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ReadingforwritingTheArtofLiving---FindRealHappinessTherewasalittleboywhowasbored,sohewentouttothetreetoplay.Soontheboygrewtiredofplayinginthetree.“I’mhungry,”saidtheboy.“Here,”saidthetree,“takeanapple.”Theboytooktheappleandate.“Iwantabicycle,”saidtheboy,“butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuyone.”“Here,”saidthetree,“takeallmyapples,andsellthemsoyoucanhaveenoughmoneytobuythebicycleyouwant.”Theboytooktheapplesandwenttothemarket.Thetreewassohappytohavehelpedhisnewfriendandlookedforwardtoseeinghowhappytheboywillberidingaroundonhisnewbicycle.Daysturnedtoweeks.Weeksturnedintomonthsandmonthstoyears.Theboydidnotvisitthetree.Finallytheboyreturned,buthewasnotaboyanymore.Hewasayoungman,andhewasunhappy.“Iwanttotravel,”theyoungmancomplained,“butIdonothaveaboat.”“Here,”saidthetree,“cutmedownandusemywoodtobuildaboat.”Theyoungmancutdownthetreeandbuiltaboat.Manyyearspassedandthetreedidnotseeorhearfromtheyoungmanwhowasonceaboy.Finally,hereturned,buthewasanoldman,anunhappyoldman.“Whatiswrong?”askedthetree.“Iamoldandalone,andIhavenothing.”“Ihavenothingtogiveyou,”saidthetree.“Ijustwanttositdown.”Theoldmanwhowasonceayoungmanwhowasonceaboysatdownonthestumpthatwasonceabeautifultree.Thenhewept.Theoldmanfinallyunderstood.FromTheGivingTree,byShelSilversteinDon’talwaysaskfor“more”Theboy,likemostpeople,wantsconditionalhappiness.Hedidnotunderstandthatweshouldacceptlifeunconditionally,andthatleadstohappiness.Wecanallhaveandenjoytheluxuryofthings---thelatestdigitalproduct,thebiggestTV,thenewestandgreatestcellphone---yetwemustnotforgetthatsomeoneelseinthisworldmaybesufferingbecauseofourgreed,becauseofourlackofunderstanding.Togetwhateveryouwantistoforgetthatwantingisthesourceofsuffering.Thereisnolimitationtohappinessexceptfortheconditionswesetforourselves.LearntobecontentIfwegettoknowwhowereallyareandwhatwereallyneed,wemaycometorealizewhatishererightnowisperfect.Thus,weshouldlearntobecontentwithwhereweareandwhatwehavenow.Whenweliveeachmomentwithapeacefulstateofmind,whenwelookattheworldwithour“child”eyes,whenwearehappy,trulyhappy,whatweneedautomaticallycomestous.Ithasbeensaidthatwhenthestudentisreadytheteachercomes.Intheworld,everyoneandeveryexperiencecanbeour“teacher”.Believeinmagicandthemagicis---lovewhatyouaredoinginthemoment,whichwillrewardyouinspectacularwaysyouleastexpect,becausebeinghappydoesn’tjustmeanputtingasmileonyourface,andmakingyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Happinesshasfar-reaching,positiveeffectsoneveryaspectsoflife.Whenweareinahappymood,peoplelikeusbetter,andfriendshipandlovearemorelikelytobuildup.DevelopahappyhabitLearntonoticewhenyouareactuallyhappyandteachyourselftoappreciatethosemoments.Thinkupfivemomentsineverydaywhenyouareconsciousoffeelinghappy.Whensomethingbadhappens,trainyourselftoputitbehindyouratherthanletitruinyourday.Stopthinkingthatyoucanneverbehappyunlessyoursurroundingschange.Ifyoualwaysdelayyourhappinesslikethis,you’reactuallygivingyourselfmuchunnecessarypain.Trytosmilemoreandtochatmorewithpeople---andfeelthelevelsofyourownhappinessriseastheyrespondpositivelytoyou.Acceptthathappinessisaskillthatwecanallworkon---andthatitcanbecomeahabit.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Whyisthe‘giving’treehappy?2.Whyisthe‘wanting’boyunhappy?3.Whatdidtheoldmanfinallyunderstand?Writingpractice:Nowadays,theterm“senseofhappiness”hasbeenrepeatedlymentionedinvariousmedias.请就“幸福”这一话题谈谈自己的看法。