When I first read this line by England's Poet Laureate, it startled me. What did Masefield mean? Without thinking
Finally, I seemed to grasp his meaning and realized that here was a profound observation. The wisdom that happiness makes possible lies in clear perception, not fogged by anxiety nor dimmed by despair and boredom, and without the blind spots caused by fear.
Active happiness－not more satisfaction or contentment－often comes suddenly, like an April shower or the unfolding of a bud. Then you discover what kind of wisdom has accompanied it. The grass is greener; bird songs are sweeter; the shortcomings of your friends are more understandable and more forgivable. Happiness is like a pair of eyeglasses correcting your spiritual vision.
Nor are the insights of happiness limited to what is near around you. Unhappy, with your thoughts turned in upon your emotional woes, your vision is cut short as though by a wall. Happy, the wall crumbles.
The long vista is there for the seeing. The ground at your feet, the world
相关单词：boredom
boredom解释：n.厌烦，厌倦，乏味，无聊
boredom例句：
Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失业会让你无聊得发疯。
A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。
相关单词：woes
woes解释：困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉
woes例句：
Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
She has cried the blues
相关单词：crumbles
crumbles解释：酥皮水果甜点( crumble的名词复数 )
crumbles例句：
This cake crumbles too easily. 这种蛋糕太容易碎了。
This bread crumbles ever so easily. 这种面包非常容易碎。
相关单词：vista
vista解释：n.远景，深景，展望，回想
vista例句：
From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops.我从卧室窗口望去，远处尽是连绵的山峦和屋顶。
These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope.发生这些暴动是因为人们被逼上了绝路，未来看不到一点儿希望。
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