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The Secret of Happiness

An old man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane. His old jacket and shoes made him look unusual that day.

A young waitress named Mary watched him move towards a table by the window.

She ran over to him, and said with a smile, "Here, sir. Let me give you a hand." Without saying a word, he just gave her a smile, too.

She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit down. Then she put his cane against the table where he could reach it.

In a soft and clear voice, the old man said, "Thank you, miss."

"You're welcome, sir," she replied. "I'll be back in a minute, and if you need anything, just wave at me!"

幸福的秘密

一位老人拄着拐杖慢慢走进一家餐馆。他的旧夹克和旧鞋子使他那天看起来很不寻常。

一位名叫玛丽的年轻女招待看着他走向靠窗的桌子。

她跑到他跟前，笑着说：“给你，先生。“让我帮你一把。”他一句话也没说，只是给了她一个微笑。

她把椅子拉离桌子，扶他坐下。然后她把他的手杖靠在桌子上，让他够得着。

老人用柔和而清晰的声音说：“谢谢你，小姐。”

“不客气，先生，”她回答说我马上就回来，如果你需要什么，就向我挥手！”

After he had finished a good meal, Mary brought him the change. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door.

Holding the door open for him, she said, "Thank you for coming to our restaurant! You're welcome to come again, sir!" The old man turned around and smiled.

When Mary went back to clean his table, she was very surprised. Under the plate, she found a business card, a 100-dollar bill and a note.

The note said, "Dear lady, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows in the way you treat me and yourself. You have found the secret of happiness."

In fact, the old man was the owner of the restaurant. That was the only time that she, or any of his waitresses, had ever seen him.

他吃完一顿丰盛的饭菜后，玛丽给他带来了零钱。她把手杖递给他，和他一起走到前门。

她为他把门打开，说：“谢谢你来我们餐厅！欢迎您再来，先生！”老人转过身来笑了。

当玛丽回去给他擦桌子时，她很惊讶。在盘子下面，她发现了一张名片，一张100美元的钞票和一张便条。

纸条上写着：“亲爱的女士，我尊敬你，你也尊重你自己。这表现在你对待我和你自己的方式上。你已经找到了幸福的秘密。”

事实上，这家餐馆的老板是那个老人。那是她或他的女服务员唯一一次见到他。

美文阅读笔记

㈠“在离开父母之前，我尚且可以依赖爸妈，靠一点点小聪明和一些捉摸不透的运气，然后投机取巧地活着。然而离家之后，真能让我走得远、走得快、走得踏实的，还得靠自律和勤奋。”

看看我们周围，有多少刚出校门、刚结婚的男男女女，腆着肚腩，双目呆滞，皮肤松弛，脚步拖沓……

他们在庸常的生活中失去了逐梦的热情，只能跟着别人喊口号：“人生在世，吃喝二字”；他们在朝九晚五的工作中磨灭了个性，只能是“今朝有酒今朝醉，明日愁来明日愁”。

看到别人出成绩了，他们悔不当初：“如果当初我知道，我也能做到……”；上进了三秒钟就累了，又自我安慰道：“至少我比某某某强。”

久而久之，他们将一切的不如意归结于宿命，心不甘情不愿地念着“命里有时终须有，命里无时莫强求”。

梦游似的活着，确实也有一些事是会随着时间越变越“好”的，比如，以前你是胖，现在是“好”胖！

有一段话说得很好：熬夜看电视剧、泡酒吧、逛夜店、文身、买醉……这些事情看起来很酷，但其实一点儿难度都没有，只要你有点儿钱、有点儿闲就能做到。但更酷的是那些不容易的事情，比如读完一本书、坚持早起、有规律地健身、稳定体重等。

这些在常人看来无聊且难以长久的事情才考验一个人，也锻炼一个人。

高度自律的人早起早睡，在其他人赖床的时候准备好了精美的早餐，又在别人熬夜玩游戏、追剧的时候养足了精气神；他们勤于锻炼、敢跟枯燥、无趣的生活死磕，所以才有了马甲线和腹肌，有了学富五车，有了一路绿灯的快意人生。

年轻的时候吃吃“严于律己”的苦头，你还能得到一种迎难而上，然后各种问题、困难迎刃而解的成就感；若是年迈时再去吃苦头，那就仅剩风烛残年、气若游丝的凄凉。

律己之所以难，就是因为要对抗自己的天性！

㈡血缘亲情，是人最珍贵的情感之一。亲情里面有着最为温馨动人的一面，也有着自私自利的一面。

人类繁衍进化，遵循水往低处流的规律，保障自己的基因更好地发展延续下去。上一代人疼爱养育下一代，下一代人再爱惜下下一代。甚至牺牲自己，保全孩子。