你也有過那種煩躁嗎?當(dāng)整個世界似乎都不和你站在一邊,萬事不順。送你一根救命稻草。一家網(wǎng)址為www.1000awesomethings.com的網(wǎng)站致力于讓每個愁眉不展的人掛上笑臉。網(wǎng)站收集了生活中點(diǎn)點(diǎn)滴滴的開心事,比如找到丟失的襪子,剛按下電梯按鈕,卻發(fā)現(xiàn)它已經(jīng)停在你的樓層。
該網(wǎng)站的創(chuàng)始人尼爾·帕斯今年30歲,自言生命中煩惱不斷(比如妻子突然離他而去)。于是他決定每天寫下一個快樂的想法,堅持1000天。自2008年6月尼克創(chuàng)辦該網(wǎng)站以來,它吸引了1700萬訪客,每天的點(diǎn)擊量可達(dá)5萬次。讓我們來分享一下他收集的開心點(diǎn)滴吧:
在蒙著蒸汽的鏡子上用手指作畫。
看天氣預(yù)報發(fā)現(xiàn)別地兒的天氣糟得多。
一下子將廢物扔進(jìn)了垃圾箱,太準(zhǔn)了。
度假時發(fā)現(xiàn)自己居然忘了今天星期幾。
摸摸口袋,竟然發(fā)現(xiàn)里面有錢。
發(fā)現(xiàn)自己還記得兒時伙伴的電話號碼。
翻書時一把就翻到你想看的那一頁。
換了把新牙刷刷牙。
電話響了,拿起聽筒發(fā)現(xiàn)是剛才正在想的人。
成功追趕上將要出發(fā)的汽車或者火車。
干凈俐落地撕下商品上的價格標(biāo)簽。
請別人為你撓背,他一下子撓到癢癢的部位。
以為今天是星期四,其實今天是星期五。
你打算買的東西剛好打折。
什么東西灑在衣服上,卻沒有留下污漬。
在帳篷里聽雨聲。
把手指里的刺挑出來。
認(rèn)出某個演員演過哪部電影。
片刻的萬籟俱寂。
完美地磕開一個雞蛋。
擠破塑料包裝上的氣泡。
收到一封信,地址是手寫的。
坐飛機(jī)時,一大排座位就你一個人。
用石頭剪子布解決爭端。
突然不打嗝了。
購物時,排在收銀速度最快的隊伍。
笑到笑不出聲音。
下雪后,第一個踩出腳印。
嘲笑朋友難看的證件照片。
開了半天車都是綠燈。
剛才找的錢剛好夠買下件東西。
發(fā)現(xiàn)明年生日那天是周末。
倒酒時泡沫剛好到達(dá)酒杯頂端,沒有溢出來。
按了一下電梯按鈕,卻發(fā)現(xiàn)它已經(jīng)停在你的樓層。
一大群人一起觀看煙花。
廣告時間換了頻道,返回來的時候節(jié)目恰好開始。
需要擁抱的時候得到一個溫暖的擁抱。
老板早下班。
踩著人行道上的干樹葉發(fā)出聲響。
媽媽做的炒雞蛋。
The secret of happiness?
You know those days when it seems the world isn誸 on your side? When everything seems to go wrong, however trivial? Well, now there誷 an antidote - a website with the sole aim of putting a smile on your face.The site 1000awesomethings.com lists those small, everyday pleasures which make life worthwhile, from finding a missing sock to pushing the button for the lift and finding that it is already waiting.
It is the brainchild of Neil Pasricha, 30, who, beset by personal problems (his wife left him, for a start), decided to write down one happy thought every day for 1,000 days.
Since Neil launched the website in June 2008, it has had 17 million visitors and currently attracts more than 50,000 people a day. Here are some of the most whimsical and heart-warming thoughts...
* Drawing on steamed-up mirrors with your fingers
* Seeing on the television that the weather is much worse somewhere else
* Throwing something at the rubbish bin and getting it in
* On holiday when you can誸 remember what day it is
* Finding money in your pocket
* Realising you still know your childhood friend誷 phone number by heart
* When a book opens on the page you were looking for
* Brushing your teeth with a new toothbrush
* When the phone rings and it誷 the person you were just thinking about
* Running for the bus or the train and actually catching it
* Removing a sticky price tag in one clean peel
* When you ask someone to scratch your back and they find that one, really itchy spot
* Thinking it誷 Thursday, when it's actually Friday
* When the thing you were already going to buy is reduced in the sale
* When you spill something on your clothes, but it doesn誸 stain
* The sound of the rain from inside a tent
* Getting a splinter out of your finger
* Remembering what film that actor is from
* A moment of perfect silence
* Cracking an egg perfectly
* Popping bubble wrap
* Getting a letter with the address handwritten on
* Having a whole row of seats to yourself on a plane
* Using rock-paper-scissors to settle a dispute
* When hiccups stop
* Joining what turns out to be the fastest queue at the shops
* Laughing so hard that no sound comes out
* Making the first footprints in fresh snow
* Laughing at friends誴assport photographs
* Going through lots of green traffic lights in one go
* Paying for something with the exact change
* Finding out that your birthday is at the weekend next year
* Pouring a drink where the bubbles go right to the top of the glass, but don誸 spill over
* When you push the button for the lift and it誷 already there
* Big crowds enjoying fireworks
* Changing the TV channel during the ads and flipping back as the programme resumes
* A long hug when you need it
* When your boss leaves early
* Stamping on dry, crunchy leaves on the pavement
* Your mum誷 scrambled eggs
[譯自英國《每日郵報》]