iteacheconomicsatunlvthreetimesperweek. lastmonday, atthebeginningofclass, icheerfullyaskedmystudentshowtheirweekendhadbeen. oneyoungmansaidthathisweekendhadnotbeensogood. hehadhiswisdomteethremoved. theyoungmanthenproceededtoaskmewhyialwaysseemedtobesocheerful.
我在内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校教经济学，每周上三次课。上周一，在刚开始上课的时候，我兴致勃勃地问学生们周末过得怎么样。一个男生说，他的周末不太愉快，因为他的智齿被拔掉了，结果让他痛了一整天。然后，他又问我为何我总能保持那么快乐的心情。
hisquestionremindedmeofsomethingidreadsomewherebefore: everymorningwhenyougetup, youhaveachoiceabouthowyouwanttoapproachlifethatday, isaid. ichoosetobecheerful.
他的问题使我想起了一句不知出处的话：每天早上，当你起床的时候，你可以选择如何面对一天的生活，我说：我选择快乐。
letmegiveyouanexample, icontinued, addressingallsixtystudentsintheclass. inadditiontoteachinghereatunlv, ialsoteachoutatthecommunitycollegeinhenderson, 17 milesdownthefreewayfromwhereilive. onedayafewweeksagoidrovethose 17 milestohenderson. iexitedthefreewayandturnedontocollegedrive. ionlyhadtodriveanotherquartermiledowntheroadtothecollege. butjustthenmycardied. itriedtostartitagain, buttheenginewouldntturnover. soiputmyflasherson, grabbedmybooks, andmarcheddowntheroadtothecollege.
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