"Happiness is so original! "
In 1988 April, Howard Dickinson 24 years old, is The United States of AmericaColumbia UniversityDepartment of philosophyDoctor of philosophy. His graduation thesis topic is "people's happiness depends on what". In order to complete this task, he was randomly distributed to the public ten thousand copies of the questionnaire. Volume:
1.a detailed personal information registration,
2.there are five options:A very happy. B happiness. C in general. D pain. E is very painful.
Which lasted more than two months, he finally recovered more than five hundred thousand effective questionnaires. After statistics, only 121 people think they are very happy.
Next, Howard Dickinson on the 121 people made a detailed investigation and analysis. He found that the 121 people,
50 people, is the city's successful people, their well-being mainly comes from the cause of success.
While the other 71 people, some ordinary housewives, some farmers selling vegetables, some of the company's small staff, there are even recipients of the tramp.
These career ordinary life bleak, why would have such a high sense of happiness? Through multiple contacts with these people, Howard Dickinson found that although these people are diverse occupational diversity, but one thing they are the same. That is, they are not too much material requirements. They are flat, self-help, it is able to enjoy the ordinary life of salt and salt. Such a survey results to Howard Dickinson was inspired. So he came to the conclusion of such a paper:
There are two people in this world the most happy:
One is indifferent to the quiet ordinary people, one is the fame of the outstanding. If you are ordinary people, you can cultivate the heart, reduce the desire to get happiness. If you are outstanding, you can progress through hard work, access to the cause of success, and then, to obtain a higher level of happiness. His mentor looked at his paper, very much appreciated, approved a big "excellent"!
After graduation, Howard Kingson to teach. Flash, twenty years later. Now Howard Dickinson also from the year's emotional growth of young people to the United States a well-known tenured professor. He put the contact information of 121 people to find out, spent three months time, they conducted a questionnaire survey. The results of the survey were returned. That year the 71 ordinary people, in addition to the two died, a total of 69 questionnaires were recovered. Over the years, there have been many changes in the lives of 69 people (some of them have been among the successful people; some have been living an ordinary day; some people because of illness and accidents, life is very tight). But their options have not changed, still feel "very happy." And that 50 winners of the options have undergone tremendous changes.
Only 9 career smooth sailing, still insist on the choice of the year - very happy
23 people chose "general".
16 people have chosen "pain" because of their frustrations, bankruptcy or demotion.
Another 2 people chose "very painful."
Looking at the results of such a survey, Howard Dickinson into a deep thought. For several days, Howard Dickinson is immersed in their own thoughts. Two weeks later, Howard Dickinson in the "happy password" in the title of "Washington Post" published a paper. In the paper, Howard Kinson described in detail the process of these two surveys and results. At the end of the paper, he concluded: all the material support of happiness, can not be sustained, with the departure of the material will leave. Only the soul of calm and quiet, then the physical and mental pleasure, is the real source of happiness.
Numerous readers have read this paper, have exclaimed: "Howard Dickinson deciphered a happy password!" This article has aroused widespread concern. "Washington Post" printed six times a day!
All the material support of happiness, can not be sustained, will leave with the departure of the material. Only the soul of calm and quiet, then the physical and mental pleasure, is the real source of happiness.
《原來幸福是這麼一回事！》
1988年4月，霍華德金森24歲，是美國哥倫比亞大學的哲學系博士。他畢業論文的課題是《人的幸福感取決於什麼》。為了完成這一課題，他向市民隨機派發出了一萬份問卷。卷中-
1.有詳細的個人資料登記.
2.還有五個選項：A非常幸福。B幸福。C一般。D痛苦。E非常痛苦。
歷時兩個多月，他最終收回了五千二百餘張有效問卷。經過統計，僅僅只有121人認為自己非常幸福。接下來，霍華德金森對這121人做了詳細地調查分析。
他發現這121人當中有50人，是這座城市的成功人士，他們的幸福感主要來源於事業的成功。而另外的71人，有的是普通的家庭主婦，有的是賣菜的農民，有的是公司裡的小職員，還有的甚至是領取救濟金的流浪漢。
這些職業平凡生涯黯淡的人，為什麼也會擁有如此高的幸福感呢？通過與這些人的多次接觸交流，霍華德金森發現，這些人雖然職業多樣性格迥然，但是有一點他們是相同的。那就是他們都對物質沒有太多的要求。他們平淡自守、安貧樂道，很能享受柴米油鹽的尋常生活。這樣的調查結果讓霍華德金森很受啟發。於是，他得出了這樣的論文總結：
這個世界上有兩種人最幸福：
一種是淡泊寧靜的平凡人，一種是功成名就的傑出者。如果你是平凡人，你可以通過修煉內心、減少欲望來獲得幸福。 如果你是傑出者，你可以通過進取拼搏，獲得事業的成功，進而，獲得更高層次的幸福。他的導師看了他的論文後，十分欣賞，批了一個大大的「優」！
畢業後，霍華德金森留校任教。一晃，二十多年過去了。如今霍華德金森也由當年的意氣青年成長為美國一位知名終身教授。他把那121人的聯繫方式又找了出來，花費了三個月的時間，對他們又進行了一次問卷調查。調查結果回饋回來了。
當年那71名平凡者，除了兩人去世以外，共收回69份調查表。
這些年來，這69人的生活雖然發生了許多變化(他們有的已經躋身於成功人士的行列;有的一直過著平凡的日子;也有的人由於疾病和意外，生活十分拮据)。但是他們的選項都沒變，仍然覺得自己「非常幸福」。
而那50名成功者的選項卻發生了巨大的變化。
僅有9人事業一帆風順，仍然堅持的當年的選擇——非常幸福。
23人選擇了「一般」。
有16人因為事業受挫、或破產、或降職，選擇了「痛苦」。
另有2人選擇了「非常痛苦」。
看著這樣的調查結果，霍華德金森陷入了深思。一連數日，霍華德金森都沉浸在自己的思緒當中。兩週後，霍華德金森以《幸福的密碼》為題在《華盛頓郵報》上發表了一篇論文。在論文中，霍華德金森詳細敘述了這兩次問卷調查的過程與結果。論文結尾，他總結說：所有靠物質支撐的幸福感，都不能持久，都會隨著物質的離去而離去。只有心靈的淡定寧靜，繼而產生的身心愉悅，才是幸福的真正源泉。
無數讀者讀了這篇論文之後，都紛紛驚呼：「霍華德金森破譯了幸福的密碼！」這篇文章，引起了廣泛的關注。《華盛頓郵報》一天之內六次加印！
所有靠物質支撐的幸福感，都不能持久，都會隨著物質的離去而離去。只有心靈的淡定寧靜，繼而產生的身心愉悅，才是幸福的真正源泉。http://classic-blog.udn.com/alpineatks/80880790
