣，快樂，美麗或者名氣。我們不斷拿 金錢作為靠山，得到最終想要的東西。一次一次我們深陷其中，于是, 為了買到我們垂涎已久的東西，我們用寶貴的時(shí)間辛苦賺錢。We trade hours of our lives work ing, sacrific ing time that could have bee n spe nt with our families, for the pursuit of the almighty dollar.我們把生命中的每時(shí)每刻拿來工作，犧牲我們本該和家人在一起 的時(shí)間，只為了追求萬能的美元。In order to find true happ in es

6、s, we first must lear n to cha nge our attitudes about mon ey. We must lear n that mon ey, and the spending of it, provides only a temporary relief but does not prese nt us with any real long last ing ben efits. We end up owning someth ing we either do not really want or do not really n eed, and the

7、 un derl ying emoti onal issues rema in.為了找到真正的快樂，我們必須首先改變對待金錢的態(tài)度。我們必須要知道花掉掙到的錢只是讓我們暫時(shí)舒坦，卻并不能帶來任何持久的利益。最后我們擁有一些實(shí)際上我們根本不想要或根本不需要的 東西，而內(nèi)在的情感問題依然沒有解決。Rather tha n focus on the temporary satisfacti on you may feel from spending money, try the following to bring you happ in ess without it.與其通過花錢讓自己得到一時(shí)的滿

8、足感，不如試試下面幾招讓你不用花錢買就感到快樂：Imagi ne Having no Money假想自己分文沒有Imagi ne what you would do for happ in ess if you had nomoney at all. Think about how you would spend your time, and what you would do for enjoyment. Change your focus from material possessions to other things that bring you enjoyme nt, such as

9、 spe nding quality time with your family and frien ds. Rather tha n focus ing on the accumulati onofpossessi ons, concen trate in stead on play ing with or read ing to your childre n, or spe nding time out enjoying n ature.想象一下如果你一分錢沒有做什么會(huì)感到快樂。想一下沒錢的你 將如何打發(fā)時(shí)間，如何找樂子。把焦點(diǎn)從物質(zhì)層面的東西轉(zhuǎn)移到能讓 你快樂的其他事上，比如，陪家人朋友

10、一起度過休閑時(shí)光。多和你的 孩子玩?；蛘呓o孩子朗讀或者出去親近大自然，而不是專注于積累財(cái)Want What you Already Have滿足你所擁有的Society teaches us to want what others have. In stead, shift your thinking so that you are satisfied with, or want, what is already yours. What tends to happen is once we reach our goals in terms of owning pers onal possess

11、i ons, we trade those old goals in for a set of new ones that invo Ives bigger, better, and gran der objects.社會(huì)教會(huì)我們追逐潮流，別人有什么，我們就追求什么。然而，我們不應(yīng)該真這么做，而是對于我們已經(jīng)擁有的東西感到知足。往往我們一旦達(dá)到目標(biāo)就會(huì)制定一堆新的更大更好的目標(biāo)。Goals are good to have because they motivate us to work, and to con ti nue to strive for self improveme nt. T

12、he key is to find a bala nee betwee n hav ing worthy goals and recog nizing whe n we are allow ing the desire for possessi ons to overwhelm the importanee of other aspects of our lives. Rather than con sta ntly strivi ng for things we do n ot have, we n eed to shift our focus to being tha nkful for

13、the thi ngs we already possess.有目標(biāo)是好的，因?yàn)槟繕?biāo)讓我們的工作更有積極性，讓我們不斷改進(jìn)。而關(guān)鍵是我們要找到一個(gè)平橫點(diǎn)，不僅能讓我們的目標(biāo)有價(jià)值， 還要讓我們不能因?yàn)閷ξ镔|(zhì)的欲望而忽視了生活其它方面的重要性。我們應(yīng)該感謝那些我們已經(jīng)擁有的，而不是不斷追求我們沒有的。Volun teer Your Time把你的時(shí)間貢獻(xiàn)出來One way to appreciate what you have is to work with others who have nothing, or who have disabilities that no amount of m

14、oney can overcome. Vol un teeri ng time to work in a food bank, or to work with underprivileged children, can really alter your perspective on where you are in life, and can create a deeper appreciati on for the gifts you do have in your life.有一個(gè)辦法讓你珍惜擁有，那就是和那些一無所有的人或者那些 身患?xì)埣驳娜斯彩?。做一名志愿者在食物銀行（美國慈善機(jī)構(gòu)）

15、工作或者幫助貧困兒童，這樣真的會(huì)讓你有不同的生活感悟，讓你深深的感謝上天賜予你的一切。Helping others can boost your spirits as well. There is a great deal of personal satisfaction to be gained from giving aid to those who are in n eed of it, leav ing you with a sense of satisfaction that will carry over into your own life. Use the experie nc

16、esof help ing others to teach yourchildre ncompassi on and civic resp on sibility.同時(shí)，幫助他人是很高尚的品質(zhì)。幫助那些需要幫助的人會(huì)讓你 有很大的滿足感，也讓你終生受益匪淺。這樣，你可以用幫助過別人的經(jīng)驗(yàn)去教育自己的孩子要有同情心和責(zé)任感。There are a nu mber of ways to enjoy life without the n eed for a great deal of mon ey. Certai nl y, it is importa nt to work and earn eno ugh to provide for our basic n eeds and the n eeds of our families, but it is importa nt to recog nize whe n the desire for personal possessions becomes overly consuming. There n eeds to be a bala nee betwee n a satisfy ing work life and a rich h