The quality of patience goes a long way toward your goal of creating a more peaceful and loving self. The more patient you are,

admin2012-02-26  54

问题     The quality of patience goes a long way toward your goal of creating a more peaceful and loving self. The more patient you are, the more accepting you will be of what life is, rather than insisting that life be exactly as you would like it to be. Without patience, life is extremely frustrating. You are easily annoyed, bothered, and irritated. Patience adds a dimension of ease and acceptance to your life. It’s essential for inner peace. Becoming more patient involves opening your heart to the present moment, even if you don’t like it. If you are stuck in a traffic jam, late for an appointment, being patient would mean keeping yourself from building a mental snowball before your thinking get out of control and gently reminding yourself to relax. It might also be a good time to breathe as well as an opportunity to remind yourself that, in the bigger scheme, being late is "small stuff".
    Patience is a quality of heart that can be greatly enhanced with deliberate practice. An effective way that I have found to deepen my own patience is to create actual practice periods—periods of time that I set up in my mind to practice the art of patience. Life itself becomesa classroom, and the curriculum is patience. You can start with as little as five minutes and build up your capacity for patience over time. What you’ll discover is truly amazing. Your intention to be patient, especially if you know it’s only for a short while, immediately strengthens your capacity for patience. Patience is one of those special qualities where success feeds on itself. Once you reach the little milestone (里程碑) —five minutes of successful patience—you’ll begin to see that you do indeed have the capacity to be patient, even for longer periods of time. Over time, you even become a patient person.
    Being patient will help you to keep your perspective. You’ll see even a difficult situation, say your present challenge, isn’t "life or death" but simply a minor obstacle that must be dealt with. Without patience, the same scenario (局面) can become a major emergency complete with yelling, frustration, hurt feelings, and high blood pressure.
The purpose of this passage is to ______.

选项 A、persuade people to be more patient
B、tell us how to practice patience
C、list the advantages of patience
D、state the importance of patience

答案A

解析 作者通过阐明耐心的重要性、如何培养耐心和拥有耐心的好处来劝说读者要更加耐心,由此可见A为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/KvJO777K
0

最新回复(0)