t； re place it with a different tile； or forget about it and focus on the tiles in your life that are not missing。
We all know people who have had a relatively easy life yet are essentially unhappy。 And we know people who have suffered a great deal but generally remain happy。 The first secret is gratitude。 All happy people are grateful。 Ungrateful people cannot be happy。 We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to plain； but it’s truer to say that plaining leads to people being unhappy。 The second secret is realizing that happiness is a byproduct of something else。 The most obvious sources are those pursuits that give our lives purpose—anything from studying insects to playing baseball。 The more passions we have； the more happiness we are likely to experience。 Finally； the belief that something permanent transcends us and that our existence has some larger meaning can help us be happier。 We need a spirit ual faith； of a philosophy of Iife。 Whatever your philosophy； it should include this truism： if you choose to find the positive in virtually every situation； you will be blessed； and if you choose to find the awful； you will be cursed。 As with happiness itself； this is largely your decision to make。
。 想看書來
甜美的九月（1）
哈爾·勃蘭德
九月，的確不僅僅是一個月份，還是一個收穫的季節。在八月離去的時候，它翩翩而來；在十月將要降臨的時候，它又徐徐離去。一路上，志得意滿。歷經了夏日的酷熱和躁動，歲月終於平靜了下來。九月踏著自己的節拍，不緊不慢地為來年夏天積聚力量。
秋意跟隨著九月的腳步來臨了，它在籠罩著薄霧的黎明中爬行，然後漸漸地消失在炎熱的午後。它拂過樹梢，把幾片樹葉染成了紅色，然後乘著一簇簇的薊花絨毛飄過山谷，消失不見了。它有時在小山頂上