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1、读后总结ThisiswaterThespeechbeginswiththefishstorywhichisnotasimplestorybutasksusaquestion“whatiswater?”or“whatthewatermeans?”Likethefish,weliveinthe“water”butdon’tknowwhatthewateris.Thisisanobvious,ubiquitousrealitybecauseeverythinginourownimmediateexperiencesu
2、pportsourdeepbeliefthatwearetheabsolutecenteroftheuniverse.Soastoitisourdefaultsetting,hard-wiredintoourboardsatbirth.Thespeechgivesusanexamplethatdescribesanaveragedayofadultlife.Weworkhard,drivecarsthroughtrafficjam,shoppinginacrowedsupermarket,lineupinalo
3、nglaneswhilewaitingtocheckoutandallthewaymaybeaccompanywithnoisyvoiceandsoul-killingmusic,etcetera.Itsamelikeourlifeinvolvesboredom,routine,andpettyfrustration.However,thespeakerdidn’tjustdescribeourdailylifeandhetoldustothinkindifferentwaysaboutthesituation
4、swhichexistinourlife.Suchasthewomanwhojustscreamedatherlittlechildmaybeiscourageousandkind-heartedandhasbeenuptherenightsholdingthehandofherhusbandwhoisdyingofbonecancer.Italldependsonus.Wecouldchoosetobelieveinotheroptionswhichmaybepossiblewithawarenessinst
5、eadofjustbeself-centered.Weshouldmakeaconsciousdecisionabouthowtothinkandwhattopayattentionto.Thetruelifewhichfulloffrustrationandannoyingthingsdayinanddayoutneedsustobeawarenessofwhatisrealandessential,andthisiswater.Asforme,beforereadingthisspeech,justasma
6、nyGraduatestudents,Igetlostinabstractargumentsinsidemyheadinsteadofsimplypayingattentiontowhat’sgoingonrightinfrontofme.AndI’mbusywithsearchingforabetterfellowship,gettingpettyprofits,havingagoodbehaviorinfrontofmyteacherwhileignoringthetruelifearoundme,such
7、asthecommunicatingwithmyfamilies,thecompassiontothepatheticpersonwhichsuffersfromabigexplosionortyphoonandtheresponsibilitytohelptheoldpeopleorlittlechildren.Thispassagenotonlytellsmeaphenomenon,agoodthinking,atruthaboutourlife,butalsogivesmeaquestion“whatis
8、life?”I’lllivewithsimpleawarenessandconsciousaboutthethingsIsee,Itouch,Ihear,Iexperience,andIfell.AndIwillslowdown,caremoreaboutlove,gratefulness,friendshipandsympathyandkeepthinkingwhatthelifei
