[Daily English Reading] living in the present

Author: gnuhpc
Source: http://www.cnblogs.com/gnuhpc/

Tucked (vt. disk) away in our subconsciousness is an idyllic vision. we see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. we are traveling by train. out of the windows, we drink in (Take A Look) the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village Hals.

In our hearts, there is always a piece of poetic scenery hidden. We feel we are on a long journey across the continent. Sitting on the train, the flowing scenery outside the window swept across us: the cars galloping on the nearby highway, the children waving at the crossroads, the cattle grazing on the distant hillside, the power plant emits dust, cornflakes and wheat plots, as well as plains, valleys, mountains and hills, city outlines and country farmhouses.

But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. on a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. bands will be playing and flags waving. once we get there, so your wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. how restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering (v. idle) -- waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.

However, what we want most is the destination. At a certain moment of the day, we arrived at the site to have a band playing, welcome to the flag. Once we reach our destination, our dream will become a reality, and our broken life will become perfect like a good picture. We walked up and down in the carriage anxiously, cursing the train's slowness-wait, wait, and wait for the moment to enter the station.

"When we reach the station, that will be it! "We cry." When I'm 18. "" When I buy a new sans SL Mercedes Benz! "" When I put the last kid through college. "" When I have paid off the mortgage! "" When I get a promotion. "" When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after! "

"When you enter the station, everything is fine !" We shouted. "I am 18 years old ." "I bought a new pair SL Benz car !" "When I serve my youngest child to finish college ." "When I pay back all the loans ." "When I retire, I live a happy life !"

Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. the true joy of life is the trip. the station is only a dream. it constantly outdistances us.

Sooner or later, we will realize that there is no terminal in our life and there is nothing really perfect. The real pleasure of life lies in the travel process. The terminal is just a dream. It will always be in front of us.

It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.

What makes people crazy is often not the heavy lifting of today, but the regret of yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are like a pair of twin thieves who have stolen us today.

So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice creams, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. life must be lived as we go along. the station will come soon enough.

So don't wander in the aisle. Don't worry about how far you are from the station! Why don't you use another method to climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, sweet mouth, and often walk barefoot, swim more rivers, look at the sunset, laugh more, haha, let the tears drop your answers! You have to live your life! The station will arrive soon!