What Brings Us Happiness? 什麼帶給我們幸福？

Dear friend,

We have published our 100th video! This truly is a cause for celebration! I would like to take this festive opportunity to publish our second article.

Let’s think and talk about happiness.

親愛的朋友，

我們已經發布了我們的第100個影片！這真是一個值得慶祝的事情！我想趁這個歡樂的機會發布我們的第二篇文章。

讓我們談談幸福。

What brings us happiness?

Is it money? Not having it is hard, we all agree, right? But is it the most valuable thing there is? I don't think so. If your “friends” only stay by your side because you buy them this or that, what will happen when you can’t or don't want to spend your money on them anymore? They might leave. Can you buy happiness? Rich people say you can’t. Can you buy health? People ridden with sickness will tell you that you cannot do this either. We already talked about friendship, you can’t buy true friends, can you? Oh, but it makes life much easier, if you don't have to worry about money, we probably all agree about this right? But money might not be the solution to everything and might not be the most valuable thing there is.

Is it time? If you don’t have it, you are under constant stress, so to have time is valuable right? But is it the most valuable thing? Let’s say you have time, a lot of it. So much of it that you are bored. Why? Because having a lot of time but no goals for how to use it in a meaningful way, will it have a lot of value? So the most important question might not be how much time you have, but how you spend it.

What about fame? Is fame everything? You might guess my opinion on this, as you read till here already, right? Indeed, I don’t think so. Why? Let’s ask about why you are famous. For your bad deeds? For your good deeds? For your own effort and work? Or for someone else's work? If your fame was built on the hard work of others, can you really enjoy it? Or will you be anxious that the source of your fame could be discovered and your fame would crumble away rapidly? Even if you gained your fame righteously, will it last forever?

Let's talk a bit about happiness. Would you be happy if you were lied to? Would you appreciate it if someone defamed you? Sabotaged you? Hurt you? Did not tolerate your ideas? What if your boss, chef, president, king or ruler does not uphold moral values? Can you imagine how much his employees, his people, his kingdom will suffer? But, what if the boss of the business you work in does uphold values? Imagine him or her to be kind, tolerant and fair to all, the employees, customers and partners alike? What if a kingdom is ruled strictly by a benevolent and kind emperor? It is easy to see that power cannot be the most important thing in life either. It is not the power itself, which is of importance, but what one does with this power that they have.

什麼帶給我們幸福？

是金錢嗎？沒有金錢很難，我們都同意這一點，對吧？但這是最有價值的東西嗎？我不這麼認為。如果你的“朋友”只因為你買了這個或那個才留在你身邊，當你不能或不想再花錢買給他們時，他們會離開你。你能買到幸福嗎？有錢人說你不能。你能買到健康嗎？身患疾病的人會告訴你你也不能這樣做。我們已經談過友誼了，你不能買到真正的朋友，對吧？哦，但如果你不必擔心錢的問題，生活會變得更輕鬆愉快，我們都同意這一點，對吧？但是金錢可能並不是解決一切問題的答案，也可能不是最有價值的東西。

是時間嗎？如果你沒有時間，你就會在不斷的壓力下，所以擁有時間很有價值，對吧？但這是最有價值的東西嗎？假設你有很多時間。時間太多，你感到無聊。為什麼？因為擁有很多時間，但沒有有意義的使用方式，它就有很大的價值嗎？所以最重要的問題可能不是你有多少時間，而是你如何利用它。

名聲呢？名聲是一切嗎？你可能已經猜到我的觀點，因為你已經看到這裡了，對吧？確實，我不這麼認為。為什麼？讓我們問問你為什麼出名。因為你的壞事？因為你的好事？因為你自己的努力和工作？還是因為別人的工作？如果你的名聲是建立在別人的辛勤工作之上，你真的能夠享受它嗎？還是你會焦慮，擔心你的名聲的來源會被揭穿，你的名聲會迅速崩潰？即使你的名聲是正當地獲得的，它能持續多久呢？

讓我們談談幸福。如果你被欺騙，你會感到快樂嗎？如果有人誹謗你，破壞你，傷害你，不容忍你的想法，你會欣賞嗎？如果你的老板、廚師、總統、國王或統治者沒有堅持道德價值觀，你能想象他的員工、人民、國家會受到多大的痛苦嗎？但是，如果你所在的企業的老闆堅持價值觀呢？想象一下他或她對員工、客戶和合作夥伴都是友善、寬容和公正的。如果一個王國被一位仁慈而友好的皇帝嚴格統治，那會是什麼情況呢？可以很容易地看出，權力也不是人生中最重要的東西。重要的不是權力本身，而是一個人如何運用他們所擁有的權力。

What makes us happy?

