Cultivating a Hobby培养业余爱好

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1、CultivatingaHobby培养业余爱好WinstonChurchill---温氏顿丘吉尔AgiftedAmericanpsychologisthassaid,“Worryisaspasmoftheemotion;themindcatchesholdofsomethingandwillnotletitgo.”Itisuselesstoarguewiththemindinthiscondition.Thestrongerthewill,themorefutilethetask.Onecanonlygentlyinsinuatesomethingelseintoitsco

2、nvulsivegrasp.Andifthissomethingelseisrightlychosen,ifitisreallyattendedbytheilluminationofanotherfieldofinterest,gradually,andoftenswiftly,theoldunduegriprelaxesandtheprocessofrecuperationandrepair,begins.一位极具天赋的心理学家曾经说过，“担忧是一种情感的突发；心里死死地纠缠着一件事，总是放不开。”在这种情况下，心理的斗争是徒劳无功的。心里越是挣扎，越是放不开。唯一有用的

3、就是巧妙地利用别的事情，分散注意力。而且，如果这个别的事情选对了，并切实伴随着另一个兴趣领域的启发，逐渐地，通常也是非常快速地，这种担忧的情绪将会得到放松，平和的心情也就开始得到恢复。Thecultivationofahobbyandnewformsofinterestisthereforeapolicyoffirstimportancetoapublicman.Butthisisnotabusinessthatcanbeundertakeninadayorswiftlyimprovisedbyamerecommandofthewill.Thegrowthofalterna

4、tivementalinterestsisalongprocess.Theseedsmustbecarefullychosen;theymustfallongoodground;theymustbesedulouslytended,ifthevivifyingfruitsaretobeathandwhenneeded.因此，对于一位公众人物来说，爱好的培养和兴趣的形成是首要的策略。但是，这不是一天内就能完成的事情，也不是一想做就可以做成的事情。新兴趣的培养是一个漫长的过程。这就好比，如果你想在需要的时候就能摘到新鲜诱人的水果，你就必须严格挑选优质的种子，种在肥沃的土壤，并加

5、以精心的照料。Tobereallyhappyandreallysafe,oneoughttohaveatleasttwoorthreehobbies,andtheymustallbereal.Itisnousestartinglateinlifetosay:"Iwilltakeaninterestinthisorthat."Suchanattemptonlyaggravatesthestrainofmentaleffort.Amanmayacquiregreatknowledgeoftopicsunconnectedwithhisdailywork,andyethardly

6、getanybenefitorrelief.Itisnousedoingwhatyoulike:youhavegottolikewhatyoudo.Broadlyspeaking,humanbeingsmaybedividedintothreeclasses:thosewhoaretoiledtodeath,thosewhoareworriedtodeath,andthosewhoareboredtodeath.Itisnouseofferingthemanuallabourer,tiredoutwithahardweek'ssweatandeffort，thechance

7、ofplayingagameoffootballorbaseballonSaturdayafternoon.Itisnouseinvitingthepoliticianortheprofessionalorbusinessman,whohasbeenworkingorworryingaboutseriousthingsforsixdays,toworkorworryabouttriflingthingsattheweek-end.第2页共2页想要真正地感到愉快与安全，至少要有两至三个切实可行的兴趣。到了晚年的时候才