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So first about the "is".
首先要阐述这个"是"
Happiness, whether we like it or not, whether it's consciously ,
快乐，不论我们喜欢与否不论它是有意识地
subconsciously, whether it's explicit or implicit, for most people
还是潜意识地，不论它是明显的还是隐晦的对多数人来说
not all, but for most people, it is the highest end.
不是全部但对多数人来说快乐是最高追求
And again, we have Constitution save God in our pursuit of happiness.
我们有宪法保证我们追求快乐
We spend a lot of effort, a lot of time thinking about it for ourselves as well as for others.
我们投入大量努力大量时间思考自己和他人的快乐
Aristotle, over 2000 years ago, "Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life,
二千多年前的亚里斯多德"快乐是人生的意义和目的
the whole aim and end of human existence."
人类存在的最终目标"
William James in 1890 or in "The Variety of Religious Experiences" writes, "
William James1890年在"宗教经验之种种"中写道
If we were to ask the question: "What is human life's chief concern?"
如果要问人类生命最主要的担心是什么?
one of the answers we should receive would be: "It is happiness."
我们应该得到的一个答案是"是快乐"
How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness,
如何获得，如何保持，如何重获快乐
is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and all they are willing to endure."
是多数人时刻怀有的秘密动机是他们愿意忍受一切的目的
Now you may have heard of William James his name is after the building here.
你们可能听说过William James这里有幢大楼以他命名
And he talked about this over 200 years ago; Aristotle over 2000 years ago.
他在二百多年前谈到快乐亚里斯多德在二千多年前也谈过
And it's not just peculiar to the West.
而且不只是西方人
The Dalai Lama, "Whether one believes in a religion or not,
达赖喇嘛，"不论一个人是否相信宗教
whether one believes in this religion or that religion, the very purpose of our life is happiness.
不论一个人相信这种还是那种宗教我们生命的最终目标是快乐
The very motion of our life is towards happiness."
我们生命的主要活动是寻找快乐"
So it is important for people.
快乐是重要的
Again, whether it's conscious, subconscious, explicit or implicit,
不论是有意识的还是潜意识的，明显的还是隐晦的
the question though is in fact it is important, should it be important?
问题是它确实重要但快乐应该是重要的吗？