Let’s think a bit deeper about values… How would you feel, if people want to spend their time with you, because they value you, your ideas, your thoughts, because they share the same righteous values and virtues? Let's say you share the same goals, the same virtuous mission in life. Let’s go a bit further and say you share the same heartfelt wish of what you want to accomplish in this lifetime. And you overcome burdens, difficulties and solve problems together. You call them your friends and they call you theirs. As you share the same virtues, they would never lie to you as you don't lie to them because there is no need for it. They would never desert or betray you, whether you have a lot of money or not, whether you are famous or not. Whatever the circumstances are, they will stay loyal friends. They will enjoy listening to your thoughts and you will enjoy listening to theirs. This can be called a truly loyal friendship based on universal values. Would that not lead to a life full of happiness?

什麼讓我們快樂呢？

讓我們深入思考一下價值觀……如果有人想花時間與你在一起，因為他們重視你、你的想法、你的思想，因為他們分享相同的正義價值觀和美德，你會感覺如何？假設你們有共同的目標，有共同的美德使命。再進一步假設你們有相同的心願，希望在這一生中實現什麼。你們一起克服負擔、困難和問題，你們稱他們為朋友，他們稱你為他們的朋友。由於你們分享相同的美德，他們不會對你說謊，因為沒有這個必要，而你也不會對他們說謊。無論你有很多錢還是沒有，你是否有名氣，他們都不會離棄或背叛你。無論情況如何，他們都會是忠誠的朋友。他們會喜歡聽你的想法，而你也會喜歡聽他們的想法。這可以稱為基於普世價值觀的真正忠誠的友誼。這不會帶來一生充滿幸福的生活嗎？

So what are the universal values?

What are the universal values you might ask? Let's see, if values are not there… Let me ask in this way: Who wants to be lied to? Betrayed and stabbed in the back? Who wants, from the bottom of his heart, to meet, work, or be with someone who has no respect, no benevolence, no tolerance? In short, someone has no moral values, virtues, or morals at all? Who would want to be in your position when others steal from you, lie to you, hurt you, and betray you? What is it you want to value?

So what do we call people who treat having values more important than themselves? It's not only the heroes, who put this into reality, but let’s take heroes as an example, for now.

What makes a hero a hero? I would say, a hero is a hero because he puts saving others before his own safety, wellbeing, and needs while following universal righteous values.

Is a hero still a hero if he bows to power, money, fame, etc? Of course not. All righteous heroes from ancient history till today are called heroes because they have values, much bigger and much more important than themselves. You might ask, what does this have to do with me?

What if I tell you that you can become a hero-like figure in your own life? It is not that hard, I think. We talked about it, right? Everyday, try to uphold righteous and universal values like loyalty, courage, benevolence, mercy, and forgiveness.

It is pretty straight forward right? If you don't want to be lied to, don’t lie to others. If you don’t want to be betrayed, be loyal to others. If you want others to listen to what you say, learn to listen patiently to others first. Begin today to value universal values and through putting them into your life, you will see the positive changes it will bring.

And remember, you can’t change others, but you can always change yourself for the better. As you improve, you will be able to live according to righteous values and virtues even more, day by day.

Some might say, "but sometimes I’m not given the time to think about how to act. I need to vent, complain, or curse before I can gather the will to uphold values" From my experience, what can help is using self-restraint as a tool to overcome this flaw. There are many benefits in using self-restraint. But for now let's talk about just one of them.

那麼，普世價值觀是什麼？

你可能會問，普世價值觀是什麼？如果沒有什麼價值觀呢？... 讓我這樣問：誰想被欺騙？被背叛和中傷？誰想和沒有尊重、仁慈、寬容的人相處、工作或生活？簡而言之，誰想和沒有道德價值觀、美德或道德的人相處？誰想處於被偷竊，被撒謊，被傷害，被別人背叛的境地？你想要珍視什麼？

