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英语
四级英语作文
InAHurry
Ourliveshavebecomeincreasinglyfast-paced,andtheefforttokeepupoftenoccupiesallourtimeandattention.WearesobusyrushingfrompointAtopointBthatweforgettoenjoytheride.Weracetothestorewithoutnoticingtheleavesonthetreesorthecloudsinthesky.Wegothroughthecheckoutlinefeelingtoopressedtoconversewiththecashierortheotherpeopleinline.Attheendofadayfilledwiththiskindoffranticpace,wemaybegintowonderwhatitiswedoallthesethingsfor,ifwedon’tevenhavethetimetooccasionallystopandjusttakeitallin.
Alwaysbeingrushedandinahurrydoesn’tallowtimeforthesoultoenjoylife,whichiscomposedofsmall,ordinarymoments,likewatchingsnowfallfromthesky,havingaspontaneousconversationwithastranger,orlingeringoveramealforseveralhours.Smalltownsandthepeoplewholiveinthemcanteachusallathingortwoaboutlivinglifetothefullestasadailymatter.Citypeoplehaveatendencytothinkthattheirlivesarefullbecausetheyaredoingsomanydifferentthings,butinasmalltown,theretendstobemoretimeleftopentobespontaneousortakeanextendedmomentofrest.Thiscertainlydoesn’tmeanthatwecan’tliveinacityandenjoylifefully—wecananddo;itjusttakesalittlemoreawareness.
Onethingwecando,whereverwelive,isbringawarenessbreaksintoourdayandtake10minutestosimplylookoutthewindowandobservewhat’shappeningoutside.Wemightalsochoosetocultivatearelationshipwithsomeoneweseeregularly,suchasaclerkattheconveniencemart,aneighbor,orsomeoneweseeintheelevatoratwork.Takingtimetohaveaconversationthatisnotnecessaryisatrueluxuryinthisdayandage,asisstaringoutthewindow.Participatingintheseactsoftimelessnessmakesthebiggestcityintheworldstarttofeelalittlebitmorelikeasmalltown.
SeeingInsideSightVersusVision
Sightistheabilitytoseethephysicalworldwhilevisionisthegiftofseeingbeyondit.Sightenablesustotakethephysicalworldinsowecanparticipateinitwithknowledge.Itbringsuspleasurethroughoureyes,whichperceivethecolorsandshapesofallthemyriadexpressionsofnatureandhumanbeings.Ithelpsusfeelincontrol,allowingustoseewhatiscomingtowardus,whichwaywearegoing,andexactlywherewearestandingatagivenmoment.Weareabletoreadsignsandbooks,navigatetheinteriorsofbuildingswithease,senseandperceivehowapersonisfeelingbytheexpressionsthatcrossherface.
Asanyonewhohaslosttheireyesightcantellyou,though,therearethingsthatareclearerwhenyoucannotseetheworldthroughyoureyes.Oneofthereasonsmanymeditationinstructorsadvisesittingwiththeeyesclosedisbecauseweautomaticallybecomemoreintouchwithourinnerworldwhenwearenotdistractedbytheouterworld.Itisinthisstatethatvisionbecomesourmodeofseeing.Visioncomesfromwithinandshowsushowtonavigatetherealmsofthought,feeling,andemotion.Itenablesustoseethingsthataren抰yetmanifestedintheworldofform,anditalsoconnectsustothatpartofourselvesthatexistsseparatelyfromtheworldofform.
Asweage,eventhoseofuswithperfecteyesightwillgenerallylosesomeofouracuity,butthislossisusuallyreplacedwithinnervision.Thisisthetimeoflifewhenwearemeanttoturninsideandtakewhataresometimestheveryfirststepsofajourneythatcannotbetracedonamap.Wecalluponintuitionandfeelourwayalongapaththatultimatelycarriesusbeyondtherealmwecanseewithoureyesandintothelandofspirit.
ComeTogether
Wehumanshaveaknackforcomingtogetherandrisinguptoourpotentialinthefaceofatragedy.Naturaldisastersandactsofviolencebringusoutofoursmallselvesandintotheworld,readytolendahandtothoseinneed.Thisexperienceisoftenlife-changingforthosewhoarewillingtostepintothepositionofhelper.Wefeelasifwearefinallydoingsomethingreallyimportant,andthisleadsustofeelingmoreself-actualized.Wefeelmoreconnectedtothepeoplewearehelping,aswellasmoreconnectedtohumanityingeneral.Asweexpandbeyondtheboundariesofourindividualisticpursuitofhappinesstherecanbeacompleterealityshift.Weoftenfindthatitismucheasiertobehappywhenwearemotivatedinanefforttomaketheworldbetterintangibleways,bycomingtotherescueofthosewhoaresuffering.
