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讨论：幸福和财富的关系，爱情和幸福的关系 看下面两则短文，让学生们参与讨论话题 财富与幸福真的有关系吗？ So, is it that we have been thinking in the wrong way all along? Don’t care too much about money, because money can only interfere with your pursuit of happiness. The irony is that people think they will be happy when they have money. In fact, money has nothing to do with happiness. If you are happy and have money, you can use money in exchange for happiness. However, if you are not happy but have money, then your money can only bring you more misfortune, as money is only a neutral force. Please do not get me wrong. I am not against money. I have no objection to anything. But money is just a means. Money will allow you to move forward with your current lifestyle, no matter how good or bad it is. But people still keep chasing money as if money can bring them happiness. Whenever they realize that they can find money at another crossing road of life, they will immediately reverse their lifestyle and change their way of life. But once these people find money, they immediately lose themselves because they are ready to change themselves for money. This is the common secular way of life in this world. Remember, I call them secular not because they have money, but because they have changed their life goals for money. It goes the same for people who are poor. Poverty does not necessarily mean that the spirit is noble, and wealth is not necessarily equal to money worship. The true money worship lifestyle is to let money over everything. As to the lifestyle that does not worship money, money is only seen as a means: happiness, joy, and your individual dignity are placed higher than money. You know who you are, where your goals are, and you won’t get distracted. If you can do this, you will find Zen in your life. 所以，是不是我们一直以来思考问题的方向都错了呢? 不要太在意金钱，因为金钱只会对你追寻幸福的过程造成干扰。最讽刺的是，人们以为自己拥有金钱就会幸福。 事实上金钱与幸福毫不相干。如果你感到幸福，同时又拥有金钱，你可以用金钱来换取幸福。 然而如果你没有感到幸福，却拥有金钱，那么你的金钱只能换来更多的不幸。因为金钱只是一种中性的作用力。 请别误会：我并非反对金钱。我没有反对任何东西。但是金钱仅仅是一种手段。金钱会让你按照已有的生活模式