“The days that make us happy make us wise.”----John Masefield. “快乐的日子使人睿智。”--- 约翰·梅斯菲尔德 When I first read this line by England’s Poet诗人 Laureate,it startled震惊 me. 第一次读到英国诗人梅斯菲尔德的这行诗时，我感到十分震惊。他想表达什么意思？ What did Masefield mean? Withoutthinking about it much, I had always assumed假设thatthe opposite was true. 我以前从未对此仔细考虑，总是认定这行诗反过来才正确。 But his sober冷静的 assurance断言was arresting引人注意的. I could not forget it. 但他冷静而又胸有成竹的表达引起了我的注意，令我无法忘怀。 Finally, I seemed to grasp领会 his meaning and realized that here was a profound深厚的 observation观察. 终于，我似乎领会了他的意思，并意识到这行诗意义深远。 The wisdom that happiness makes possible lies in存在于 clear perception洞察力, not fogged模糊的 by anxiety焦虑 nordimmed使暗淡 by despair绝望 and boredom厌倦, and without the blind瞎的 spots caused by fear. 快乐带来的睿智存在于敏锐的洞察力之间，不会因忧虑而含混迷惑，也不会因绝望和厌倦而黯然模糊，更不会因恐惧而造成盲点。 Active happiness---not mere仅仅 satisfaction or contentment满意 ---often comes suddenly, like anApril shower四月里的春雨 or the unfolding展开 of a bud花蕾. 积极的快乐 – 并非单纯的满意或知足 – 通常不期而至，就像四月里突然下起的春雨，或是花蕾的突然绽放。 Then you discover what kind of wisdom hasaccompanied陪伴 it. 然后，你就会发觉与快乐结伴而来的究竟是何种智慧。 The grass is greener; bird songs are sweeter; the shortcomings of your friendsare more understandable and more forgivable. 草地更为青翠，鸟吟更为甜美，朋友的缺点也变得更能让人理解，宽容。 Happiness is like a pair of eyeglasses correctingyour spiritual精神的 vision. 快乐就像是一副眼镜，可以矫正你的精神视力。 Nor are the insights of happiness limited to what is near around you快乐的视野并不受你周围事物的局限。Unhappy, with yourthoughts turned in upon your emotionalwoes你的思维陷入情感上的悲哀.Your vision is cut short as though by a wall.Happy, the wall crumbles砰塌. 你的眼界就像是被一道墙给阻隔了，而当你快乐时，这道墙就会砰然倒塌。 The long vista眼界 is there for the seeing. 你的眼界变得更为宽广 The ground at your feet, the world about you 你脚下的大地，你身边的世界，----people,thoughts, emotions, pressures---are now fitted into the larger scene. 包括人，思想，情感和压力，现在都融入了更为广阔的景象之中 Everything assumes呈现 afairer更公平 proportion比例；部分. And here is the beginning of wisdom. ，其间每件事物的比例都更加合理。而这就是睿智的起始。 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/dbd35a3c76eeaeaad0f33018.html