Imagineyouarestandingonthe70thflooroftheEmpireStateBuilding，staringatthecityscape．Suddenlyamanpushespastyou，opensthewindowandannounceshisintentiontojump．Youyellout，"Stop!Don'tdoit!"thesix-foot-fivefigureturnstoyouandmenacingly（恐吓地）says，"TrytostopmeandI'lltakeyouwithme!"

"Umm…Noproblem，sir．haveagoodtrip．anylastwords？"

"Letmetellyoumytroubles，"hesays，"mywifeleftme，mykidswon'ttalktome，Ilostmyjobandmypetturtledied，sowhyshouldIgoonliving？"

Suddenlyyouhaveaflashofinspiration．"Sir，closeyoureyesforaminuteandimaginethatyouareblind．Nocolors，nosightsofchildrenplaying，nofieldsofflowers，nosunset．Nowimaginethatsuddenlythere'samiracle．Youopenyoureyesandyourvisionisrestored!Areyougoingtojump？Orwillyoustickaroundforaweektoenjoythesights？"

"I'llstayforaweek．"

"Butwhathappenedtoallthetroubles？"

"Iguessthey'renotsobad．Icansee!"

"Well，youreyesightisworthatleastfivemilliondollars．You'rearichman!"

Ifyoureallyappreciateyoureyesight，theotherpainsareinsignificant．Butifyoutakeitallforgranted，thennothinginlifewillevertrulygiveyoujoy．Actually，therearemisconceptionsontheroadtohappiness．

misconception1："OnceIknowthetoolsforbeinghappy，thenitwillworklikemagic．"

Don'texpecttheresultstocomeautomatically．Itispossibletounderstandhowtoachievehappiness，yetnotputitintopractice．Infact，manypeopleactuallyprefertobecomfortableandunhappy，ratherthanbearthediscomfortofchangingtheirhabits．Justaslearninganynewskillrequireseffort，youhavetobewillingtoinvestseriousefforttoachieverealhappiness．

Misconception2："ifIbecomecontentandsatisfiedwithwhatIhave，I'lllosemymotivationtoachievemore．"

Nowasksomeonewhoisdepressed，"Let'sgofishing!""I'mtired．Maybetomorrow．Andanyway，Imightrain…"inreality，happypeopleareenergeticandambitious．There'sneverenoughtimetodoeverythingtheywanttodo．