第二辑 直抵心灵的真相 Volume 2: Truth That Touches Your Heart
摘自什么是幸福 02
Excerpted from What Is Happiness 02
怎么样才算是幸福的人呢？
What defines a person as happy?
要想幸福，首先，你要面对现实。如果你老是不面对现实，就像一个女人要嫁人，她总是看不上这个又看不上那个，那就痛苦。找男朋友看这个鼻子矮了，看那个嘴巴又大了，看那个又嫌眼睛太小，再看一个又觉得个子太矮，再看一个太胖了不行，太瘦了也不行，老想找王力宏这样的人。那么，你的现实就是嫁不出去。
To be happy, first and foremost, you must face reality. If you constantly avoid reality, it's like a woman trying to get married, but she is never satisfied with anyone she meets, which leads to suffering. She finds faults with each potential boyfriend, whether it's the nose being too short, the mouth being too big, the eyes being too small, or the height being too short, or too fat, or too skinny. She's always looking for someone like Leehom Wang. As a result, your reality is that you can't get married.
其次，要想活得幸福，你要踏踏实实地做自己想做而又力所能及的事情，就幸福了。如果你老想去做超出你智力和能力以外的事，你就一定活得很辛苦，甚至是痛苦。
Secondly, to live happily, you need to be down-to-earth and to diligently engage in things that you genuinely want to do and are within your capabilities. If you constantly seek to do things beyond your intellect and abilities, you will undoubtedly live a hard, even painful life.
每个人的福德因缘不一样一一你只要在自己的福德因缘范围之内努力去干，干一些力所能及的事情，你就幸福啦。
Everyone's blessings and conditions are different. As long as you work diligently within your own blessings and conditions, doing things that are within your capabilities, you will find happiness.
有些人不愿意干力所能及的事，因为嫌赚钱太少，或者觉得不够体面。之前曾看到过清洁工，一边扫地一边哼着歌，有时还跳一跳迪斯科，脸上洋溢着快乐的表情。所以说人啊，看你怎么活法，你想幸福，个个都可以幸福。这个世界上哪怕一只蚂蚁都可以活得很幸福，它在外面找到一粒大米饭，也可以很幸福地捡回了家。跟蚂蚁老婆说：“今天运气真好！”
Some people are unwilling to do things within their capabilities because they think the earnings are too little or it's not decent enough. I once saw a cleaner who swept the floor while humming a song, and sometimes even danced a little disco, with a joyful expression on his face. So, you see, it all depends on how you live your life. If you want to be happy, everyone can achieve happiness. In this world, even a tiny ant can live happily. When it finds a grain of rice outside, it can happily bring it back home and tell its ant spouse, "Today is our lucky day!"
其实生命都是一样的，有心的人看到这样的情景，他就会有所了悟。
In fact, life is the same for everyone. When perceptive individuals encounter such scenes, they gain insights.
要想活得幸福，第三点，不要跟别人攀比。人与人之间的命运、福报各不一样，与你多生累劫的因缘业力有关，你不能去跟别人比，有什么样的福报就享受什么样的人生。
To live happily, the third point is, do not compare yourself with others. Each person's destiny and blessings are different, related to the karmic forces and conditions accumulated over countless lifetimes. You should not compare yourself to others; instead, enjoy the life that corresponds to your own blessings.
打比方你一生下来，老爸是王爷，但不是皇帝，你长大后，如果你是个有野心的人，看到或碰到皇帝的儿子们，就不开心了。为自己没有做太子的机会而整天郁郁寡欢。
For example, when you are born, your father may be a nobleman but not an emperor. As you grow up, if you are an ambitious person and encounter the sons of emperors, you may become unhappy. You feel depressed all the time because you had no chance to become a crown prince.
但是一个生在普通家庭里的孩子，他的爸爸妈妈善良厚道，对他很好，他的童年很幸福，长大后，做了一个救死扶伤的好医生。也找到一个心地善良的妻子，开心地生活着，从不和别人攀比，他觉得自己是幸福的。
But a child born into an ordinary family, with kind and loving parents who treat him well, has a happy childhood. As he grows up, he becomes a good doctor, dedicated to saving lives. He also finds a kind-hearted wife and lives happily, never comparing himself to others. He feels he is a happy man.
要想活得幸福，最最重要的一点是知足。人一旦贪求心太大，明明得不到又想得到它的时候就一定会痛苦。所以说想幸福的人都可以幸福，就怕你自己不想幸福，你老是想着自己的福报够不上的东西，那就一定会痛苦的。
To live a happy life, the most important thing is contentment. Once a person's desires become too excessive, and they want something they clearly cannot obtain, they will undoubtedly suffer. Therefore, anyone who wants happiness can achieve it, unless you don't want it. But if you constantly think about things beyond your blessings, you will surely suffer.
当然，福报也是可以改变的，你积极地为别人服务，多做利益大众的事情，努力地去积累，那你的福报不就增长了吗？
Of course, blessings can also be changed. If you actively serve others, engage in activities that benefit the masses, and strive to accumulate merits, then your blessings will naturally grow.
总之，幸福是件很容易的事情，幸不幸福，选择权在你自己。脚踏实地的知足者肯定是幸福的人。
In short, happiness is something very achievable, and whether you are happy or not is entirely up to you. Those who are down-to-earth and content are undoubtedly happy individuals.
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