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1、SmilingandLifeSpan微笑和寿命的关系Onceuponatimeapsychologyprofessorwalkedaroundonastagewhileteachingstressmanagementprinciplestoanauditoriumfilledwithstudents.曾经,有一位心理学教授在讲台上来回走着,向满席的学生传授压力管理原则。Assheraisedaglassofwater,withasmileonherface,theprofessorasked,“Howheavyisthisgl
2、assofwaterI’mholding?”当她举起一杯水,笑着问:“我举着的这杯水有多重?”Studentsshoutedoutanswersrangingfromeightouncestoacouplepounds.从八盎司到几磅,学生们大声地喊出答案。Shereplied,“Frommyperspective,theabsoluteweightofthisglassdoesn’tmatter.Ineachcase,theweightoftheglassdoesn’tchange,butthelongerIholdit,t
3、heheavieritfeelstome.”她回答道:“在我看来,这杯水的绝对重量不重要。在各种情况里,这杯水的重量都没变,但是我举得越久,我就觉得越重。”Astheclassshooktheirheadsinagreement,shecontinued,“Yourstressesandworriesinlifeareverymuchlikethisglassofwater.”当全班晃头表示同意时,她继续说道:“你们在生活中的压力和担忧就非常像这杯水。”It’simportanttoremembertoletgoofyours
4、tressesandworries.Nomatterwhathappensduringtheday,asearlyintheeveningasyoucan,putallyourburdensdown.记得放开你的压力和担忧是非常重要的。不管那天发生了什么,到了傍晚,你应该尽快放下你所有的重担。如果你仍能感觉到昨天压力的重量,这是一记重要的指示,告诉你是时候把杯子放下了。Thereoncewasamasterwhowenttoindia.inthosetimes,wedidn'thavethecommunicationsorai
5、rplanesormanykindsoftransportationthatwedonow.sothemasterwenttoindiaonfoot.hehadneverbeentoindiabefore;perhapshecamefrompersia.andwhenhegotthere,hesawalotoffruit.inindiatheyhaveplentyoffruittosell,butmuchofitisexpensivebecausetheycan'tgrowmuchduetothewatersituation.
6、sohesawonebasket,abigbasketofsomeveryred,longfruit.anditwasthecheapestintheshop,notexpensiveatall.从前有一位师父,他到印度去,那时候因为交通不发达,没有飞机,不像现在一样有很多交通工具,所以这位师父就步行去印度。他有可能是波斯人,以前没去过印度。他到印度时,看见许许多多的水果。在印度,有时因为缺水的缘故,水果产量不多,许多小店虽然摆满了水果,但多半都很贵。那位师父发现有个大篮子里面装着一种红色长条形的水果,这种水果的价格最便宜,一
7、点都不贵.Sohewentupandasked,"howmuchperkilo?"andtheshopkeepersaid,"tworupees."tworupeesinindiaisnothing;it'slikedirt.soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandstartedeatingit.butafterheatesomeofit:oh,mygod!hiseyeswatered,hismouthwateredandburned,hiseyeswereburning,hisheadwas
8、burningandhisfacebecamered.ashecoughedandchokedandgaspedforbreath,hejumpedupanddown,saying,"ah!ah!ah!"他就走过去询问:“这个一公斤要多少钱?”小贩回答:“两卢比。”两卢比在印