Consideringthemanybenefitsofthiskindofgesture,itissurprisingthatmoreofusdon’tdevoteourlives,oratleastsomeportionofourtime,toservingpeopleinneed.Wedon’thavetowaitforatragedytocometogether,asacommunityoranation,andofferourselvestotheworldinservice.Sometimesit’seasier,ofcourse,torespondtoaneventthathasjusthappenedratherthantoongoingproblemslikehomelessness,poverty,andillness.Butthetruthofthisworldisthatthereisalwayssomeoneinneedofourbesteffortstorallyagroupofhelpersandhealers.Maybewefeeldiscouragedbecausethesesmalleractsandgesturesdon’tgeneratethesamekindofenergyandattentionfromotherpeopleasheroicactsinthefaceofimmediatedisaster,andperhapsanefforttochangethisisonewaytochangetheworld.
Themorewepromote,applaud,andactivelyinspirehumanitarianeffortsintheworld,themoreotherswillbedrawntothiskindofwork.Wemightpayalittlelessattentiontosportsandcelebritygossipandalittlemoreattentiontothoseeverydayheroeswhodevotetheirlivestoalleviatingsuffering.Themoreattentionwepay,themorewewillinspireothersandourselvestobeofserviceinaworldthatgreatlyneedsourattention.
Control
Tryingtomaintaincontrolinthislifeisabitliketryingtomaintaincontrolonarollercoaster.Theridehasitsownlogicandisgoingtogoitsownway,regardlessofhowtightlyyougripthebar.Thereisathrillandapowerinsimplysurrenderingtotherideandfullyfeelingtheupsanddownsofit,lettingthecurvestakeyouratherthanfightingthem.Whenyoufighttheride,resistingwhat’shappeningateveryturn,yourwholebeingbecomestenseandanxietyisyourclosecompanion.Whenyougowiththeride,acceptingwhatyoucannotcontrol,freedomandjoywillinevitablyarise.
Aswithsomanyseeminglysimplethingsinlife,itisnotalwayseasytoletgo,evenofthethingsweknowwecan’tcontrol.Mostofusfeelagreatdiscomfortwiththegivensofthislife,oneofwhichisthefactthatmuchofthetimewehavenocontroloverwhathappens.Sometimesthisawarenesscomesonlywhenwehaveastarkencounterwiththisfact,andallourattemptstobeincontrolarerevealedtobeunnecessaryburdens.Wecanalsocultivatethisawarenessinourselvesgently,bysimplymakingsurrenderadailypractice.Attheendofourmeditation,wemightbow,saying,“Isurrendertothislife.”Thissimplemantracanberepeatedasnecessarythroughouttheday,whenwefindourselvesmetaphoricallygrippingthesafetybar.
Wecangiveintoourfearandanxiety,orwecansurrendertothisgreatmysterywithcourage.Whenweseepeopleonarollercoaster,weseethattherearethosewiththeirfacestightwithfearandthentherearethosethatsmilebroadly,withtheirhandsintheair,carriedthroughtherideonawaveoffreedomandjoy.Thispowerfulimageremindsusthatoftentheonlycontrolwehaveischoosinghowwearegoingtorespondtotheride.
LearningFromTheHolidays
Holidaysandjoyaretwoelementsofourlivesthatarenaturallyintertwined.Traditionalcelebrationsawakenwithinusanardentdesiretoreconnectwiththepeoplewecareaboutandtoshareourabundance.Duringtheholidayseason,wefeelmoredriventoactivelypracticecompassion,tolerance,selflessness,andgratitude.Whenwefeelstressed,wefindpeaceinthecompanyoflovedones.And,filledwithwarmthoughts,weendeavortoensurethatotherscanshareinourcelebrations.Yetwhilehappinessandholidaysgohandinhand,theserenityandoptimismthatblossomwithinasweactonourfestivefeelingsneednotberelegatedtoafewdaysorweekseachyear.Wecancarrytheholidayspiritwithinusallyearlongifwemakeanefforttoembraceacelebratoryframeofmindnomatterwhatthedate.
Holdingtheholidaysinyourheartcanbewonderfullytransformative.Changingyourlifecanbeassimpleasthinkingabouttheupliftingactivitiesyouengageinandthepositiveattitudesyouadoptduringtheholidayseasonandthenintegratingthemintoyourdailylife.Ifyoulearntoalwaysbeasopentowonderasyouarearoundtheholidays,theworldwillseemlikeamoremagicalplace,whetheritisDecember,March,orAugust.Whileholidaysrepresentagreatopportunitytoreconnectwithfamilyandfriends,thereislittlepreventingyoufromreachingouttothepeopleyoucareaboutthroughouttheyear.Thepatience,compassion,goodwill,andtoleranceyoufeelwhilecelebratingcaneasilybecomeapartofyoureverydayexperience.Likewise,youwillsoondiscoverthatthegenerouscharitablegiftsyougiveonceayearmeanjustasmuchduringothermonthsandareoftenneededevenmore.
Toremindyourselfofyourdecisiontocarrytheholidayspiritinyourheart,considerdisplayingsomesmallpartofyourholidaydécortosignifyyourcommitment.Rememberthatgiving,whetheryourgiftsaretangibleorofthesoul,alwaysfeelsgood,whatevertheoccasion.Howeveryouprefertocelebratetheholidays,practicingtheidealsoftheseasoneverydaymeansexperiencingthebeautyoftheholidayseasonallyearlong.
ShiningThroughtheClouds
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