大学毕业多年后，为了评职称发表论文，我重新翻看以前写下的论文，碰巧发现一室友留下的期末英文小论文——什么是幸福？
重读来，慨叹不止，大三的她，文笔如此优美，思想如此凝练，英文表达如此自如。而她，普通女生的较小外表下，竟然是一颗“男人”的心——她是Lesbian，男的角色——但她只迷恋一个女人。从那时候开始，我就不再对女同性恋者反感，她们往往要不是受过伤害，就是天生血液里流淌着那种渴望，如《孤寂深渊》里的女主角。 当然，也许女同性恋者的身份和她英文水平及思想没有必然联系，但我总会情不自禁地把两者联系在一起。她喜欢盘古摇滚，喜欢抽烟，喜欢吉他，喜欢一个人默默地看《金银岛》，《水晶头骨》等小说。
她写的这篇英文，没有什么豪言壮语，却是娓娓道来，书香品茗，生活细节，折射人生乐趣；凭此心态胸襟，哪里都是天堂。而生活中的我们，即使锦衣玉食，纵然娇妻美妾，仕途平坦，官运亨达，扪胸自问：“我幸福么？开心么？” 几个人能给出肯定的回答。我想，我也是其中一个身在福中却郁郁寡欢的人。我渴望开心幸福，却不知答案藏何处。
此文，却如一颗清新的无花果，丝丝香气袭来，原来幸福这么简单！
本人仅对英文第一段和倒数两段草做翻译。余下的，大家自己阅读和体会。希望你们也能喜欢：）
读完，希望大家也来讨论下，你认为什么是幸福？怎么才能幸福？
译文：
哲学家绞尽脑汁试图给它一个定义，画家想用线条和色彩给它以诠释，诗人寻找最美
的词语表现它的美丽——幸福到底是什么？不同的人有不同的观点。我认为，无论我们所处的境遇如何，过去，现在或将来；无论别人怎么看，幸福来自于对自我存在的满意感及对自我生命的认同。
有人说，幸福短暂，所以珍贵。毕竟，强烈的幸福并不总是发生或存在。但是，朋友，你是否留意生活的细节？品尝一块巧克力，喝一杯茶，做点瑜伽，欣赏一曲英格玛乐队的“回归纯真”，或者，某些时刻，仅仅躺在床上，冥想。也许，某天，你会恍然大悟：“幸福无处不在！它一直伴我左右！” 当你经历人生，参透了幸福的真谛，你会明白，“凡我所在之处，都是天堂。”
享受生活，永无止境，如果你参透生活并真诚面对。 当生命的总结时刻到来，你可能会这样自问，“这些年来，我都是怎么过的？我最终找到幸福了吗？” 我向你保证，你的答案正是你所想要的——简单的人生，但充满幸福！
What is happiness?
Philosophers rack their minds to give it a definition, painters use lines and colors to interpret its meaning, and poets seek the gorgeous words to express its beauty. Happiness, what on earth is it? Thousands of people may have thousands of concepts on it. To me, happiness is nothing but the satisfaction of my existence and the recognition of my life, no matter what the situation was, is or will be like and no matter how others think of them.
I always believe that a life not enjoyed is a life not lived. It is true that everyone lives a life every day; however, it is also true that not everyone enjoys his life every day. Then a question may be raised: what brings true happiness and fulfillment?
Some people claim that they can find happiness in making a lot of money. These people manage to take advantage of every single minute. They are busy pushing themselves into work without even one let-up. Other things are regarded as “useless” and seem never to be mentioned at all. As the result of their “living pains”, sometimes they may “succeed”—gain money or fame or anything else that can stand for their social status most. But do they really gratify with what they have had? I cannot say that they are definitely wrong, but feel sorry about their ignorance.
Some people feel that they can pursue happiness by doing nothing. Time is allowed to fly away easily while they are indulging themselves in creature comforts. Even the smallest amount of useful work is a kind of burden, which will prevent them from the so-called “happy freedom”. Relaxed completely, their minds will be left with mere emptiness. If they looked at this as happiness, I would only show mercy to them.
As far as I am concerned, happiness really means something. I’d rather study for acquiring knowledge than getting a sheet of certificate; rather take a job I am interested in than be fixed on the well-paid but boring one; rather share my wealth with the poor who need it than buy luxuries to show off; rather search for peace of mind than get worried by calculating; rather be honest than feel pitiful for myself.
Some people say that happiness is valuable just because it is transient. After all, great pleasure does not happen or exist all the time. But, friends, have you ever been aware of the subtlety of life? Try a bar of chocolate, have a cup of tea, do some yoga, listen to Enigma’s Return to the Innocence, or sometimes simply lie in bed thinking. Maybe someday you would see the light suddenly, “So happiness is in everything! It has been with me all the way!” When you understand the essence of happiness through experiencing your own life, you will understand, “Wherever I am, there is a paradise.”
Life can never be enjoyed enough, if you see it through and face it sincerely. When the time for summing up is coming, you may ask yourself: how have the years used me? Did I find happiness at last? Then, I promise you, your answer will be the one you really want—a life simple but filled with HAPPINESS!
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