高二英语the art of living5.pptVIP

The Art of Living John P Haines (rewritten and paraphrased) 1. Many people today teach us about “the Secret” or “The Law of Attraction”. These people believe that there are no limitations in life—we can all have everything that we want. But we allfailto understand that wanting is a source of suffering. When there is action without true understanding, it`s action without heart. Though we own and enjoy the luxury of modern inventions, we must not forget that others in the world may be suffering because of our greed, becauseofour lack of understanding. 2. When we are looking for solutions from within a model that has a lot of problems, we will not find lasting, useful solutions. It is a delusion to think that more is better. Weneed to look outside the box . 3. My idea is that we need to take a close look at what our real needs are. We need to re-evaluate our lives. If we have enough money—and let’s face it, most people reading this have enough since we have clean, comfortable shelter and enough to eat—do we have enough time? Do we have enough quality time? In todaysworld someare money-rich and time-poor. 4. The art of living is learning to be content with where you are now. In relationships, for example, we may think it would be better to be on our own, and when we are on our own we wish we had a partner. Dont look for a partner when you are not content with yourself. Be happy alone and a suitable partner will find you. 5. When we live each moment in a state of presence, when we look at the world with our child eyes, when we stop to smell the roses , when we are happy, truly happy, what we need automatically comes.Wedontneed to askfor it. 6. It has been said that when the student is ready the teacher appears. In this world, everyone and every experience can be our teacher. Be happy and allow what you need to come to you. Love what you are doing in the moment and the moment will reward you in wondrousways you least expect. 7. This is the art o