How to Be Happy Every Day: It Will Change the World | Jacqueline Way | TEDxStanleyPark · TEDx Talks
通过分享日常善举如何带来快乐，帮助学习者练习情感表达和生活话题。演讲者通过自身经历说明给予的重要性，适合练习情感类和生活类内容。
Translator: Queenie Lee Reviewer: Peter van de Ven
翻译者：Queenie Lee 审稿人：Peter van de Ven
I have what some consider to be one of the toughest jobs on the planet.
我从事的工作，被一些人视为地球上最艰巨的工作之一。
I am a mom.
我是一位妈妈。
Yes!
是的！
Yes!
是的！
I am a parent to three very busy little boys who magically think I'm a doctor, a baker,
我是三个非常活泼、总是忙个不停的小男孩的妈妈。这些小家伙们总以为我既是医生，又是面包师……真是神奇啊！
a coach, a chef, a therapist and have the patience of a saint 24/7.
他既是一名教练，也是一名厨师，同时还是一名心理治疗师；更重要的是，他具备圣人般的耐心，这种耐心需要他全天候（24小时/7天）都保持下去。
I truly do my best and some days are definitely better than others, especially the part about having the patience of a saint.
我真的已经尽了最大努力；有些日子确实比其他日子要好一些，尤其是在需要保持极大耐心（甚至像圣人一样耐心）这方面。
I want what most parents want for my kids.
我希望我的孩子能得到大多数父母都希望他们得到的东西。
I want them to have a happy childhood.
我希望他们能够拥有一个快乐的童年。
I want them to be free to play, build friendships, grow to be kind, compassionate, happy adults.
我希望他们能够自由地玩耍、建立友谊，并成长为善良、富有同情心且快乐的成年人。
But there seems to be one small challenge.
不过似乎有一个小问题需要解决。
The World Happiness Report states at any one time over 220 million children
《世界幸福报告》指出，任何时候都有超过2.2亿的儿童生活在贫困之中。
and 1 billion adults suffer from anxiety, depression, and conduct disorders.
另有10亿成年人患有焦虑症、抑郁症和行为障碍。
Not exactly a pretty picture of happy people on a happy planet.
这确实不是一幅描绘“快乐的人们生活在快乐星球上”的美好画面……
Unfortunately, as adults, whether you're a parent or not, this is what our children are learning from us.
不幸的是，作为成年人，无论我们是否为人父母，我们的孩子恰恰是从我们这里学到这些行为的。
You see how busy we are every day.
你们可以看到我们每天有多忙。
They feel our stress, and they watch us struggle to find our own happiness.
它们感受到了我们的压力，也目睹了我们为寻找属于自己的幸福而挣扎的过程。
How do we go from anxiety and depression to happy?
我们该如何从焦虑和抑郁的状态中走出来，重新获得快乐呢？
Some good news.
有一些好消息。
The World Happiness Report also states the best predictor of whether a child becomes a satisfied adult is through their emotional health in childhood.
《世界幸福报告》还指出，判断一个孩子能否成长为一名内心满足的成年人，最关键的指标就是他们在童年时期的情绪健康状况。
So if I have this right, it should be easy.
如果我理解得没错的话，这应该很容易做到。
Happy children, happy adults, happy planet; yes.
快乐的孩子们，快乐的成年人，快乐的地球；没错。
This is the exact lesson I learned from my dad.
这正是我从我父亲那里学到的道理。
When I was a little girl, growing up in the big city of London, Ontario,
当我还是个小女孩的时候，我在加拿大安大略省的伦敦这座大城市里长大。
every Christmas morning my dad would take my three sisters and I to his office.
每个圣诞节早晨，我爸爸都会带着我和我的三个姐妹去他的办公室。
You see my dad was a doctor and his office, a hospital.
你明白的，我父亲是一名医生，他的诊所实际上就是一家医院。
It was our job to stand around the beds of his patients and sing Christmas carols.
我们的任务就是站在他的病人床边，为他们唱圣诞颂歌。
We started with the same song every time, and my dad, he'd lead the singing.
每次我们都会从同一首歌开始，而我爸爸总是负责领唱。
Now, this is probably a TEDx first, so join me if you know it.
这可能是 TEDx 活动中的首次尝试；如果你了解相关情况，请跟我一起关注吧。
We wish you a Merry Christmas; we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
我们祝您圣诞快乐，同时也祝您新年快乐！
(Stops singing)
（停止唱歌）
You guys are amazing, I am signing you all up for this year.
你们太棒了！我决定今年把你们所有人都报名参加这个活动。
And look at your smiles.
看看你们的笑容吧。
We did this every Christmas morning for years.
多年来，我们每年圣诞节早上都会做这件事。
Those patients, they sing along with us, just like you did.
那些病人也会和我们一起唱歌，就像你刚才做的那样。
And their smiles, their smiles would light up their hospital rooms.
他们的笑容，真的能让整个医院病房都充满温暖与光明。
This is what I learned from our singing.
这就是我从我们的歌唱活动中所学到的东西。
Giving back to those patients, it made them happy, and it made me happy.
为那些患者付出，让他们感到快乐，也让我自己感到快乐。
And we've all heard that giving makes you happy and it's better to give than receive.
我们都听说过：给予会带来快乐，而且给予比接受更值得推崇。