Do you know which country in the world has the happiest people?
世界で最も幸せな人がいる国を知っていますか?
いきなり、ズバリな文章から入ってきました。
世界で最も幸せな人がいる国。
たぶんそれは、ブーダンなんでしょう。
It was and is Bhutan – a small, Buddhist kingdom lying on the eastern edge of the Himalayas. Known for its sacred monasteries and dramatic landscapes of steep mountains and lush valleys, it is also a landlocked country tucked between the giant nations of India and China.
“It was and is” って書いてあるということは、過去も現在もという意味だろうと思います。
ブータンはヒマラヤの東の端にある仏教の小さな王国。
巨大な中国とインドに挟まれた内陸国。
神聖な修道院と険しい山々、緑豊かな谷の風景で知られる。
地形の複雑な国のようです。
Its government can provide free health care and education to locals, thanks to considerable investments in the country like that of India in its hydro-power resource.
People from the modest Asian nation can enjoy the benefits of having a clean and green environment.
ささやかなアジアの国の人々は、清潔で緑豊かな環境を持つことの恩恵を享受することができます。
贅沢はしない、ささやかなブータンの人たちはこれで満足なんでしょう。
だから、清潔で緑豊かな環境の中で過ごすことができる。
これがさらに工業も発達させてということになると、いろんな弊害が出そうです。
Because its constitution mandates a more than 60 percent forest cover, Bhutan has become the world’s first and only carbon-negative country meaning it produces three times more oxygen than it consumes.
But what makes Bhutan truly exceptional is how people live out its development philosophy of Gross National Happiness (a locally-coined term that puts a premium on sustainability to achieve economic growth and lasting satisfaction).
What “conditions of happiness” are available to you?
あなたが手に入れられる「幸せの条件」は何ですか?
裕福でなくても、お金に困らずに生活できること。
周りの人たちと幸せな気持ちで過ごせること。
安全で平和で居られること。
そんなことじゃないでしょうか?
I think the next things are my available conditions of happiness. I can live comfortably even if I were not luxury. I can live with other people around me with happy feelings. I can live safely and peacefully.
I have been many times such things these days. I worry about how to do my life in the future. In such case, I consult with caseworkers. Also, I take back my motivations by doing small tasks.
How can you help other people from their sorrows? What pieces of advice can you give them?
他の人の悲しみをどのように助けることができますか。 彼らにどんなアドバイスができますか?
僕がしてもらっているのと同じようにしようと思います。
まず、話を聞いて同調することだと思います。
そして、心配しなくても大丈夫だと励ますと思います。
I want to do for such people same as I am getting. First of all, I think it is very important to listen them and sympathize with them. Then, I will encourage them it is OK and don’t worry about it.
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