Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlife,onereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhave.Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireeffortandcommitment(责任,义务,承诺). Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandothercommitmentsthatwedon’tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewal(叙旧)withthefriends,relativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhave. Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry! Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbeassuredofapleasantwelcome?Aretherepeoplethatyoucoulddependontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife? Ifyouhaven’tseenmuchofthemlately,isitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?Haveyougrownapart?Wasthereanargument? Ifthemainreasonyouhaven’tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisthatyouhavegottentoobusy,takeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtime.Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities(优先考虑的事)inlife.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant? Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriends,whyhasthishappened?Areyouseekingmaterialjoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?Haveyouallowedyourtimetobeover-committedbecauseyouneversay‘‘No”toanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?Ifso,why?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou? Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeexactlyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities.Makesurethatyouscheduleenoughtimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou. Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourlife,makeaspaceinyourschedule,andaspaceinyourheartforthem. 小题1:Inthispassagetheauthormainlydiscusses______. |
A.howtobalancefriendshipandwork |
B.howtospendoursparetime |
C.whetherweshouldkeepfriendship |
D.whetherweshouldinvitefriendstodinner |