一個人有三種基本人生態(tài)度可以選擇,。如果你選擇的是凡夫俗子的人生態(tài)度,，那么你的人生軌跡就是：出生、吃飯,、喝水,、睡眠、結(jié)婚,、衰老和死亡,。

第二種基本態(tài)度是把人生視為經(jīng)商,。許多所謂的成功人士認為生活就是商場。并據(jù)此規(guī)范自己的言行舉止,。如果你持有同樣的人生觀,，你的首要人生問題自然會是：“我能從中獲取什么？”你對任何經(jīng)歷的第一反應(yīng)也會是：“這事于我有何好處,？”對于選擇這一人生態(tài)度的人來說,，幸福成了競爭成功的代名詞。現(xiàn)在,，大多數(shù)人持有這種將人生視為交易的態(tài)度,。他們的基本人生觀就是競爭與效率。

第三種人生態(tài)度是,，對待人生猶如對待藝術(shù),。其中蘊涵的基本觀點是：“我能在生活中傾注多少東西? ”維系個人與他人之間的基本關(guān)系靠的是合作與常識。這種觀點已被歷史所證實,，因為名留青史的人都是那些為他人利益做出巨大貢獻的人,。我們對生活了解得越多，理解得越深,，我們就越堅信,，對待人生猶如對待藝術(shù)般的態(tài)度才是唯一有助于人類幸福的人生態(tài)度。

As a human being you have the choice of three basic attitudes toward life. You may approach life with the philosophy of the vegetable, in which case your life will consist in being born, eating, drinking, sleeping, marring, growing old, and dying.

The second basic attitude is to look at life as if it were a business. A great many so-called successful men and women believe that life is a business, and they arrange their conduct and behavior accordingly. If you believe that life is a business your first question of life, naturally, is “ What can I get out of it? ” and your first reaction to any new experience is, “ How much is this worth to me? ” In a world based on this attitude, happiness becomes a matter of successful competition. The great majority of human beings today look at life as if it were a business. Their basic philosophy is one of competition and efficiency.

The third attitude toward life is the approach of the artist. Here the basic philosophy is “ What can I put into it? ” and the basic relation of the individual to his fellowmen is one of cooperation and common sense, This point of view has been proved by history; for history remembers best those who have contributed mostly richly to the interests of their fellowmen. The more we investigate and the more we learn about living, the more we become convinced that the artistic attitude is the only one which is consistent with human happiness.