Itisnotasecretthattheseareturbulenttimesthatputeveryoneonedgeallthetimeanditmakespeopleangrywiththeirfamilies,co-workers,friendsandrelatives,frustrated(沮丧的)andhighlyannoyedjustforthenoiseoftheneighborsorthemusiccomingfromtheoppositehouse.Angerandnegativeenergyhaveastronginfluenceoneveryone’slife,evenwhentheydon’trealizeit.
Beinginacalmstateofmindissimplywonderful.Resultsofthiscanbeseenwhenparentsnolongershoutattheirchildrenoveranysmallthingandwhenonecankeephimcoolwhenbadthingshappenanddoesn’tletthesituationbecomeworsebyhisnegativeinfluence.
Alsoresultscanbeseenonalargerscale.In1993averyinterestingscientificexperimentcalledTheUSTranscendentalMeditationexperimentwasconductedinWashington.AcompanycalledTMgot4,000calmandrelaxedpeopletosimplysitandmeditate(冥想)inacentralWashingtonconventioncenter.Theresultsofthisexperimentshowedthatduringthoseparticular8weeks,violentcrimes,suchasmurder,rape,assaults,clearlydecreasedbyasmuchas23%.
Thisisevidentproofthatmeditationcanchangethestateofmind,bringbackpeaceofmindandcollectivemeditationiscontagious(蔓延的),justasanythingdonecollectivelyiscontagious.Forexample,apersonhastheurgetobecomeaggressive(whileinnormalcircumstancesthatpersonisverycalmandnormal),justbecauseheissittingatastadiumwatchingafootballgameandeveryonearoundisshoutingandisaggressive.
Isn’tincreasingthequalityoflifeworthspending20minutesoftimeonmeditation?Yes,veryfewpeoplefollowthroughwithameditationmethodthatshouldbeajoytodo.Manystartandleaveitafteronlyafewsessions.
Soifcollectivemeditationhasproventhatmeditationworks,thatitcalmspeopledownandthatitbringstheirlevelsofstressdown,whynotemployitineverydaylife?
小题1:Theunderlinedword“turbulent”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto“     ”.