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1、happinessMany people think that when they become rich and successful,happiness will naturally follow.Let me tell you that nothing is further from the truth.The world is full of very rich peoplewho are as miserable as if they were living in hell.We have read stories about movie stars who committed su
2、icide or died from drugs.Quite clearly, money is not the only answer to all problems.Wealth obtained through dishonest means does not bring happiness.Lottery winnings do not bring happiness.Gamble winnings do not bring happiness.To my mind, the secret to happiness lies in your successful work,There
3、is no use sayingin your contribution towards others happinessand in your wealth you have earned through your own honest effort.If you obtain wealth through luck or dishonest means,you will know that it is ill earned money.If you get your money by taking advantage of others or by hurting others,you w
4、ill not be happy with it.You will think you are a base person.Longterm happiness is based on honesty, productive work, contribution, and selfesteem.Happiness is not an end; it is a process.It is a continuous process of honest, productive workwhich makes a real contribution to othersand makes you fee
5、l you are a useful, worthy person.As Dr. Wayne wrote, “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.”“Some day when I achieve these goals,when I get a car, build a house and own my own business,then I will be really happy.”Life just does not work that way.If you wait for certain things to happ
6、enand depend on external circumstances of life to make you happy,you will always feel unfulfilled.There will always be something missing. The English CharacterTo other Europeans, the best known quality of the British,and in particular of the English, is “reserved”.A reserved person is one who does n
7、ot talk very much to strangers,does not show much emotion, and seldom gets excited.It is difficult to get to know a reserved person:he never tells you anything about himself,and you may work with him for years without ever knowing where he lives,how many children he has, and what his interests are.E
8、nglish people tend to be like that.Closely related to English reserve is English modesty.Within their hearts, the English are perhaps no less conceited than anybody else,but in their relations with others they value at least a show of modesty.Selfpraise is felt to be impolite.If a person is, let us
9、say,very good at tennis and someone asks him if he is a good player,he will seldom reply “Yes,”because people will think him conceited.He will probably give an answer like,“Im not bad,” or “I think Im very good,” or “Well, Im very keen on tennis.”Even if he had managed to reach the finals in last ye
10、ars local championships,he would say it in such a way as to suggest that it was only due to a piece of good luck.Since reserve and modesty are part of his own nature,the typical English tends to expect them in others.He secretly looks down on more excitable nations,and likes to think of himself as m
11、ore reliable than they are.He doesnt trust big promises and open shows of feelings,especially if they are expressed in flowery language.He doesnt trust selfpraise of any kind.This applies not only to what other people may tell him about themselves orally,but to the letters they may write to him.To t
12、hose who are fond of flowery expressions,the Englishman may appear uncomfortably cold. exercise2.A state of physical and mental health allows you to take part in exercise comfortably and enjoyably3.so that it doesnt hurt,4.so that you can look forward to it, and feel good afterwards.5.If you are fee
13、ling down, exercise may help pick you up.6.Although researchers disagree on this issue,7.one review of past studies found that long-term exercise,8.especially when it includes long-lasting, strenuous training sessions,9.has about as much of an effect on depression as psychotherapy.10.Working out hel
14、ps you deal with stress in your job, relationships or any area of life 11.possibly because exercise is a form of stress itself and helps condition your body to deal with it.12.When Australian researchers compared people who did 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week13.to those who practic
15、ed progressive relaxation techniques,14.they found that the former group responded better to acute stress and had lower blood pressure.15.Even a little exercise can make you think less anxiously.16.Studies have shown that any amount of exercise,17.from a brisk 10?minute walk to an intense aerobics o
16、r weightlifting session seems to decrease feelings of anxiety.18.Working out regularly may make you smarter now and lessen the possibility that youll lose brain function as you age.19.According to a recent animal study at the University of Illinois, exercise can actually help the brain develop new cells.20.In several studies, regular weight training or aerobic exercise was shown to improve the quality and duration of sle
