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The way people cling to
the belief that a full-filled, pain-free life equals happiness actually
diminishes their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure
are equated with happiness, then pain must be equated with unhappiness. But, in
fact, the opposite is true: more times than not, things that lead to happiness
involve some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very
endeavors that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably
brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement,
religious commitment, civic or charitable work, self-improvement.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be
less and less satisfying. If he’s honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of
making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is
filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has s
A. are lucky since they can have a whole night’s sleep
B. find fun in tucking them into bed at night
C. find more time to play and joke with them
D. derive happiness from raising their children