幸福之路
今天读到一位名叫Alfred D'Souza的神父写的一篇文字，其中说道：“长期以来，我都觉得真正的生活即将开始。可是生活之中总会遇到重重障碍，比如此刻要做的事、未来要做的事、要花费的时间、要偿还的账目……在这一切都过去之后，生活才会真正开始。可到了后来我才意识到，正是这重重的障碍构成了我的生活。”
年少的时候，我们总以为等考上了大学，就不用再挑灯夜战、埋头苦读；等上了大学，我们又以为等到入了职，有了工作，就不用再囊中羞涩、生活拮据；可到真领了薪水准备潇洒人生时，又开始憧憬谈情论爱；再后来终于嫁作人妇、相夫教子了，又要为孩子、丈夫、老人等熬白青丝千缕、愁煞心情万种。等着这一段段光阴逝去，猛然发现人生已接近终点。
我们总习惯思维——如果我没有从政，也许经商会赚更多的钱；如果我没有跟随这个男人，与另一个他在一起生活，也许现在孩子也生了；如果我拥有一辆更好的车，也许将度过一个更完美的假期；如果我退休了，也许会周游世界……但现实是：世上没有那么多如果。
这世上的时间不会等待，也根本没有一条专门通向幸福的道路。每天每时每刻每分每秒，我们行走的路正是幸福之路，经历的时光正是幸福的时光，感受的生活正是幸福的生活。人生的旅程中，永远没有下一站。没有任何时候比现在这一刻更幸福、更宝贵了。倘若不是现在，又会是何时？
幸福是一段愉快的旅程，它不是终点所在。所以，请以饱满的情绪投入到你的工作和生活中吧，如同你根本不需要金钱一样；尽情去爱吧，如同你从未被伤害过；纵情地舞蹈吧，如同一直没有人注视你。
附原文：
For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin , real life. But, there was always some obsacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinnished business, time still to be served or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you share it with someone special, someone special enough to spend your time with. Make the most of your time. Don’t waste too much of your time studying, working, or stressing about something that seems important. Do what you want to do to be happy but also do what you can to make the people you care about happy. Remember that time waits for no one. So stop waiting until you take your last test, until you finnish school, until you go back to school, until you have the perfect body, the perfect car, or whatever other perfect thing you desire.
Stop waiting until the weekend, when you can party or let loose, until summer, spring, fall or winter, until you find the right person and get married, until you die, until your born again, to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
So work like you don’t need the money,
Love like you have never been hurt, and dance like no one’s watching.
Happiness Is A Journey
--By Father Alfred D'Souza