1. They value family and company

他们看重家庭和公司

Indonesians are a well-known proof of a popular axiom ‘wealth isnot everything’. Living in slums, not having enough fresh water,facing tsunamis¹ and the discomforts² of overpopulation, theyrejoice in their families and friends. In the country wheredifferent ethnically³ and religions coexist, there is a special senseof tolerance⁴. The national survey reports that it’s family mattersthat make Indonesians so happy.

印尼是一个著名的一个受欢迎的公理证明“财富不是万能的”。生活在贫民窟,没有足够的淡水,面对海啸和人口过剩的不适,他们因家庭和朋友而感到欣喜。在不同种族和宗教信仰并存的国家,有一种特别的宽容。全国调查报告,这是家庭问题,使印尼人很开心。

2. They try to fulfill⁵ their basic needs

他们试图满足他们的基本需求

In many respects, especially those connected with climate, we can’t change our comfort zone, butthis is not the reason to deprive yourself of those basic needs that can be fulfilled. What about thejoys of sleep? Richard Shane, a scientist who once suffered through insomnia⁶, has dedicated⁷ anentire series of articles to sleeping well. They feature the matters that are not covered in theliterature of this kind too often, for example, about relaxing your tongue. The scientist says thatsleep deprivation⁸ can really make you unhappy, and on the contrary, healthy sleep hasenormous positive impact.

在许多方面,尤其是与气候有关,我们不能改变我们的舒适区,但这不是剥夺自己的可以实现的基本需求的理由。睡眠的乐趣呢?科学家理查德?巴蒂尔曾遭受失眠,有专门的有助于睡眠的整个系列文章。他们特性的文献中未涉及这种过于频繁的事项,例如,放松你的舌头。科学家说,睡眠不足会让你不高兴,相反,健康的睡眠有很多积极的影响。

3. They help other people

他们帮助别人

This works simply and surely: when you help others, you are not alone in this world, and happinessof others makes you happy, too.

这只是很简单的工作:当你帮助他人时,你在这个世界上并不孤单,和别人的幸福使你快乐。

4. They can stand up and say no

他们能够站起来,说“不”

There is a chance you can be lost in volunteering and helping⁹ others – in a bad sense. As everyworker, volunteers may get a burnout, which has already become a popular research subject.

这是个你可以迷失在志愿活动中帮助他人的机会——在一个糟糕的感觉。对于每个工人,志愿者可能会倦怠,这已经成为一个热门研究课题。

5. They stop living for the future

他们停止为未来生活

Alan Watts¹⁰, a philosopher and writer who used to popularize Eastern philosophy in Britain,particularly in his book ‘The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety’, argues thatwe live in the future too much. Craving¹¹ to live better, people hurry, work too hard, and struggleemotionally for the sake of abstract future. But it is possible to live happily in the present withoutthe assurance that the future will also be good.

艾伦.瓦茨,一位哲学家和作家曾在英国推广东方哲学,尤其是在他的书中“不安全的智慧: 一个焦虑的时代的信息,”认为我们太过于生活在未来。渴望更好的生活,人们匆忙, 太努力工作,斗争情绪只为了抽象的未来。但可以幸福的生活在现在不保证未来会变好。

6. They have a dream

他们有一个梦想

A dream is something about the future, and yet it can shape your happy present.

一个梦想是对于未来的,但它可以塑造你现在的快乐。