英語流行話題聽力:Unit 9 放飛心情

[00:00.01] Unit 09 Lighten Up These days, it seems that almost all of us have something to worry about. [00:10.30] People are frustrated and uptight about almost everything -- being five minutes late, having someone else show up five minutes late, [00:19.31] being stuck in traffic, witnessing someone look at us wrong or say something wrong, paying bills, [00:26.30] waiting in line, overcooking a meal, making an honest mistake -- you name it, we all become upset over it. [00:35.50] The root cause for being upset is our unwillingness to accept life as being different, in any way, [00:42.55] from our expectations. [00:45.27] Very simply, we want things to be a certain way but they are not a certain way. [00:51.35] Life is simply as it is. [00:53.21] Perhaps Benjamin Franklin said it best:" Our limited perspective, our hopes and fears become our measure of life, [01:02.47] and when circumstances do not fit our ideas, they become our difficulties." We spend our lives wanting things, [01:11.04] people and events to be just as we want them to be -- and when they are not, [01:16.08] we fight and we suffer. [01:18.06] How do we reduce this suffering? [01:22.11] The first step in recovering from a bad mood is to admit that you have a problem. [01:26.32] You have to want to change, to become more easygoing. [01:31.32] You have to see that your own state of heart is largely of your own creation -- it is composed of the way you set up your life and the way you react to it. [01:42.38] The next step is to understand the link between your expectations and your frustration level. [01:48.08] Whenever you expect something to be a certain way and it is not, you are upset and you suffer. [01:55.40] On the other hand, when you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, you are free. [02:02.44] To hold on is to be serious and uptight. [02:06.45] To let go is to lighten up. [02:10.30] A good exercise is to try to approach a single day without expectations. [02:15.49] do not expect people to be friendly. [02:17.52] When they 're not, you will not be surprised or bothered. [02:21.26] If they are, you will be delighted. [02:24.02] do not expect your day to be problem free. [02:27.41] Instead, as problems come up, remind yourself," Ah, another hurdle to overcome." As you approach your day in this manner you will notice how beautiful life can be. [02:41.24] Rather than fighting against life, you will be dancing with it. [02:46.12] Pretty soon, with practice, you will lighten up your entire life. [02:52.47] And when you lighten up, life is a lot more fun.

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