Who stole your happiness

Author: Wang Shichao
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
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The greatest tragedy of human nature lies in only yearning for the magical roses at the horizon, never turning back to see the roses blooming right outside one's own window. Carnegie People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges, enclosing themselves. Emerson A single person with a watch can tell the time. But when they have two watches, they become confused about the time. Elin James A young girl around twenty is unlikely to marry for the sake of goldfish; a woman in her forties is unlikely to marry for the sake of goldfish. — They might call it stability. Lin Yutang For a person, excessive emphasis on practicality and absolute materialism is both terrible and tragic. A certain degree of religious sentiment and romantic spirit is necessary. Life not only requires an economic mindset but also an aesthetic attitude; it demands both labor and leisure. Modern life may also emphasize leisure, but this leisure is often a form of consumption, with a high cost, quite different from the traditional notion of leisure. A person's happiness is built on harmonious relationships with others, which is a fundamental truth of life. In this sense, happiness is perhaps more a gift from others than something one possesses. However, modern overemphasis on self-awareness is profoundly misunderstanding this truth. Additionally, maintaining harmonious interpersonal relationships requires sincerity, authenticity, and genuineness, while the superficiality, vanity, and hypocrisy fostered by commercialism are deeply undermining this foundation. Written seven years ago, this book was based on a strong sense of urgency. Many topics about happiness stem from the individual experiences of rapid social change, and many vague premonitions have been confirmed.