新概念一生必讀的英語經(jīng)典美文第29篇：生活在此時(shí)此刻29 Live in the present moment 生活在此時(shí)此刻To a large degree，the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present momentIrrespective of what happened yesterday or last year，and what may or may not happen tomorrow，the present moment is where you are always 我們內(nèi)心是否平和在很大程度上是由我們是否能生活在現(xiàn)實(shí)之中所決定的。不管昨天或去年發(fā)生了什么，不管明天可能發(fā)生或不發(fā)生什么，現(xiàn)實(shí)才是你時(shí)時(shí)刻刻所在之處。Without question，many of us have mastered the neurotic art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things all at onceWe allow past problems and future concerns to dominate our present moments，so much so that we end up anxious，frustrated，depressed，and hopeless毫無疑問，我們很多人掌握了一種神經(jīng)兮兮的藝術(shù)，即把生活中的大部分時(shí)間花在為種種事情擔(dān)心憂慮上-而且常常是同時(shí)憂慮許多事情。我們聽?wèi){過去的麻煩和未來的擔(dān)心控制我們此時(shí)此刻的生活，以致我們整日焦慮不安，萎靡不振，甚至沮喪絕望。On the flip side，we also postpone our gratification，our stated priorities，and our happiness，often convincing ourselves that someday will be better than todayUnfortunately，the same mental dynamics that tell us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that "someday " never actually arrives而另一方面我們又推遲我們的滿足感，推遲我們應(yīng)優(yōu)先考慮的事情，推遲我們的幸福感，常常說服自己“有朝一日”會比今天更好。不幸的是，如此告誡我們朝前看的大腦動(dòng)力只能重復(fù)來重復(fù)去，以致“有朝一日”永遠(yuǎn)不會真正來臨。John Lennon once said，Life is whats happening while were busy making other plansWhen were busy making other plans，our children are busy growing up，the people we love are moving away and dying，our bodies are getting out of shape，and our dreams are slipping awayIn short，we miss out on life 約翰·列農(nóng)曾經(jīng)說過：“生活就是當(dāng)我們忙于制定別的計(jì)劃時(shí)發(fā)生的事?！碑?dāng)我們忙于制定種種“別的計(jì)劃”時(shí)，我們的孩子在忙于長大，我們摯愛的人離去了甚至快去世了，我們的體型變樣了，而我們的夢想也在悄然溜走了。一句話，我們錯(cuò)過了生活。Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal5 for some later dateIt isntIn fact，no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrowNow is the only time we have，and the only time that we have any control overWhen our attention is in the present moment，we push fear from our mindsFear is the concern over events that might happen in the futurewe won t have enough money，our children will get into trouble，we will get old and die，whatever 許多人的生活好像是某個(gè)未來日子的彩排。并非如此。事實(shí)上，沒人能保證他或她明天肯定還活著?，F(xiàn)在是我們所擁有的惟一時(shí)間，現(xiàn)在也是我們能控制的惟一時(shí)間。當(dāng)我們將注意力放在此時(shí)此刻時(shí)，我們就將恐懼置于腦后?？謶志褪俏覀儞?dān)憂某些事情會在未來發(fā)生-我們不會有足夠的錢，我們的孩子會惹上麻煩，我們會變老，會死去，諸如此類。To combat fear，the best strategy6) is to learn to bring your attention back to the presentMark Twain said，I have been through some terrible things in my life，some of which actually happenedI dont think I can say it any betterPractice keeping your attention on the here and nowYour efforts will pay great dividends7) 若要克服恐懼心理，最佳策略便是學(xué)會將你的注意力拉回此時(shí)此刻。馬克·吐溫說過：“我經(jīng)歷過生活中一些可怕的事情，有些的確發(fā)生過?！蔽蚁胛艺f不出比這更具內(nèi)涵的話。經(jīng)常將注意力集中于此情此景、此時(shí)此刻，你的努力終會有豐厚的報(bào)償。