There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness, but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.
So they(1)Socrates(苏格拉底)for advice on where happiness(2) .But (3) giving any answers,Socrates asked them to help with building a (4) first.The group of guys had to (5) the task,laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree,digging out the center.Through pain staking effort,they made a canoe out of the tree.They launched the canoe into a river,and then (6) together in it,singing with (7).
Socrates asked,“My children,do you have happiness now?”They answered in chorus:“We 8 be happier!”Socrates (9) ,“That's it! (10) you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter,happiness will occur.”
From the story I got to know that happiness (11) hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in,and that you may only get pleasure through (12) work and creativity. We may have to (13) pain in our daily life and in the process of (14) happiness.Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in (15) things,like a new car, clothes,etc. True long- term happiness, (16) ,comes from within our(17) and spirit. So why not turn suffering into (18) life,and turn tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we find true happiness.
So my dear friends,just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of (19) ,and I (20) you all a life of happiness
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