Let's talk Life: Money & Fame = Happiness? (有名有利就一定會開心嗎？)
If you have heard the news in the past couple of days, you will hear 2 pretty famous and "successful" individuals have decided to take their own lives: Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. Both of them were extremely successful, in worldly standard, and had generated a tremendous amount of wealth during their lifetime... however, both of them suffered depression in the past couple of years, which led them to make that decision of taking their lives.
如果你在過去幾天裡聽到了這個消息，你會聽到兩個相當有名的和“成功”的人決定走上自殺的路：Kate Spade和Anthony Bourdain。 他們兩人在世界上的標準都非常成功，並且在他們的一生中賺得了巨大的財富......然而，他們兩人在過去幾年都遭受了抑鬱，導致他們做出了這個決定去結束了他們的生命。
Kate Spade, the founder of Kate Spade, a fashion icon. According to CNN, "she was rich: She sold that first company in two parts for a total of nearly $100 million. People magazine reports that her 25-year marriage to Andy Spade was seemingly "perfect." She was beautiful. And she was young, 55."
Kate Spade，Kate Spade的創始人和時尚偶像。 根據[CNN]，“她很富有：她將這家第一家公司以兩部分的價格出售，總價近1億美元。”人物“雜誌報導說，她與Andy Spade的25年婚姻看起來”非常完美“。 她很年輕，55歲。“
On the other hand, Anthony Bourdain, was an American celebrity chef, author, travel documentarian, and television personality who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition. He was considered one of the most influential chefs in the world by many commentators.
另一方面，Anthony Bourdain，是一位美國名人廚師，作家，旅行紀錄片和電視人物，主演的節目專注於探索國際文化，美食和人類狀況。 許多評論員認為他是世界上最有影響力的廚師之一。
This got me thinking... a lot of people nowadays dreamt of having money and fame, thinking that if and only if they achieve all that, we will have happiness. However, is that really true? They didn't suffer depression (or at least not on record) when they were "poor" and before they raised in fame; they suffered depression after they have reached the seemingly "Mountain Top" in a lot of people's eye. The true question that we need to ask ourselves today is, can money and fame bring us the true joy, happiness, and satisfaction in life?
這讓我想到......現在很多人都夢想著有錢和有名，認為只要他們得到了這些，我們就會有幸福。 但是，這是真的嗎？ 當他們「窮」並且在成名之前他們沒有遭受抑鬱症（或者至少沒有記錄） 他們在很多人的眼中已經到達了看似「山頂」的那一段時期就遭受了抑鬱症。 所以我覺得當我們還有生命的時候就要自問，其實金錢和名望真的可以為我們帶來真正的快樂，幸福和滿足感嗎？
In the Bible it says, "Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods." (Pslam 16:4)
《聖經》上講得十分清楚： 「以別神代替耶和華的，他們的愁苦必加增。」(詩篇16:4)
Who and what are we chasing after today? The other gods, i.e. fame, money, etc... or the one and ONLY God in the universe? 今天我們追求什麼？ 其他的神，即名聲，金錢等......還是宇宙中唯一的上帝呢？
Cheers!
Stephen
(Joshua 24:15)
