11-The Secret of Happiness 幸福的秘密

The secret of happiness

　　Once there lived a king of great strength and wealth.Yet he was not happy.He told his servants to find him things to make him happy,but each came back saying,"Noting in the world can match the wonderful things you have already."Then in that land,there lived a poor man with a patch over one eye and a crutch¹ to help him walk.Although he had little,he was always happy.When the king heard of this,he asked the man to teach him his secret.

　　"I never push." the man replied,"and I never rush.Most of all,I never wish for too much."Then he smiled and was gone.

　　If you would make a man happy,do not add to his possessions but subtract from his desires.

1 crutch   

n.T字形拐杖；支持，依靠，精神支柱

参考例句：

• Her religion was a crutch to her when John died.约翰死后，她在精神上依靠宗教信仰支撑住自己。
• He uses his wife as a kind of crutch because of his lack of confidence.他缺乏自信心，总把妻子当作主心骨。