2.Ifyoulookaroundatthemenandwomenwhomyoucancallhappy,
3.youwillseethattheyallhavecertainthingsincommon.
4.Themostimportantofthesethingsisanactivity
5.whichatmostgraduallybuildsupsomething
6.thatyouaregladtoseecomingintoexistence.
7.Womenwhotakeaninstinctivepleasureintheirchildren
8.cangetthiskindofsatisfactionoutofbringingupafamily.
9.Artistsandauthorsandmenofsciencegethappinessinthisway
10.iftheirownworkseemsgoodtothem.
11.Buttherearemanyhumblerformsofthesamekindofpleasure.
12.Manymenwhospendtheirworkinglifeinthecity
13.devotetheirweekendstovoluntary
14.andunremuneratedtoilintheirgardens,
15.andwhenthespringcomes,
16.theyexperienceallthejoysofhavingcreatedbeauty.
17.Thewholesubjectofhappinesshas,
18.inmyopinion,beentreatedtoosolemnly.
19.Ithadbeenthoughtthatmancannotbehappy
20.withoutatheoryoflifeorareligion.
21.Perhapsthosewhohavebeenrenderedunhappybyabadtheory
22.mayneedabettertheorytohelpthemtorecovery,
23.justasyoumayneedatonicwhenyouhavebeenill.
24.Butwhenthingsarenormalamanshouldbehealthywithoutatonic
25.andhappywithoutatheory.
26.Itisthesimplethingsthatreallymatter.
27.Ifamandelightsinhiswifeandchildren,
29.andfindspleasureinthealternationofdayandnight,
31.hewillbehappywhateverhisphilosophymaybe.
33.hefindshiswifefateful,hischildren’snoiseunendurable,
34.andtheofficeanightmare;
35.andatnightsighsforthelightofday,
36.ifinthedaytimehelongsfornight,
37.thenwhatheneedsisnotanewphilosophybutanewregimen—
38.adifferentdiet,ormoreexercise,orwhatnot.
40.andhishappinessdependsonhisphysiologymorethanhelikestothink.
41.Thisisahumbleconclusion,
42.butIcannotmakemyselfdisbelieveit.
43.Unhappybusinessmen,Iamconvinced,
44.wouldincreasetheirhappinessmorebywalkingsixmileseveryday
45.thanbyanyconceivablechangeofphilosophy.
