【DEveryoneknowsyoumustexerciseregularlytokeepgoodhealth.Indeed,stayingphysicallyfitisabigpartofourculture.weconsider(orrightlyso)thathealthypeopleareattractivepeople.Sincemostofuswanttobeattractive,there】
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Everyoneknowsyoumustexerciseregularlytokeepgoodhealth.Indeed,stayingphysicallyfitisabigpartofourculture.weconsider(orrightlyso)thathealthypeopleareattractivepeople.Sincemostofuswanttobeattractive,thereisnoshortageofexerciseclubs,trainingvideos,magazinesandbooksofferingtohelpusstayphysicallyfit.
Unfortunately,however,ourculturedoesn’tplacethesameemphasisonmentalfitness.Althoughwetendtolikemenandwomenwithstrong,healthy-lookingbodies,wedon’thavethesamedegreeofrespectorattractionforsmart,educated,mentallyhealthypeople.Thisisapity,becausetherearegreatrewardsforpeoplewhohavedevelopedtheabilitytothinkwell.
Ifyourmindiswelltrainedandflexible,youwillbeabletounderstandagreatdealofwhathappensaroundyou.Andifyouarealsowelleducated---thatis,ifyouunderstandbasicscience,mathematics,music,art,literature,historyandsoon---youwillfinditmucheasiertomakegooddecisionsthroughoutyourlife.Overthelongrun,thisleadstoasenseofcontroloveryourdestinyandamuchbetterlifethanotherwise.
Peoplewhoarepoorlyeducatedorwhodon’tthinkwell---thatis,peoplewhoarenotmentallyfit---seethingsdifferently.Theirworldiscontrolledbymysterious,oftenmalevolent(恶意的)forces.Suchpeoplelivewithinasystemtheywillnevermaster,forcedtofollowrulestheywillneverunderstand.Althoughitmaynotbeobvious,mostspendtheirlivesbeingmanipulated(控制)byothers.Theyaretoldwhattodo,whattothink,howtospendtheirmoney,andwhattheyshouldandshouldnotaspire(渴望)toinlife.
Inmyopinion,ifyouwanttolivewell,youmustbeabletouseyourmindwell.Forthisreason,Iwantyoutobeabletoconcentrate,tosolveproblems,tounderstandcomplexideas,andtothinkclearlyandquickly.Suchskillswillmakeiteasierforyoutomakeinformeddecisions,understandcurrentevents,choosegoodfriends,manageyourmoneywell,makewiselone-termdecisionsandappreciatemusic,artandliterature.
Thekeytodevelopingsuchskillsistoenjoylearning,andtohavetheabilityandmotivationtoteachyourself.
63.Thewriterofthepassagefeeldisappointedthat____.
A.toolittlehasbeendonetohelppeopletokeep