ChooseYourAttitudeandExpandYourThinking
Understandthesemewwordsbeforeyoulistentothisarticle.
1.reflect[ri'flekt]v.反映,表現
2.awe[?:]n.敬畏;畏怯
3.instinctively[in'sti?ktivli]adv.(出於)本能地;憑直覺
4.stifle['sta?fl]v.使窒息;抑制;
5.bounce[ba?ns]v.使跳起
6.conceive[k?n'si:v]v.構想出,想像,設想
Idon』tknowwhatitisaboutthistimeofyearthatmakesmestartreflectingoverhowI』vespentmytimeonthiswhirlingorb.
AsIthinkbackIrealizehowharditistoviewtheworldthroughtheeyesofmychildhood.Aschildreneverydayisfilledwithaweandwonder.Achild』smindisstillfilledwiththeideathatanythingandeverythingispossible.Theyhaven』tbegunbuildingthementalwallsyet.Theyhaven』tlearnedtoworrywhatothersthink.
Watchachildlearningtowalkandit』samazing.Nomatterhowmanytimestheyfalldown,theyhopbackupbecausetheyinstinctivelyknowthateventuallythey』llbeabletowalk.Theydon』thavetoworrywhatothersthink.Theyhavenoneedtoputupafront.Butsomewherealongthelinetheylearntobepractical.Theircreativitybecomesstifledovertime,astheworldteachesthemtofitin.Eventuallytheydon』tbouncebackasfastwhentheyfail.Havingfunisnolongerthegoal.Learningandgrowingarenowachore.Goalsarenolongerlofty.Goalsarenowsetwithintheconfinesoftheirmorelimitedviewoflife.
Itdoesn』thavetobelikethat.YouandIcanteardownthosewallsthatareclosinginandstartfresh.It』stimetobringbackthatsenseofjoyandwonder.
Whenyou』resettingyourgoalsfortheNewYear,thinklikeachild.Expandyourthinking.Setyourgoalsasifanythingispossible.Don』tworryaboutwhat「they」think.It』syourgoalandyoucanachieveit.Viewtheworldthroughthewonderstruckeyesofachild.
InthewordsofNapoleonHill,「Ifyoucanconceiveit,youcanachieveit.」Iknowyoucandogreatthings.Doyou?
我不知道是什麼,讓我在每年的這個時候都反思自己是怎樣在這個大循環中生存的。
當我回憶從前的時候,就會意識到,自己很難再用小時候的眼光來看待這個世界。因為孩提時的每一天都充滿了敬畏和新奇。一切皆有可能的思想仍然充斥著孩子的頭腦,他們還沒有開始構築精神的防護牆,還不懂得為他人的看法而感到煩惱。
觀察一個蹣跚學步的嬰兒,你會感到十分驚奇。不管摔倒多少次,他們都會馬上爬起來,因為他們本能地知道自己最終一定能走路的。他們不在乎別人的議論,也不注重體面。但是,他們在成長的某個階段學會了現實。當這個世界教導他們適應環境時,他們的創造力隨著時間流逝而變得了無生氣。最終,他們不再在失敗後迅速恢復元氣。擁有快樂已不再是目標,學習和成長成了累贅,目標也不再崇高。現在,他們更被狹隘的生活觀限制了自己的目標。
其實無須如此。我們都可以將這些封閉的心牆拆毀,開始新的嘗試。恢復那種快樂感和好奇感的時候到了。
當你制訂新年目標時,像孩子一樣思考吧。拓展你的思維。設定目標時,假設一切皆有可能。不要因為「他們」的看法而感到憂心,這是你的目標,你能夠實現。用孩童般充滿好奇的眼光來看待世界吧!
拿破侖·希爾曾經說過「心想事成」,我知道你能成就偉業,不是嗎?
心靈小語
不經歷風雨,怎能見彩虹?沒有人能隨隨便便成功。人生道路,困難多多,要始終保持一顆孩童的心,相信一切都會過去,不要氣餒,不要灰心,撥開雲霧,明亮的太陽就會出現在眼前。
LearningforBetterUnderstanding
Listentothearticle,andthentrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.Whendoestheauthorusuallymakethereflection?
______
2.Whydowebouncebackasfastlikebeforewhenwegrowup?
ChunksinPractice
Listentothefollowingpassagetwiceandthenfillintheblankswith
appropriatewords.
1.Achild』smindisstill_____withtheideathatanythingandeverythingispossible.Theyhaven』tbegunbuildingthe_____wallsyet.Theyhaven』t_____toworrywhatothersthink.
2.Havingfunisnolongerthegoal._____and_____arenowachore.Goalsarenolongerlofty.Goalsarenowsetwithinthe_____oftheirmorelimitedviewoflife.
3.Setyourgoalsasifanythingis_____.Don』t_____aboutwhat「they」think.It』syourgoalandyoucanachieveit.Viewtheworld_____thewonderstruckeyesofachild.
NowaTry
HowdoyouunderstandthewordsofNapoleonHill「Ifyoucanconceive
it,youcanachieveit.」?