英语美文阅读教材：充分安排好自己的每一天

英语美文阅读教材：充分安排好自己的每一天I'mnotsayingtheywouldn’tmatter…butit'simportanttoaskyourselfiftheywould.Whatwouldmattertoyou?Formanyofus,it'sthelovedonesinourlives.Ifwedon'thavelovedones…maybeit'stimewestartedfiguringoutwhy,andaddressingthat.Maybewehaven'tmadetimeforothers,forgettingoutandmeetingothersandhelpingothersandbeingcompassionateandpassionateaboutothers.Maybewehaveshutourselvesinsomehow.Ormaybewedohavelovedonesinourlives,butwedon’tseemtohavethetimewewanttospendwiththem.Whenwasthelasttimeyoutoldyourlovedonesyoulovedthem?Spentgoodqualitytimewiththem,beinginthemoment?It'shard,fromwithinthestormofeverydaylife,toseethingswithrealperspective,toknowwhat'simportantandwhat's“”simplypressingonourconsciousnessrightnow,demandingattention.Wehavepeopleemailingusforinformationandrequestingaction,wehavephonecallsandvisitorsandalongto-dolistandamillionchoresanderrandstorunandalloftheslingsandarrowsofourdailyreality…andyet,whatisimportant?Askyourselfthis:ifyousuddenlyfoundoutyouonlyhad6monthstolive(forwhateverreason),wouldthethinginfrontofyoumattertoyou?Wouldthose20emailswaitingforaresponsematter?Wouldthepaperworkwaitingtobeprocessedmatter?Wouldtheworkyou'redoingmatter?Wouldthemeetingsyou'resupposedtohavematter?Wouldabigcarandnicehouseandhigh-payingjobandcoolcomputerandmobiledeviceandniceshoesandclothesmatter?Formanyofus,doingworkthatmatters…wouldmatter.Thatmightmeanhelpingothers,ormakingavitalcontribution“”tosociety,orcreatingsomethingbrilliantandinspiring,orexpressingourselvessomehow.It’snotthemoneythatmatters,buttheimpactofthework.Areyoudoingworkthatmatters?Formanyofus,experiencinglifewouldmatter—reallybeinginthemoment,findingpassioninourlives,seeingtheworldandtraveling,orjustseeingtheworldthat’saroundusrightnow,beingwithgreatpeople,doingamazingthings,eatingamazingfood,playing.Spendtimewithyoursignificantother,showthemhowimportanttheyare.Takethetimetocuddlewithyourchild,toreadwithher,toplaywithher,tohavegoodconversationswithher,totakewalkswithher.Taketimetobeinnature,toappreciatethebeautyoftheworldaroundus.Taketimetosavorthelittlepleasuresinlife.Becausewhileyoumightnothaveonly6monthstolive,I'mheretobreakthenewstoyou:youreallydoonlyhaveashorttimetolive.Whetherthat's6months,6yearsor60…it'sbuttheblinkofaneye.Thelifeyouhaveleftisagift.Cherishit.Enjoyitnow,tothefullest.Dowhatmatters,now.Thesearejustafewideas…butwhatwouldmattertoyou?Ihighlyrecommendthatyouspendatleastalittletimenow,andregularly,thinkingaboutthisquestion…figuringoutwhatreallymatters…andlivingalifethatshowsthis.Howdoyoulivealifethatputsagreatemphasisonwhatmatters?Startbyfiguringoutwhatmatters,andwhatdoesn't.Theneliminateasmuchasyoucanofthestuffthatdoesn'tmatter,oratleastminimizeittotheextentpossible.Makeroomforwhatdoesmatter.Makethetimeforwhatdoesmatter…today.Putitonyourschedule,anddon'tmissthatappointment.Makethosetoughdecisions—becausechoosingtolivealifethatisfilledwiththeimportantstuffmeansmakingchoices,andthey’renotalwayseasychoices.Butitmatters.