Tucked away in our subconsciousness is an idyllic（田园诗的） vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are travelling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving on a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village halls.
But the uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we reach there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will be fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle（智力拼图玩具）. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes loitering, waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.
"When we reach the station, that will be it", we cry. "When I'm 18", "When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz", "When I put my last kid through collage", "When I have paid off the mortgage", "When I get a promotion", "When I reach the age of the retirement, I shall live happily ever after."
Sooner or later, we must realize that there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.
"Relish the moment" is a good motto, especially when coupled withe the Psalm 118:24:"This is the day which the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it." It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tommorrow. Reget and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.
So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more icecreams, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. Then the station will come soon enough.
相关单词：subconsciousness
subconsciousness解释：潜意识；下意识
subconsciousness例句：
Tucked away in our subconsciousness is an idyllic vision. 我们的潜意识里藏着一派田园诗般的风光！ 来自互联网
If common subconsciousness is satisfied, aesthetic perception is of general charactor. 共性潜意识得到满足与否，产生的审美接受体验就有共性。 来自互联网
相关单词：idyllic
idyllic解释：adj.质朴宜人的，田园风光的
idyllic例句：
These scenes had an idyllic air.这种情景多少有点田园气氛。
Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。
相关单词：jigsaw
jigsaw解释：n.缕花锯，竖锯，拼图游戏；vt.用竖锯锯，使互相交错搭接
jigsaw例句：
A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.一副拼图就能让我沉醉几个小时。
Tom likes to work on jigsaw puzzles,too.汤姆也喜欢玩拼图游戏。
相关单词：aisles
aisles解释：n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊
aisles例句：
Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period. 在诺曼时期，原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
They walked
相关单词：collage
collage解释：n.拼贴画；v.拼贴；把……创作成拼贴画
collage例句：
A collage of coloured paper covers a table top.一副彩纸拼贴画盖在桌面上。
He has used a mixture of mosaic,collage and felt-tip pen.他混合使用了马赛克、拼贴画和毡头笔。
相关单词：promotion
promotion解释：n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传
promotion例句：
The teacher conferred with the principal
The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。
相关单词：retirement
retirement解释：n.退休，退职
retirement例句：
She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
相关单词：relish
relish解释：n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味
relish例句：
I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。
相关单词：psalm
psalm解释：n.赞美诗，圣诗
psalm例句：
The clergyman began droning the psalm.牧师开始以单调而低沈的语调吟诵赞美诗。
The minister droned out the psalm.牧师喃喃地念赞美诗。
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