英語溫馨夜讀I PART4 11 Relish The Moment 擁抱現(xiàn)在

[00:01.08]Relish The Moment 擁抱現(xiàn)在 [00:07.32]Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. [00:11.37]We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. [00:16.08]We are traveling by train. [00:18.37]Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, [00:24.60]of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, [00:29.96]of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, [00:35.54]of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, [00:40.25]of city skylines and village halls. [00:43.31]But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. [00:47.03]On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull in the station. [00:50.96]Bands will be playing and flags waving. [00:53.81]Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true [00:57.20]and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. [01:01.35]How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering— [01:06.19]waiting, waiting, waiting for the station. [01:09.04]“When we reach the station, that will be it!”We cry. [01:12.43]“When I’m 18.”“When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” [01:17.58]“When I put the last kid through college.” [01:20.10]“When I have paid off the mortgage!”“When I get a promotion.” [01:23.93]“When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after!” [01:28.19]Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, [01:33.22]no one place to arrive at once and for all. [01:36.72]The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. [01:41.09]It constantly outdistances us. [01:43.50]“Relish the moment”is a good motto, [01:46.68]especially when coupled with Psalm 118：24： [01:50.72]“This is the day which the Lord hath made; [01:53.89]we will rejoice and be glad in it.” [01:56.52]It isn’t the burdens of today that drive men mad. [01:59.80]It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. [02:03.96]Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today. [02:08.66]So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. [02:12.81]Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, [02:16.86]go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, [02:20.03]watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. [02:24.19]Life must be lived as we go along. [02:26.81]The station will come soon enough.

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