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emunerated toil in their gardens; and when the spring es; they experience all the joys of having created beauty。 。。
幸福之路(3)
The whole subject of happiness has; in my opinion; been treated too solemnly。 It had been thought that man cannot be happy without a theory of life or a religion。 Perhaps those who have been rendered unhappy by a bad theory may need a better theory to help them to recovery; just as you may need a tonic when you have been ill。 But when things are normal a man should be healthy without a tonic and happy without a theory。 It is the simple things that really matter。 If a man delights in his wife and children; has success in work; and finds pleasure in the alternation of day and night; spring and autumn; he will be happy whatever his philosophy may be。 If; on the other hand; he finds his wife fateful; his children’s noise unendurable; and the office a nightmare; if in the daytime he longs for night; and at night sighs for the light of day; then what he needs is not a new philosophy but a new regimen—a different diet; or more exercise; or what not。
Man is an animal; and his happiness depends on his physiology more than he likes to think。 This is a humble conclusion; but I cannot make myself disbelieve it。 Unhappy businessmen; I am convinced; would increase their happiness more by walking six miles every day than by any conceivable change of philosophy。
亚里士多德论友谊(1)
'古希腊'亚里士多德
古人将友谊视为最好的美德。友谊是幸福或生命旺盛的基本要素。亚里士多德说:“因为没有朋友,人不会选择生存,即使他拥有其他所有的好东西。”在当今道德败坏的世界,这些话值得我们去牢记。
根据亚里士多德所说,友谊是或涉及到一种品格、一种德行的状态。友谊可分为三种:以与他人为伴的快乐为基础的友谊(快乐的友谊);以与他人结交的裨益为基础的友谊(裨益的友谊);以相互的倾慕之情为基础的友谊(有德行的友谊)。这三种友谊都是幸福生活的基本条件,所有这些对于健康的生活均是必不可少的。最好的朋友不仅仅是倾慕彼此的优点,而且要在彼此的交往中寻找快乐,寻找共同的裨益。下面是亚里士多德的一段经典演说。
由于友谊建立的动机各不相同,所以人们各自的情感和友谊也不尽相同。那么,友谊有三种
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