In,Praise,of,Quiet,Moments,赞美安静的时刻.docVIP

精品文档，助力人生，欢迎关注小编！ In,Praise,of,Quiet,Moments,赞美安静的时刻 Jessica Dang 杨舟 We tend to measure life by our memories. The most joyful or devastating1， exciting or stressful， interesting or hard fight for milestones from one to the next， stand out the most in our minds. These are the things we go out of our way to do， to plan for， to work for， to pay for. Advertising encourages us to fit as many “experiences” as we can cram into our lives. When the big moment arrives， we take photos on our smartphones， upload to social media， even journal or tell our friends and children about it. We remember these events for years， but everything else in between is forgotten. What did you do on a typical Tuesday afternoon？ Or a quiet Thursday evening？ Or a routine Sunday morning？ It may seem unimportant， but what if the ordinary in-between moments are just as powerful as the extraordinary ones？ Who knew that a regular day sitting on the sofa with my grandmother， watching TV while sharing some fruit would be the last time I saw her alive？ Nothing lasts forever， not even the mundane2. Everything will pass， whether you notice it or not. Indeed， it is a practice to be as grateful for the journey as the destination. Its not easy to give our limited attention to the unremarkable moments， but they probably make up about 90% of our daily lives. If we live a good life with multiple journeys to multiple destinations， what kind of fulfillment would we have if we only appreciated 10% of it？ So maybe in a months time I wont remember this moment—sipping3 my coffee as I write this， the smell of it waking me up to the sound of the city going by outside my window on this sunny July morning—but I can enjoy it right now， thoroughly and gratefully， for everything its worth. 我 们往往用记忆来衡量生活。最快乐或最震惊的、最激动或最紧张的、最有趣或最艰苦的，从一个到下一个里程碑的奋斗，在我们脑海中最为突出。 这些是我们不遗余力地去做、去计划、去效力、去付出的事情。廣告鼓励我们去尝试用尽可能多的“体验”填满生活。当重要的时刻到来时，我们用智能手机拍照，上传到社交媒体甚至日志，或者告诉我们的朋友和孩子。 这些事情我们能记住很多年，但是在这些事情间隙里的其他