Happiness

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Happiness
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　　I am in desperate need of help -- or I'll go crazy. We're living in a single room -- my wife, my children and my in-laws. So our nerves are on edge, we yell and scream at one another. The room is a hell.
　　Do you promise to do whatever I tell you? said the Master gravely.
8 C! E$ F# ?; B/ d　　I swear I shall do anything.
　　Very well. How many animals do you have?
　　A cow, a goat and six chickens.
　　Take them all into the room with you. Then come back after a week.
　　The disciple was appalled. But he had promised to obey! So he took the animals in. A week later he came back, a pitiable figure, moaning, I'm a nervous wreck. The dirt! The stench! The noise! We're all on the verge of madness!
. q2 e& s+ g+ u+ L: n　　Go back, said the Master, and put the animals out.
: O4 @0 W8 T! F$ v6 i　　The man ran all the way home. And came back the following day, his eyes sparkling with joy. How sweet life is! The animals are out. The home is a Paradise, so quiet and clean and roomy!
　　快帮帮我吧，否则我要发疯了!我们一家人住在一间房间里--我妻子、我的孩子们和我妻子家里的人。我们整日神经紧张，互相大喊大叫。家里就像是地狱一样。
　　你能发誓按我说的去做吗? 大师严肃地说。
6 {& Z5 W4 d+ v　　我发誓我什么都愿意做。
　　很好。你有多少头牲口?
　　一头奶牛、一头山羊和六只鸡。
　　把它们全部赶进你家里。一个星期之后再回来。
+ S% w, w+ v; `& T% }4 `0 y8 e0 p$ q　　弟子吓了一跳，但他已经发誓照办。于是，他把牲口赶进家中。一周以后他回来了，模样惨不忍睹，他呻吟道：“我实在受不了了。家里到处是尘土!恶臭!叫声!我们全都快发疯了!
　　回去， 大师说， 把牲口赶出去。
0 m- A2 r8 ~2 n) {$ q　　那人一路跑回家。第二天他又回来了，他的眼睛闪烁着快乐的光芒。 生活是多么美好啊!终于把牲口赶出去了。现在家里就像天堂一样，安静、整洁而又宽敞!
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