Eight clues to happiness幸福的八个要素

1. EIGHT CLUES TO HAPPINESS Specially for those seeking happiness without being rich: Money is always never enough and a lot of money can make you worry over nothing at all..... A very interesting perspective on Happiness! So very true ！ 幸福的八个要素 非常棒和真实的幸福观！ 特别给那些正在寻找幸福但还不富有的人们：钱总是觉得不够， 但 太多的钱 也 会让你担忧会变成穷光蛋 Article: Internet Music:Reflections of Passion He Yan: July 2011

2. Having lived a reasonably contented life, I was musing over what a person should strive for to achieve happiness. I drew up a list of a few essentials which I put forward for the readers' appraisal.

3. 我现在过着安逸的生活，但我时常在思索人们要如何去追求幸福的生活。 为此，我总结了几点供大家探讨。

4. 1. First and foremost is GOOD HEALTH . If you do not enjoy good health you can never be happy. Any ailment, however trivial, will deduct from your happiness.

5. 1. 首先也是最重要的是 身体健康。 如果你没有一个健康的身体，你就不可能幸福。任何病痛，即使是小毛病，都会影响你的幸福感。

6. 2. Second, A HEALTHY BANK BALANCE . It need not run into millions but should be enough to provide for creature comforts and something to spare for recreation, like eating out, going to the pictures, travelling or going on holidays on the hills or by the sea. Shortage of money can be only demoralizing. Living on credit or borrowing is demeaning and lowers one in one's own eyes.

7. 2 . 第二， 银行要有一定的存款。 你不必有上百万，但它要足够让你过上舒适的生活， 并经常有一些娱乐活动， 如：外出吃饭，看电影，假期去旅游等。缺钱只会让人感到沮丧，但依赖信用卡和借钱会让人瞧不起你。

8. 3. Third, A HOME OF YOUR OWN . Rented premises can never give you the snug feeling of a nest which is yours for keeps that a home provides: if it has a garden space, all the better. Plant your own trees and flowers, see them grow and blossom, cultivate a sense of kinship with them.

9. 3. 第三， 有自己的家。 租的房子不会给你家的感觉， 如果你能有自己的花园是再好不过了，你可以种花草树木，看着它们一天天长大，会给你一种看着自己孩子在成长的感觉。

10. 4. Fourth, AN UNDERSTANDING COMPANION , be it your spouse or a friend. If there are too many misunderstandings, they will rob you of your peace of mind. It is better to be divorced than to bicker all the time.

11. 4. 第四， 可相互理解的伴侣， 不管是伴侣还是朋友， 如果你们之间有太多地方不能理解，他们会扰乱你平静的生活。 与其整天不停的争吵， 还不如早点离婚或分开 。

12. 5. Fifth, LACK OF ENVY towards those who have done better than you in life; risen higher, made more money, or earned more fame. Envy can be very corroding; avoid comparing yourself with others.

13. 5. 第五， 避免去妒忌 那些在生活中比你出色的人，他们的职务会比你高，薪水比你多 ，或得到更多的荣誉。妒忌心会侵蚀你的心灵，要避免拿自己去和别人比较 。

14. 6. Sixth, STAY AWAY FROM NEGATIVE PEOPLE, DO NOT ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE to descend on you for gup-shup. By the time you get rid of them, you will feel exhausted and poisoned by their gossip-mongering.

15. 6. 第六， 远离思想消极的人， 不要成为他人冷嘲热讽的目标，不然，当你摆脱他们的打击时，你已经被他们的流言蜚语伤得精疲力竭体无完肤了。

16. 7. Seventh, CULTIVATE SOME HOBBIES which can bring you a sense of fulfilment, such as gardening, reading, writing, painting, playing or listening to music. Going to clubs or parties to get free drinks or to meet celebrities is criminal waste of time.

17. 7. 第七， 培养一些爱好， 它们会带给你满足感，比如：种植花草，阅读书籍，绘画，弹奏或欣赏音乐。去夜总会或集会喝免费饮料，又或者去参加庆祝会只会虚度时光。

18. 8. Eighth, every morning and evening, devote 15 minutes to INTROSPECTION . In the morning, 10 minutes should be spent on stilling the mind and then five in listing things you have to do that day. In the evening, five minutes to still the mind again, and ten to go over what you had undertaken to do.

19. 8. 第八，每天早晚花 15 分钟 静思， 早上花 10 分钟整理你的思绪，然后花 5 分钟把你当天要做的事情写下来。晚上再花 5 分钟静下心，用 10 分钟把当天做过的事情回想一遍。

20. RICHNESS is not Earning More, Spending More Or Saving More, RICHNESS IS WHEN YOU NEED NO MORE !!

21. 富有并不是挣的多，花的多或存的多！ ! 当你感到满足时，你就是富有的！！

22. Thanks for sharing, goodbye ！ 谢谢分享，再见！