活在当下Learn to Live in the Present Moment（1/2）

理查德·卡里/ Richard Carison

Practicg for Better Learng

First listen and then ahe questions.

1. We often say“Soday,Isueed.”.Will the“soday”really happen a to the passage? Why?

2. What’s author’s opion about“the present”and“the future”?

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在很大程度上，能否活在当下是衡量我们内心世界是否平和的一个标准。不论昨日或去年发生了什么，也不管将来会发生什么，此刻才是我们的真正所在——并且始终都是！

诚然，许多人把生命耗费在焦虑之中，我们同时对一连串的事情忧心忡忡，因此导致的神经过敏几乎成了一种我们熟稔的艺术。对过去的困惑和对未来的忧虑占据了我们当前的每时每刻。于是，我们整日忧心忡忡，灰心丧气，情绪低落，甚至悲观绝望。另一方面，我们不断推迟让自己获得满足感的时间，推迟应当优先考虑的事，推后自己的幸福感，并常用最有力的理由说服自己，“有一天”将会比今天更加美好。遗憾的是，如此期待未来的精神安慰只

会周而复始地重复。所以，“有一天”永远都不会真正到来。约翰·列农曾经说过：“生活就是我们忙于制订其他计划时所发生的一切。”当我们正制订“其他的计划”时，孩子们正迅速地成长，爱人或离开或死亡。我们的身体开始变形，梦想开始消逝。总之，我们正在失去生活。

许多人沉迷于对未来的幻想中。对他们而言，现在的生活就像是未来生活的彩排。然而，生活绝非如此。事实上，任何人都不能保证自己明天仍存于世间。此刻是我们拥有的唯一时间，也是唯一能控制的时间。当我们的注意力集中于此刻时，就会将恐惧抛至脑后。恐惧是我们对未来可能发生之事的担忧——我们没有足够的钱，我们的孩子会陷入麻烦，我们会变老甚至死亡，等等。

战胜恐惧最好的策略是，学会将注意力转回当下。马克·吐温曾说：“我一生经历过许多恐怖的事，但有一些纯粹是偶然。”我想，没有比这说得更好的了。把你的注意力集中在当下，你的付出终将有硕果回报。

心灵小语

昨天的梦想需要今天的行动去实现，明天的谜底需要今天的行动去揭晓，生活只在今天。今天的我们才是存在的我们、今天的努力才是存在的努力、今天的改变才是存在的改变。让昨天的我们和明天的我们、让昨天的努力和明天的努力、让昨天的改变和明天的改变都统统属于今天吧。活在当下，感受属于我们最真实的存在。

Acethe Hole

Keywords and expressions

allow

作动语：允许；给予；认可；容许；考虑

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