Faith轻松电台：“There” is no better than “Here” 幸福就在身边

Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goal they set for themselves. However, more often than not, once you arrive “there”, you will still feel dissatisfied, and move your “there” vision to yet another point in the future. By always chasing after another “there”, you are never really appreciating what you already have right “here”.

 

Welcome to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax. I’m Faith. In today’s program, you may be interested in sharing a life philosophy with me: “there” is no better than “here”.

To be grateful means you are thankful for and appreciative¹ of what you have and where you are on your path right now. Gratitude² fills your heart with the joyful³ feeling and allows you to fully⁴ appreciate everything that arises on your path. As you strive to keep your focus on the present moment, you can experience the full wonder of “here”.

Scarcity⁵ consciousness arises as a result of the “hole-in-the-soul syndrome”. This is when we attempt to fill the gaps in our inner lives with things from the outside world. But like puzzle pieces, you can’t fit something in where it does not naturally belong. No amount of external objects, affection, love, or attention can ever fill an inner void. We already have enough, so we should revel⁶ in our own interior abundance.

This is Faith from Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax. No matter who you are, what you posses, whatever we are waiting for: peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness⁷ of simple abundance--it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.

1 appreciative   

adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；感激的

参考例句：

• She was deeply appreciative of your help.她对你的帮助深表感激。
• We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。

2 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

3 joyful   

adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的

参考例句：

• She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
• They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 scarcity   

n.缺乏，不足，萧条

参考例句：

• The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.熟练工人的缺乏困扰着政府。
• The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.水果供不应求是由于干旱造成的。

6 revel   

vi.狂欢作乐，陶醉；n.作乐，狂欢

参考例句：

• She seems to revel in annoying her parents.她似乎以惹父母生气为乐。
• The children revel in country life.孩子们特别喜欢乡村生活。

7 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。