Happiness is sitting on a beach with a good book and no more work and studying for a year.Ahhhh… if only.What's your idea of happiness?It's such an important thing.I like Bhutan's idea (Bhutan is the small country next to Nepal).There, they prefer to measure happiness instead of money.The most important thing for Bhutan's government is how happy the people are.What a fantastic idea this is.Imagine if governments focused on making us all happy.They could spend money on beaches and free ice cream instead of fighting wars.I looked at everyone on the train this morning.No one looked happy.Maybe the news should be full of happy stories instead of the usual doom and gloom.
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Happiness
Happiness is sitting on a beach with a good book and no more work and studying for a year.
La felicidad es sentarse en la playa con un buen libro y no trabajar y estudiar durante un año.
La felicità è sedersi su una spiaggia con un buon libro e non più lavorare e studiare per un anno.
Ahhhh… if only.
Ahhhh ... aunque solo sea.
What's your idea of happiness?
¿Cuál es tu idea de la felicidad?
It's such an important thing.
Es algo tan importante.
I like Bhutan's idea (Bhutan is the small country next to Nepal).
Me gusta la idea de Bután (Bután es el país pequeño al lado de Nepal).
There, they prefer to measure happiness instead of money.
Allí, prefieren medir la felicidad en lugar del dinero.
The most important thing for Bhutan's government is how happy the people are.
Lo más importante para el gobierno de Bután es lo feliz que está la gente.
What a fantastic idea this is.
Qué idea tan fantástica es esta.
Imagine if governments focused on making us all happy.
Imagínese si los gobiernos se centraran en hacernos felices a todos.
They could spend money on beaches and free ice cream instead of fighting wars.
Podrían gastar dinero en playas y helados gratis en lugar de pelear guerras.
彼らは、戦争と戦う代わりに、ビーチと無料のアイスクリームにお金を使うことができました。
I looked at everyone on the train this morning.
Miré a todos en el tren esta mañana.
No one looked happy.
Nadie parecía feliz.
誰も幸せそうに見えませんでした。
Maybe the news should be full of happy stories instead of the usual doom and gloom.
Tal vez las noticias deberían estar llenas de historias felices en lugar de la tristeza y la tristeza habituales.