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.
7 k2 b5 M& ]1 Q4 z- Z　　I swear I shall do anything.
# ?& B/ c5 w- U　　Very well. How many animals do you have?
　　A cow, a goat and six chickens.
# h# K0 d* u7 D  J　　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!
' E2 O: A2 E4 W. r; g0 T; m　　Go back, said the Master, and put the animals out.
- C+ Z3 `; G" T9 c1 q- E. |( g　　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。
5 p( ]% b& w, N& s3 P% v2 k$ {8 G6 h　　你能发誓按我说的去做吗? 大师严肃地说。
　　我发誓我什么都愿意做。
　　很好。你有多少头牲口?
5 u4 m4 [  \7 y) f　　一头奶牛、一头山羊和六只鸡。
2 A! |0 X: ^% }　　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!
1 }$ Y, j7 s8 ^( s0 ]0 o: [2 W　　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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