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一群年轻人到处寻找快乐，却遇到许多烦恼、忧愁和痛苦。他们去找古希腊哲学家苏格拉底请教快乐在哪里 苏格拉底说：“你们还是先帮我造一条船吧！” 年轻人把寻找快乐的事儿放在一边，找来造船的工具。他们用四十九天锯倒了一棵又高又粗的大树，挖空树造出了一条独木舟。 独木舟下水了。他们把苏格拉底请上船，一边荡桨，一边唱歌。 苏格拉底问：“孩子们.你们快乐吗？” 大家不约而同地高呼：“快乐极了！” 苏格拉底概括道：“快乐就是这样，它常常在你为一个明确的目标忙得不可开交时突然来访。” Where the Happiness Was A group of young people were looking for happiness everywhere, but encountered many troubles, sorrows and pains. They went to ask the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates where the happiness was. Socrates said, “Help me build a boat first!” Those young people put aside the matter of seeking happiness and fetched the tools for shipbuilding. They spent forty-nine days cutting down a big tree which was tall and thick, hollowed out the pith and built a canoe. The canoe was launched. They invited Socrates to get on the boat, paddling and singing. “Children, are you happy?” asked Socrates. They all chorused, "So happy!” Socrates summed up, "This is happiness. It often pays you a sudden visit when you are too busy with a definite purpose." launch 使（船下水；使（新船）首次下水 paddle 划桨 purpose 目的；目标 |
