Happiness

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Happiness

　　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.
5 ?" c5 s; c9 E9 r6 x) V　　I swear I shall do anything.
$ P" f$ f( i% A4 R% W) {7 x' h　　Very well. How many animals do you have?
3 N2 i4 w* [/ _, h  w  r% Q' r- d　　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!
! ^" `. H8 M$ @2 q9 L4 G8 W　　Go back, said the Master, and put the animals out.
7 L) V$ ~- i/ b9 L; D1 C　　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!
2 d. L+ l8 L& g9 ]9 j8 q" a　　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。
+ M4 ?- A6 W' I8 |8 d　　你能发誓按我说的去做吗? 大师严肃地说。
' B9 g+ v$ l2 i, z' \3 G　　我发誓我什么都愿意做。
2 i' ^  F0 k. L4 l* e  f+ B& X( K# E　　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。
　　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!
! W6 ]4 z, p. Z* u; \0 U1 G  ?5 Q　　回去， 大师说， 把牲口赶出去。
　　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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