Onemorningittookmeanhourtowatchasmallantcarryahugefeatheracrossmybackporch(走廊).Severaltimesitmetobjectsonitspathandafterashorttimeitwouldgoaroundthem.
Atonepointtheanthadtodealwithacrack(裂缝)about10mmwide.Afterashorttimeofthoughttheantlaidthefeatheroverthecrackwalkedacrossitandpickeditupontheothersidethencontinuedonitsway.
IwasattractedbytheclevernessofthisantoneofGod’ssmallestcreatures(生物).Itwasanexampleofthewonderofcreation.Herewasaninsecttinyyetgivenabrain(大脑)tothinkexplorediscoverandbeatdifficulties.Butthisantjustlikepeoplealsoshareshumanweaknesses.
Aftersometimetheantfinallyreacheditshome—aflowerbedattheendoftheporchandasmallholethatwastheentrancetoitsundergroundhome.Anditwasherethattheantfinallyfacedtheproblem.Howcouldthatlargefeatherpossiblyfitdownthesmallhole?
Ofcourseitcouldn’t.Sotheantafterallthistroubleandusingmuchcreativitybeatingdifficultiesallalongthewayjustleftthefeatherbehindandwenthome.
Theanthadnotthoughttheproblemthroughbeforeitbeganitsbravejourneyandintheendthefeatherwasnothingmorethanaheavyweight.
Isn’tourlifelikethat?
Weworryabouthowmuchmoneywehaveweworryaboutworkaboutwhereweliveaboutallkindsofthings.Theseworriesareheavythingsandtheymakeanalreadydifficultlifeevenmoredifficult.Worryingwilldonothinggoodforus.Whenwegettowherewewanttobeinlifewewillunderstandthatworryingcanonlybringusdown.
65.Didthewritershowagreatinterestintheantatfirst?
66.Howdidtheantcrossthecrack?
67.Didtheanttakethefeatherintotheholeorgiveitup?
68.Whatdoyouthinkoftheant?
69.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?