Is Happiness Still Possible?
By Bertrand Russell
Happiness is of two sorts, though, of course, there are intermediate degrees. The two sorts I mean might be distinguished as plain and fancy, or animal and spiritual, or of the heart and of the head. The designation to be chosen among these alternatives depends, of course, upon the thesis to be proved.
快乐可以分为两类，当然，也存在着中间部分。我认为可以将这两类快乐分为平淡无奇的快乐和浮想联翩的快乐，或者叫肉体的快乐和精神的快乐，也可以叫情感的快乐和理智的快乐。当然了，选哪个名称要依论点而定。
Pleasures of achievement demand difficulties such that beforehand success seems doubtful although in the end it is usually achieved. This is perhaps the chief reason why a not excessive estimate of one's own powers is a source of happiness. The man who underestimates himself is perpetually being surprised by success, whereas the man who overestimates himself is just as often surprised by failure. The former kind of surprise is pleasant, the latter unpleasant. It is therefore wise to be not unduly conceited, though also not too modest to be enterprising.
要想获得成功的快乐就要付出艰苦的努力，尽管最后总能成功，但在此之前会对此深表怀疑，这也许就是为什么说不高估自己的能力是幸福的源泉之一的主要原因。低估自己的人总会惊讶于自己的成功，而高估自己的人却总会惊讶于自己的失败。前一种惊讶是愉快的，后一种惊讶是不愉快的。所以明智的做法是不要过于自负，尽管也不能自谦得没了进取心。
Any pleasure that does no harm to other people is to be valued. For my part, I collect rivers: I derive pleasure from having gone down the Volga and up the Yangtse, and regret very much having never seen the Amazon or the Orinoco.
不会危害其他人的任何乐趣都是有价值的。就我而言，我收集河流，我的乐趣在于顺伏尔加河而下，逆长江而上，并为从没见过亚马逊河和奥里诺科河而深感遗憾。虽然这种感情很简单，但我并不为此羞愧。
The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.
幸福的秘诀在于：兴趣范围要尽可能地广，尽可能善意地而不是敌意地对待你感兴趣的人和物。
本文段选自英国哲学家罗素的《幸福之路》，该书是英国哲学家罗素所写的一本关于生活哲理的书，书中讨论了各种常见的问题，如生存竞争、烦闷、嫉妒、疲劳等等，并阐述了自己认为可以避免的方式。
全书分为《不幸福的原因》和《幸福的原因》两部分。罗素将自己的经验和观察证实过的意见归纳总结起来，分析了我们不幸的原因，并告诉我们如何凭着适当的努力变得幸福。这本书并不试图通过高深哲理，枯燥说教来显示自己的高高在上，而是通过浅显但寓意深刻的文字，逐渐抓住你的注意力，让你慢慢沉浸在这样的文字中。希望每个在生活中充满困惑，对幸福苦求不得的人都能在这张“良方”中找到最适合自己的剂量，获得真正的幸福。
整理：2024月1月16日于金融培训中心
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