Chúng tôi không bao giờ tìm hiểu "để dự đoán wriat sẽ làm cho chúng ta tác động o ha e lớn p giận dữ exDeriences. s Ason thợ mộc wasoneofrhose người hâm mộ Red Sox-xác định, đam mê và hoàn toàn tin tưởng rằng một chiến thắng World Series sẽ là một sự kiện thay đổi cuộc sống. | Hour We search for happinessJrL oag e r an tj cj pat iI on ariojoy ru I m mprj0s but we re Detter off paying attentionrto each moment as It passes By Carlin Flora Photograph by Michael Elins 4C Psgchulogii Mu Juuiniff eMill ÈMS We never earn 11 to predict wnat will make US nabbv. . c Ti wtqanticipate the impact ormajor nfe experiences. ASON CARPENTER was one of those Red Sox fans determined passionate and absolutely convinced that a World Series win would be a life-changing event. The baseball team famously botched an easy win during the 1986 championships and Carpenter 13 at the time broke down in sobs. Yet he never gave up on his dream that the Red Sox would one day prove they deserved his unwavering devotion I imagined crying with happiness he says. Last fall Carpenter now 31 and living in New York City saw his dream come true when his team beat the Yankees their blood rivals in the league championships after the biggest comeback in baseball history. Carpenter was over the moon. I went nuts with 200 of my closest strangers - all displaced Boston fans partying in the streets deep in the heart of enemy territory until 4 . With the next morning though came the darker side of triumph. Carpenter s elation had worn off. T was wondering what to do with myseư. 1 was depressed. Years of longing for a win had boiled down to a fleeting moment of bliss. What Carpenter had believed his whole life would make him happy actually happened and then he . The things we expect will bring US lasting joy rarely do. Whether it s losing 25 pounds getting a major promotion or watching a ưoupe of perennial losers finally win the big one long-anticipated events give US a swell of glee. .and then we setdeback into being just about as happy as we ve always been. Most of us have a happiness set point fixed by temperament and early life experience which is very difficult to shift. Whether you win the lottery or wind up in a wheelchair within a year or two you generally end
