「当下、此刻、今日和你想要达到的彼岸同等重要，不要用自虐的方式去换取一个理想的明天。快乐是一种能力，也是一种选择。」
两年后的夏天，我竟然在《纳瓦尔宝典》里读到几乎一模一样的话，但Naval的描述更加简洁、轻盈、打动人心。
幸福是一种选择
Happiness, love, and passion...aren’t things you find—they’re choices you make.
幸福，爱，激情……这些都不是我们追寻的事物，而是我们做出的选择。
Happiness is a choice you make and a skill you develop.
The mind is just as malleable as the body. We spend so much time and effort trying to change the external world, other people, and our own bodies—all while accepting ourselves the way we were programmed in our youths.
大脑就像身体一样，是可塑的。我们花费大量时间和精力，努力改造外部世界，改造他人，改造自己的身体，却没有考虑过改造自己的大脑，只是简单地接受了年轻时被塑造的自己。
malleable [ˈmæliəbl] adj. easily influenced or changed 可塑的，易受影响（或改变）的
programme v. to make a person, an animal, etc. behave in a particular way, so that they do it without thinking about it 训练，培养
in sb's youth 在某人年轻时
We accept the voice in our head as the source of all truth. But all of it is malleable, and every day is new. Memory and identity are burdens from the past preventing us from living freely in the present.
Happiness requires presence
幸福需要活在当下
At any given time, when you’re walking down the streets, a very small percentage of your brain is focused on the present. The rest is planning the future or regretting the past. This keeps you from having an incredible experience. It’s keeping you from seeing the beauty in everything and for being grateful for where you are. You can literally destroy your happiness if you spend all of your time living in delusions of the future.
We crave experiences that will make us be present, but the cravings themselves take us from the present moment.
我们渴望那些让我们能感知当下的体验，殊不知，这样的渴望却让我们脱离了当下。
crave v. to have an extremely strong desire for something 渴望，热望
craving n. [C] an extremely strong desire for something 渴望，热望
I just don’t believe in anything from my past. Anything. No memories. No regrets. No people. No trips. Nothing. A lot of our unhappiness comes from comparing things from the past to the present.
There’s a great definition I read: “Enlightenment is the space between your thoughts.” It means enlightenment isn’t something you achieve after thirty years sitting on a mountaintop. It’s something you can achieve moment to moment, and you can be enlightened to a certain percent every single day.
What if this life is the paradise we were promised, and we’re just squandering it?
你有没有想过，现在的生活可能就是上帝承诺给你的天堂，而你却毫不珍惜，肆意挥霍？
squander v.to carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc 浪费，挥霍
The End
「颜值不能决定你的心情」
减少精神内耗的40件小事
「世界上的任何一次拥抱都将以松手告终」
毛姆怎么写“此心安处是吾乡”？
毛姆：所谓“青春多幸福”，不过是一种幻觉
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