How much of your stress, disappointment, anger or worry comes from one little thing? Almost all of it comes from your expectations(期望), and from wishing things were different. We build these expectations in our heads of what other people should do, what our lives should be like ... 36 And when reality doesn’t meet our fantasy (想像), we wish the world were different.
Here’s a simple solution: Picture all the expectations you have for yourself, your life, your kids, your job and the world. 37 A river or lake will also do. What happens to them? They’re carried around by waves. They float away. Let them be washed away by the clean waters, and let them go. Now live your life without them.
38 It means you accept reality as it is, and people as they are. Without expectations, you see things as they are. 39 Or if you are, you accept it, and then let it go.
That’s not to say you never act. You can act in a way that agrees with your values, but never have an expectation of how the world will react to your actions. 40 Do good because you love doing good, and expect nothing beyond that.
Let the waters of the world clean us, and let us walk lightly in a world that is wonderful without our fantasies.
A. And yet it’s not real; it’s all fantasy.
B. What’s a life without expectations like?
C. Don’t beat yourself up if you have expectations.
D. If you do something good, you won’t expect praise.
E. Take them from you, and throw them into the ocean.
F. When things don’t turn out as we expect, we’ll get angry.
G. It’s a life where you don’t need to be disappointed or angry.
AEBGD
—Good afternoon. My name is Peter. I’m the general manager of the personnel department. I’ll be interviewing you. Please sit down.
— 61 , Peter. My name’s Jon. Jon Smash.
—Well, Jon, it’s a pleasure to meet you. 62 .
—I’ve been a manager at Nike for over three years. I won manager of the year award two years ago, and I got promoted last August.
—OK. Tell me about yourself…your personality.
— 63 . I think before I act, and if something goes wrong in our company I always remain calm. I never scream at my employees. And I’ve never lost my temper.
— 64 ?
—I think I’m good at solving problems. 65 . I also love challenges. I work well under pressure. When my boss pushes me to finish a project early I always get it done and never complain.
—Jon, you seem like a very good manager. I like your ambition. You’re very confident and motivated. We like that here at Microsoft. Well, our interview is over……
A. I’m glad it’s you who will offer me the opportunity to get the job B. I enjoy approaching problems directly C. Nice to meet you D. What are your strengths E. I owe my success to my employees F. Tell me about your work experience G. I think I’m very level-headed |
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