2009年5月22日星期五

快乐是什么


几个星期前的报纸上有一则读了让人很感动的新闻。
一位身体到处都是毛病,只有肝脏健全的年轻女子周虹伶,竟然切除了自己60巴仙的肝脏去救一个素不相识的13岁癌症女童。
捐肝需要很大的勇气。因为它是一项大手术,不但在身体上会留下伤疤,也要留医一阵子休养才能复原。从记者的专访中,我们读到虹伶在手术后,需要注射吗啡来止痛,也需要疗养。好端端的一个人为一个陌生人受这么多的折磨,还要失去身体一部分的器官,值得吗?
可是虹伶笑容灿烂的说,捐肝是一种缘分。她并且告诉记者因为她捐肝,因而让她离婚20年的父母重新会面,她认为这是福报。
一样让她肉体受苦的事情,她认为是快乐;一个可能会让她丧命的大手术,她说是福报,这是什么样的逻辑呢?这和我们一般人对快乐的看法不是南辕北辙吗?
我们心目中的快乐,是能够给我们酬报,给我们享受,让我们拥有,也让我们感觉舒服的事物,像周虹伶这样,怎么能够叫快乐呢?
但是仔细想想,快乐是什么呢?是短暂的欢喜,愉悦,兴奋,而在享受持有之后便觉得一无所有,还是提升自己,帮助他人因心灵的踏实而持续喜乐?
快乐是由外在给我们耳目鼻舌身带来的刺激,还是出自我们内心的满足喜悦?
外在事物给我们带来的快乐,一定需要外在的配合,如果得不到,我们就不快乐;但是来自于内心的快乐,却不受控于外物,只要自己的心调和,不管外在如何,快乐总是会源源而来。而这种快乐,基本上,都与善相连,有善行,就有快乐。不止自己快乐,别人也快乐。
心理学家做过实验,让实验者先享受感官的刺激;然后再叫他们或帮助朋友做事,或对周围对我们有贡献的人感恩,最后比较哪一样会让他们感到快乐。结果心理学家发现,实验者都同意,感恩或主人在开始时会有些踌躇,但是一旦做了,满足,踏实,愉悦的感觉是感官的刺激无法相比的。
所以,要快乐,要享受长久的快乐,我们应该知道怎么做了。

9 条评论:

Shmily 说...

这就是助人为快乐之本啊!不明白现实生活中为何还有人爱做损人不利己的事呢?

AliVe 说...

要学会快乐
是一门知识

yokeyin 说...

很多人都以“人不为己,天诛地灭 ”为由而做些损人利己的事。这一切, 还得怪那金钱和物质的诱惑。随着年龄的增长,我才体会到什么是平凡便是福。

房子 说...

或许是吧,我们都期待令我们快乐的事,却不会去做令别人快乐的事! 我常常在想,为甚么人总是会有自私的本性,包括我自己啊。。。

永乐多斯 说...

Shmily:所以我们要快乐就多帮助别人。至于损人利己或损人不利己的人,我相信他们最终都是会尝到苦果的。
AliVe:你觉得容易学吗?
yokeyin:不能拒绝诱惑就是不快乐的开始。对吗?
房子:所以古圣先贤叫我们去人欲存天理呀。

Hoong Ling 说...

I can't really read Chinese so I hop my comment is not off-track. It is extremely difficult to express and explain the JOY OF GIVING and it was this article about joy of giving (written by a monk) that I gave and gave to initially find happiness and in the end, I really exhausted myself. However, the liver donation surgery also allow me 2 months full rest where I now slowly stop from many organisations. Not that I feel it is already enough giving but I now realise while happiness can be found by giving but true joy can only be found WITHIN yourself. I must admit this act of saving a life is indescribable, the joy is really real and is a few levels higher than happiness alone. I now focus on organ donation awareness which is another reason I stop from other organisations.

永乐多斯 说...

HoongLing: What a surprise you wrote to me. I am very happy to hear something from you. Yor are courageous and kind and you make me realize how kind a person can be. Thank you for giving us a perspetive to think what happiness really is and thank you for sharing your opinion with me here. Take care, God bless.

Hoong Ling 说...

Do help me spread the words on organ donation and encourage people pledge their organs after death, please. Do not focus on me alone because I want my story to inspire people lift up a pen and sign the pledge form.

永乐多斯 说...

HoongLing: I will try my best. I went through your blog and found out that you have gastric problem. I used to have this problem but after I learned qigong now the situation is much better Why not have a try.