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2017 6 月 D I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives w aiting. But where are we doing all of this waiting, and what doe s it mean to an impatient society like ours? To understand the i ssue, let ?s take a look at three types of “waits ”. The very purest form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait. It i s without doubt the most annoying of all. Take filling up the ki tchen sink ( 洗碗池 ) as an example. There is absolutely is going on but keep both eyes ull. During these waits, the brain wanders about until the water runs and onto your socks. This kind of and mindless.  nothing you can do while this fixed on the sink until it ?s f slips away from the body and over the edge of the counter wait makes the waiter helpless A cousin to the Watched-Pot Wait is the Forced Wait. This o ne requires a bit of discipline. Properly preparing packaged noodle soup requires a Forced Wait. Directions are very specific. “Brin g three cups of water to boil, add mix, simmer three minutes, re move from heat, let stand five minute s. ” I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the procedures strictly. After all, Fo rced Waiting requires patience. Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the Lucky-Break Wait. This type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary. Unlike the Forced Wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen. Turning one?s life into a waiting game requires faith and hope , and is strictly for the optimists among us. On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes, b ut the Lucky-Break Wait well serves those who are willing to do it. As long as one doesn?t come to rely on it, wishing for a f ew good things to happen never hurts anybody. We certainly do spend a good deal of our time waiting. The n ext time you?rstanding at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you?ll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out