180418-英语学习高级阅读材料--3

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1、HOWTOCONTROLYOURFOCUS.Howdoyoucontrolyourfocus?Wecontrolourfocusthroughevaluation.Thewayweevaluatethingsdetermineshowwefeel.Butwhatisanevaluation?Evaluationsarenothingbutquestions.Thinkingisnothingbutaprocessofevaluatingthings.Youarealwaysaskingyourselfwhatdoesthisthingmeantomeandwhatsho

2、uldIdoaboutit.Thequestionsweaskdeterminewhatwefocuson.Thinkofquestionsthisway:imagineyourbrainasyourultimatecomputer,andinthecomputeristheanswertoanyquestionyoucouldpossiblyhave.Itcancomeupwithanyanswertoanyquestionyouaskit.AskandyoushallReceiveTheBiblesays-“Askandyoushallreceive.Thisisa

3、timelessstatementwhosetruthcutsacrossreligion,psychologyandneuroscience,offeringinsightsonthecomplexnatureofthebrain.Ifyouhavethisgreatcomputerinfrontofyoutheonlywaytoretrievetherelevantinformationyouseekistoaskit.Thedifferencebetweenthehumanbrainandacomputeristhatunlikeacomputer,whateve

4、rquestionyouask,yourbraininabsoluteexpectation,youaregoingtogetananswer.Ifyouaskitconsistentlyandgiveittimetolookfortheanswer,youwillfindananswer,evenifthequestiondoesn’thaveabasisinreality.Inotherwords,thiscomputerwilldoanything.Itwillsearchyourfilesandmakethingsupinordertoansweryourque

5、stion.WhatdoImean?Ifyouwalkaroundsaying,“Whydobadthingshappentome?”Asaresultofthislineofquestioning,yourbrainwillsearchupallofitsdatabaseandgiveyouaresult.Itwilltakeinputfromyourownperceptionandwordsthataresaidbyothersandmakeupananswerforyouforexample:“Becauseyouareanidiot!”Soyouwalkarou

6、ndthinkingandbelievingyou’reanidiotandprogresstohaveamiserableday.Asyoucansee,whateveryouask,itwillcomeupwitharesponseto.Ifyoucomeupwithaquestion-“HowcomesIamsolucky?”Yourbrainwillsearchallkindsofthingsandshowyouthatyouarelucky.Inotherwords,ourquestionsdeterminehowwefeelnow.Ifyouhavecert

7、ainemotionscertainfeelingsthatyoudon’tlike,theyareasaresultofwhatyoufocuson.Sowhatyouhaveishabitualfocuses,andthosehabitualfocusescomefromhabitualquestions.Inotherwordsifyoufeelacertainwayonadailybasisyouareaskingyourselfcertainquestionsonanongoingbasis.Areyousurprisedatw