那麼，誰把價值觀看得比自己更重要？當然，不僅僅是英雄們會努力實踐價值觀，但在這裡，讓我們以英雄為例。

什麼讓英雄成為英雄？我認為，英雄是英雄，因為他在遵循普世正義價值觀的同時，把拯救他人置於自己的安全、福祉和需求之前。

如果英雄向權力、金錢、名望等低頭，他還是英雄嗎？當然不是。從古代歷史到現在，所有正義的英雄之所以被稱為英雄，是因為他們有比自己更重要、更偉大的價值觀。

你可能會問，這與我有什麼關係？

如果我告訴你，你可以在自己的生活中成為一個像英雄一樣的人，你相信嗎？我認為這並不難。我們已經談到了，將每天努力堅持忠誠、勇氣、仁慈、慈悲和寬恕等正義的普世價值觀。這很直接明了，對吧？如果你不想被欺騙，就不要對他人撒謊。如果你不想被背叛，就要忠誠於他人。如果你希望他人聽你說話，就要先學會耐心地聆聽他人。從今天開始重視普世價值觀，並通過將其融入你的生活，你將看到帶來的積極變化。

並且請記住，你不能改變別人，但你總可以改變自己變得更好。當你逐漸提高，你將能夠更加按照正義的價值和美德生活，日復一日。有些人可能會說，“有時我沒有時間思考該如何行動。我需要發洩、抱怨或詛咒，然後才能聚集意志來堅持價值觀。” 從我的經驗來看，使用自我克制作為克服這個缺陷的工具是有幫助的。使用自我克制有很多好處，但現在讓我們只談談其中的一個。

Let's say someone feels betrayed, treated unfairly and taken advantage of. If this person does not use self-restraint, he will speak harsh words before he thinks with a calm heart. Once these words are spoken, he will be unable to take them back. But what if that person only felt that he was treated unfairly, but it was just an unfortunate misunderstanding? Will it be easy to treat the wounds he inflicted on the other's soul? To use self-restraint at all times is not limiting or imprisoning, rather it can be freeing in the end. It will give you time to think during a conflict or a misunderstanding. How do I want to react to this situation? How can I answer without hurting others, without blaming others or accusing others? Was this conflict my fault? Was I wrong? Self constraint helps enormously if you want to uphold values and virtues. You will be in control of what you say and when you say it. Self control will help you to create the time you need to think with a calm heart, so you will be able to act and speak truthfully with wisdom and benevolence.

讓我們假設，有個人感到被背叛、不公待遇並被利用。如果這個人不使用自我克制，他會在冷靜思考前講出尖酸刻薄的話語。一旦這些話語脫口而出，他就無法收回。但是，如果這個人只是感到自己被不公對待，而這只是不幸的誤解呢？治療他對對方靈魂造成的傷害會容易嗎？始終使用自我克制不是限制或束縛，相反，最終可能是讓自己得到真正的自由。這會給你在衝突或誤解時思考的時間。我想如何對待這種情況？我如何回答而不傷害他人，而不責怪他人或指責他人？這次衝突是我的錯嗎？我錯了嗎？如果想要堅持價值和美德，自我克制會有很大幫助。你將控制自己說什麼，什麼時候說。自我控制將幫助你創造你需要的時間，以冷靜的心思考，這樣你就能用智慧和仁慈真實地行動和說話。

As GanJingWorld Channel Classical Music and Nature - 古典音樂小站 , we have published our 100th video! Yay! We took this opportunity to write a bit about values and how values could bring happiness to your life, since we as individuals and as a team value values a lot. As we share the same righteous universal values, these values are building the foundation of our cooperation and work as a team.

And last but not least we would like to thank all our loyal subscribers! We reached 550 subscribers today! Thank you so much for your support, likes, and comments! We appreciate them a lot.

We sincerely hope you enjoy our videos! We wish to provide an oasis of peace and relaxation for you in these stressful times and we wish you the best and brightest future.

And we wish everyone success on the journey of upholding values and virtues. It might just be one of the keys to bringing a bright future to us all!

作為乾淨世界「Classical Music and Nature - 古典音樂小站」的頻道，我們已經發佈了100部影片！太好了！我們利用這個機會，寫了一些有關價值觀的文章，並探討價值觀如何為你帶來幸福。作為個人和團隊，我們非常重視價值觀，因為我們分享同樣的正義普世價值觀，這些價值觀是我們合作和工作的基礎。

最後，我們要感謝所有忠實的訂閱者！今天我們已經達到550名訂閱者！非常感謝你們的支持、讚好和評論！我們非常感激。

我們真誠地希望你們喜歡我們的影片！我們希望在這個緊張的時刻為你們提供一個和平和放鬆的綠洲，並祝願你們有一個最好和最光明的未來。

我們祝願每個人在堅持正確的價值觀和美德的旅途上取得成功。這可能是為我們所有人帶來光明未來的關鍵之一！

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