進步英語閱讀才能范文Inallone'slifetimeitisoneselfthatonespendsthemosttimebeingwithordealingwith.Butitispreciselyoneselfthatonehastheleastunderstandingof.Whenyouaregoingupwardsinlifeyoutendtooverestimateyourself.Itseemsthateverythingyouseekforiswithinyourreach;luckandopportunitieswilleyourwayandyouareoverjoyedthattheyconstitutepartofyourworth.Whenyouaregoingdownhillyoutendtounderestimateyourself,mistakingdifficultiesandadversitiesforyourowninpetence.It’slikelythatyouthinkitwiseforyourselftoknowyourplaceandstayalooffromworldlywearingamaskofcowardice,behindwhichtheflowofsapinyourlifewillberetarded.Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfistogainacorrectviewofoneselfandbeasoberrealist--awareofbothone’sstrengthandshortage.Youmaylookforwardhopefullytothefuturebutbesurenottoexpecttoomuch,foridealscanneverbefullyrealized.Youmaybecourageoustomeetchallengesbutitshouldbecleartoyouwheretodirectyourefforts.That’stowaysolongasyouhaveaperfectknowledgeofyourselftherewon’tbedifficultiesyoucan’tovere,norobstaclesyoucan’tsurmount.Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfneedsselfappreciation.Whetheryoulikenyourselftoatoweringtreeorabladeofgrass,whetheryouthinkyouareahighmountainorasmallstone,yourepresentastateofnaturethathasitsownraisondeter.Ifyouearnestlyadmireyourselfyou’llhavearealsenseofself-appreciation,whichwillgiveyouconfidence.Assoonasyougainfullconfidenceinyourselfyou’llbeenabledtofightandovereanyadversity.Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfalsorequiresdoingoneselfafavorwhenit’sneeded.Intimeofanger,doyourselfafavorbygivingventtoitinaquietplacesothatyouwon'tbehurtbyitsflames;intimeofsadness,doyourselfafavorbysharingitwithyourfriendssoastochangeagloomymoodintoacheerfulone;intimeoftiredness,doyourselfafavorbygettingagoodsleeportakingsometonic.Showyourselflovingconcernaboutyourhealthanddailylife.Asyouareaware,whatapersonphysicallyhasisbutahumanbodythat’svulnerablewhenexposedtotheelements.Soifyoufallill,it’suptoyoutotakeagoodcareofyourself.Unlessyouknowperfectlywellwhenandhowtodoyourselfafavor,youwon’tbeconfidentandreadyenoughtoresisttheattackofillness.Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfistogetafullcontrolofone’slife.Thenonewillfindone’slifefullofcolorandflavor.Onceuponatime,amanpunishedhis5-year-olddaughterforusingupthefamily'sonlyrollofexpensivegoldwrappingpaper.Moneywastight,andhebecameevenmoreupsetwhenonChristmasEve,hesawthatthechildhadpastedthegoldpapersoastodecorateashoeboxtoputundertheChristmastree.Nevertheless,thenextmorningthelittlegirl,filledwithexcitement,broughtthegiftboxtoherfatherandsaid,"Thisisforyou,Daddy!"Asheopenedthebox,thefatherwasembarrassedbyhisearlieroverreaction.Butwhenheopenedit,hefounditwasemptyandagainhisangerflared."Don'tyouknow,younglady,"hesaidharshly,"whenyougivesomeoneapresentthere'ssupposedtobesomethinginsidethepackage!"Thelittlegirllookedupathimwithtearsrollingfromhereyesandsaid:"Daddy,it'snotempty.Iblewkissesintoituntilitwasallfull."Thefatherwascrushed.Hefellonhiskneesandputhisarmsaroundhispreciouslittlegirl.Hebeggedhertoforgivehimforhisunnecessaryanger.Anaidenttookthelifeofthechildonlyashorttimelater.Itistoldthatthefatherkeptthatlittlegoldboxbyhisbedforalltheyearsofhislife.Wheneverhewasdiscouragedorfaceddifficultproblemshewouldopenthebox,takeoutanimaginarykiss,andremembertheloveofthisbeautifulchildwhohadputitthere.Inaveryrealsense,eachofusashumanbeingshavebeengivenaninvisiblegoldenboxfilledwithunconditionalloveandkissesfromourchildren,family,friendsandGod.Thereisnomorepreciouspossessionanyonecouldhold.英語閱讀：HappinessEquateswithFun?IliveinHollywood.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchaglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothinginmon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,moreabidingemotion.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulinpidualshaveconstantaesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells"happiness".Butinmemoiraftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildren,profoundloneliness.Thewaypeopleclingtothebeliefthatafun-filled,pain-freelifeequateshappinessactuallydiminishestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequatedwithhappiness,thenpainmustbeequatedwithunhappiness.But,infact,theoppositeistrue:Moretimesthannot,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryendeavorsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiousmitment,civicorcharitablework,andself-improvement.Twomen,bothseriouslyill,oupiedthes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