這個年齡段的你會知道什麼纔是真正的幸福

When you ask people when they were the happiest, chances are they get nostalgic and reflect back to their childhood. After all, that's when we were living free of all responsibilities - I mean really, bills? What the hell are those? Not to mention, other people were tending to our needs while our only "job" was to play, learn, then nap (all on repeat). But shockingly, data has proven popular opinion to be inaccurate, showing that our happiness tends to grow as we get older! So at what age are we the happiest? Happify came up with an unexpected answer.
當你問及他人什麼時候是你最幸福的時候時，他們很有可能懷舊、回憶起童年時代。畢竟，那個時候的我們不用負任何責任--說真的，賬單？這是什麼鬼？更別提還有人負責照顧我們，我們的唯一'職責'就是玩、學習和睡覺（循環往復）。但令人震驚的是，數據表明流行的觀點並不準確，我們的幸福感往往會隨着年齡的增長而增長！所以，哪個年紀的我們最幸福呢？Happify提出了一個令人意想不到的答案。

According to Happify, an app that focuses on people enhancing their happiness through exercise and games, at age 18 people are actually quite happy. However, that dips in the middle years with 53 being the lowest point of happiness. Then once again, happiness increases as you approach 60 (huge gap, right?). But wait, that's not it! From then on, happiness continues to rise until 85 (the oldest age studied).
Happify表示，一款專注於通過鍛鍊和遊戲提高人們幸福感的應用表明，18歲的時候人們最爲幸福。然而，人到中年幸福感會有所下降，53歲時幸福感最低。之後，當你快60歲的時候，幸福感又會上升（差距很大，對不？）但等一等，還沒完呢！60歲之後，幸福感會繼續上升直至85歲（本研究所涉及的最大年齡）。

But we're thinking it's good news that happiness rises as you age because it was also found that those who stay positive live 7.5 years longer. (Looks like the "grumpy old person" stereotype just isn't true!)
但我們認爲幸福感隨着年齡的增長而增加是件好事，因爲研究還發現：積極向上的人羣壽命延長了七年半。（似乎"脾氣暴躁的老年人"這一刻板影響並不正確！）

There are a few reasons given to why people get happier as they get older. One is simply that, happy people live longer and two, it has been found that as people age they enjoy "ordinary" experiences more. Essentially, people over 55 become more satisfied with their life through family, health, and home. Lastly, according to You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think, happy retirees pick up interests like volunteering, traveling, or teaching - activities that they once didn't have the time or energy to pursue.
爲什麼人們越老越幸福呢？其中一個原因很簡單：幸福的人活的更久。第二個原因是，研究發現隨着人們年紀的增長，他們會更享受"平凡的"經歷。基本上，55歲以上的人羣會更加滿意他們的生活、家庭和健康。最後，You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think一書認爲：快樂的退休人員會選擇做志願、旅遊或教課重拾興趣--這些是他們先前沒有時間或經歷追求的活動。

I guess the end goal for all of us in our middle age is to be able to retire and truly enjoy the small beauties (important aspects) of life. If this is true, we no longer have to cling to nostalgia, because the best years are still ahead.
我猜所有中年人的最終目標就是能夠退休、並真正享受生活中的美好事物（重要方面）。如果真是這樣，我們將無需繼續懷舊，因爲最好的年華還在前頭。