Directions: After
reading the passage below, choose the best answers from the six statements
according to what you have just read.
The
quality of patience goes a long way toward your goal of creating a more
peaceful and loving self. The more patient you are, the more accepting you will
be of what life is, rather than insisting that life be exactly as you would
like it to be. Without patience, life is extremely frustrating. Patience adds some ease and acceptance
to your life. It's important for inner peace.
If you are stuck in a traffic jam,
late for an appointment, being patient would mean keeping yourself from
building a mental snowball before your thinking gets out of hand and gently
reminding yourself to relax. It might also be a good time to breathe as well as
an opportunity to remind yourself that, in the bigger scheme of things, being
late is "small stuff".
Patience
is a quality of heart that can be greatly enhanced with deliberate practice. They are the periods of time that I set
up in my mind to practice the art of patience. Life itself becomes a classroom,
and the curriculum is patience. You can start with as little as five minutes
and build up your capacity for patience over time. What you'll discover is
truly amazing. Your intention to be patient, especially if you know it's only
for a short while, immediately strengthens your capacity for patience. Patience
is one of those qualities where success feeds on itself. Once you reach little
milestone-five minutes of successful patience-you'll begin to see that you do
indeed have the capacity to be patient, even for longer periods of time. Over
time, you may even become a patient person.
Being
patient will help you to keep your perspective. You will see even a difficult
situation, say your present challenge, isn't "life or death" but
simply a minor obstacle that must be dealt with.
A. An effective way
that I have found to deepen my own patience is to create actual practice
periods.
B. You are more
easily annoyed and bothered.
C. It is generally
believed that the quality of being patient is very difficult to develop.
D. Becoming more
patient involves opening your heart to the present moment, even if you don't
like it.
E. Without patience, you
will see the same scene as an emergency complete with yelling, frustration,
hurt feelings.
F. If you lack
patience, you are destined to fail in what you are pursuing.
答案:【1】B【2】D【3】A【4】E