Happiness is like a pebble（卵石） dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.
There is no exact definition of the word happiness. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical well-being, since we find beggars, invalids and so-called failures, who are extremely happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend（红利，股息）. But staying happy is an accomplishment, a triumph of soul and character. It is not selfish to strive for it. It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.
Being unhappy is like an infectious disease. It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone, miserable and embittered. There is, however, a cure so simple as to seem, at first glance, ridiculous; if you don't feel happy, pretend to be!
It works. Before long you will find that instead of repelling（击退，抵制） people, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.
Then the make-believe becomes a reality. You possess the secret of peace of mind, and can forget yourself in being of service to others.
Being happy, once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit, opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friends.
相关单词：pebble
pebble解释：n.卵石，小圆石
pebble例句：
The bird mistook the pebble for egg and tried to hatch it.这只鸟错把卵石当蛋，想去孵它。
The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。
相关单词：ripples
ripples解释：逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 )
ripples例句：
The moon danced on the ripples. 月亮在涟漪上舞动。
The sea leaves ripples on the sand. 海水在沙滩上留下了波痕。
相关单词：well-being
well-being解释：n.安康，安乐，幸福
well-being例句：
He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。
相关单词：invalids
invalids解释：病人，残疾者( invalid的名词复数 )
invalids例句：
The invention will confer a benefit on all invalids. 这项发明将有助于所有的残疾人。
H?tel National Des Invalids is a majestic building with a golden hemispherical housetop. 荣军院是有着半球形镀金屋顶的宏伟建筑。
相关单词：accomplishment
accomplishment解释：n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能
accomplishment例句：
The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。
相关单词：miserable
miserable解释：adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的
miserable例句：
It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
相关单词：embittered
embittered解释：v.使怨恨，激怒( embitter的过去式和过去分词 )
embittered例句：
These injustices embittered her even more. 不公平使她更加受苦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The artist was embittered by public neglect. 大众的忽视于那位艺术家更加难受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：repelling
repelling解释：v.击退( repel的现在分词 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开
repelling例句：
He saw himself standing up and repelling a charge. 他仿佛看见自己挺身而起，打退了敌人的进攻。 来自辞典例句
Promote the healthy entertainment styles. Repelling the superstition, gambling, drugs and obscenity. 提倡健康娱乐。抵制封建迷信活动，拒绝黄、赌、毒。 来自互联网
相关单词：thronged
thronged解释：v.成群，挤满( throng的过去式和过去分词 )
thronged例句：
Mourners thronged to the funeral. 吊唁者蜂拥着前来参加葬礼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The department store was thronged with people. 百货商店挤满了人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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