【阅读理解Areyouhappy?Doyourememberatimewhenyouwerehappy?Areyouseekinghappinesstoday?Manyhavesoughtavarietyofsourcesfortheirfeelingsofhappiness.Somehaveputtheirheartsandeffortsintotheirwork.Tooma】

　　阅读理解 Areyouhappy?Doyourememberatimewhenyouwerehappy?Areyouseekinghappinesstoday?

　　Manyhavesoughtavarietyofsourcesfortheirfeelingsofhappiness.Somehaveputtheirheartsand

　　effortsintotheirwork.Toomanyhaveturnedtodrugsandalcohol.Meanwhile, untoldnumbershave

　　lookedforitinthepossessionofexpensivecars, exotic(异国的)vacationhomesandotherpopular

　　"toys".Mostoftheireffortshavearootinonecommonfact:peoplearelookingforalastingsourceof

　　happiness.

　　Unfortunately, Ibelievethathappinessescapesfrommanypeoplebecausetheymisunderstandthe

　　journeyoffindingit.Ihaveheardmanypeoplesaythat, "I'llbehappywhenIgetmynewpromotion."

　　or"I'llbehappywhenIlosethatextra20pounds."Itisdangerousbecauseitacceptsthathappinessisa

　　"response"tohaving, beingordoingsomething.

　　Inlife, weallexperiencestimulus(激励)andresponse.Today, somepeoplethinkthatanexpensive

　　carisastimulus, andhappinessisaresponse；agreatpayingjobisastimulus, andhappinessisa

　　response；alovingrelationshipisastimulus, andhappinessisaresponse.Thisbeliefleavesusthe

　　thinkingandfeeling:"I'llbehappywhen..."

　　Ithasbeenmyfindingthatactuallytheoppositeistrue.Ibelievethathappinessisastimulusanda

　　responseiswhatlifebringstothosewhoaretrulyhappy.Whenwearehappy, wetendtohavemore

　　successinourwork.Whenwearehappy, peoplewanttobearoundusandenjoylovingrelationships.

　　Whenwearehappy, wemorenaturallytakebettercareofourbodiesandenjoygoodhealth.Happiness

　　isnotaresponsebutastimulus.

　　Happinessisaconsciouschoicewemakeeverydayofourlives.Forunknownreasontome, many

　　choosetobepainful, unsuccessfulandangrymostofthetime.Happinessisnotsomethingthathappen