今天是大年初五，后天我就要上班了。中午聚餐后，下午闲逛了一会儿。不知怎么的，我突然明白了一些道理。对啊，初七就要上班了，又要进入那个地方。我不知2017年会发生什么不幸？也不知道我能不能顺利？但我只知道自己只要尽力就行了。对得起自己的心就足够了。回忆过去，老师的一句话，我颇有所感。寻思不似鹊桥人，犹自得、一年一度。想来这句，真是一年一度，有苦有甜啊。
“When we are younger, what brings us happiness is forging ahead,” says psychotherapist ChristinaSteinorth-Powell. For many young adults, she notes that some of their greatest joys come fromreaching goals, such as buying their first home.
This shifts when we get older. “As we age, we realize that ‘stuff’ won’t make us happy,” sayspsychologist Samantha Madhosingh. “I think this is why many people go through a ‘midlife’crisis. They realize that things don’t make you happy and begin to search for more meaning in theirlife.”
By this life stage, it’s also not uncommon for us to have experienced loss or a serious illness. “Bythe time middle age rolls around,” says Steinorth-Powell, “most of us have a better understandingof how fragile life really is, so what tends to bring us the most happiness is holding on to andappreciating what we have.”
This becomes even truer as we enter our golden years. “As seniors, we tend to be happy when wehave good health, a close friend, a good relationship with our spouse, and a secure livingenvironment,” says Steinorth-Powell. “Mention these types of things to a younger person and askthem if they would be happy with just these few things, and most would say yes, but they wouldwant more—a bigger home, a better career, and to be more popular.
As we get older, we slowly learn to appreciate more of what we already have, and that in itself bringsfeelings of happiness.”
Everyone needs to have a good laugh now and then , to see the funny side of things , and to laugh at himself.
