阅读理解Toalargedegreethemeasureofourpeaceofmindisdeterminedbyhowmuchweareabletoliveinthepresentmoment.Inspiteofwhathappenedyesterdayorlastyearandwhatmayormaynothappentomorrow
阅读理解
Toalargedegreethemeasureofourpeaceofmindisdeterminedbyhowmuchweareabletoliveinthepresentmoment.Inspiteofwhathappenedyesterdayorlastyearandwhatmayormaynothappentomorrowthepresentmomentiswhereyouare-always!
Withoutquestionmanyofushavemasteredthesensitiveartofspendingmuchofourlivesworryingaboutavarietyofthings-allatonce.Weallowpastproblemsandfutureconcernstocontrolourpresentmomentssomuchsothatweendupanxiousdiscourageddepressedandhopeless.Ontheotherhandwealsoputoffoursatisfactionandputoffwhatweshouldthinkoffirstandourhappinessoftenconvincingourselvesthat“someday”willbebetterthantoday.Unfortunatelythesamementalpowerthattellsustolooktowardthefuturewillonlyrepeatthemselvessothat“someday”neveractuallyarrives.JohnLennononcesaid“Lifeiswhat’shappeningwhilewe’rebusymakingotherplans.”Whenwearebusymakingotherplansourchildrenarebusygrowingupthepeoplewelovearemovingawayanddyingourbodiesaregettingoutofshapeandourdreamsareslippingaway.Inshortwemissourlife.
Manypeopleliveasiflifeweredressrehearsal(彩排)forsomeday inthefuture.Itisn’t.Infactnoonehasaguaranteethatheorshewillbeheretomorrow.Nowistheonlytimewehaveandtheonlytimethatwehaveanycontrolover.Whenourattentionisinthepresentmomentwepushfearfromourminds.Fearistheconcernovereventsthatmighthappeninthefuture-wewon’thaveenoughmoneyourchildrenwillgetintotroublewewillgetoldanddiewhatever.
Tofightagainstfearthebestmethodistolearntobringyourattentionbacktothepresent.MarkTwainsaid“Ihavebeenthroughsometerriblethingsinmylifesomeofwhichactuallyhappened.Idon’tthinkIcansayitanybetter.Practicekeepingyourattentiononhereandnow.Youreffortswillpayoffsoonerorlater.”
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Ifapersonisabletoenjoythepresentmomentthenhe__________.
[]A.
isoutofmind
B.
isinpeaceofmind
C.
hasforgottenhispast
D.
willignorehisfuture