Four simple keys to transform your life
The power of choice.
Every one of us makes countless choices every day.
Every choice we make has an impact on our lives. Even insignificant choices can
affect what we experience and how we feel. When hunger strikes, we can reach
for a healthy, nutritious snack, or we can choose the sugar high of junk food.
The more important the decision, the greater its effect. For instance, how do I
act towards that person who treated me badly? Do I generally choose to be
passive, or do I actively set clear intentions and create what I want in my
life? Every choice we make, however big or small, affects us in some way.
How do you make choices?
If you are interested in living a richer, fuller life,
there is a foundation upon which you can base all of your decisions which can
make life better not only for you, but also for those around you. This
foundation is to choose based on what’s best for all. Imagine a world where
every parent, spouse(配偶), friend, teacher, businessperson, and
politician truly did their best to choose what’s best for all involved in every
decision they made. We would certainly live in a more caring, supportive world.
It’s the intention.
“But how do I know what is really best?” you might
ask. The answer is simple. It doesn’t matter. What matters is not the choice
you make, but rather the intention behind your choice. What matters is that
whatever decision you make, you are clear in your intention of choosing based
on what’s best for all. If it later turns out that you made what appears to
have been a bad choice, there’s no need for guilt. Knowing that you did your
best to choose with a sincere desire for what’s best for all, your conscience
stays clear and open. This then allows you to more easily learn from your
mistakes, and to live with a clear heart and mind.
What’s best for me, too!
Choosing what’s best does not mean you have to always
sacrifice yourself for other. An overly(過度的) exhausted
mother can lose her temper easily. Some time off for this mother might seem
selfish, yet in the long run, it can help her to be a better mother to her
children. So as we move through each day of our lives, let us remember to
include ourselves as we do our best to choose what’s best for all.
1.According to the passage, which of the following
statements is NOT true?
A．Every one of
us makes countless choices every day.
B．Every choice,
however big or small, has an influence on us.
C．People act
differently towards the person who treated them badly.
D．People tend
to reach for a junk snack when hunger strikes.
2.How should we make choices?
A．To be
interested in a richer, fuller life.
B．To make life
better for ourselves.
C．To base our
choices on what’s best for all.
D．To imagine a
world where everyone did their best.
3. According to the author, what is really best?
A．The choice
you make. B．The intention
behind your choice.
C．The mistake
you learn from. D．The
consequence of your choice.
4.To choose what is best for us, we’d better ________.
A．try to be
selfish all the time B．sacrifice
ourselves for others
C．set aside
some time for ourselves D．control our
temper before children
