Tucked away in our subconscious（潜意识的） is an idyllic（牧歌的） vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at 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 uppermost（至上的） 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 get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for 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 the last kid through college." "When I have paid off the mortgage!" "When I get a promotion." "When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after!"
Sooner or later, we must realize 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（超越） us.
"Relish the moment " is a good motto, especially when coupled with 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 tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today. So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. In stead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough.
相关单词：subconscious
subconscious解释：n./adj.潜意识(的)，下意识(的)
subconscious例句：
Nail biting is often a subconscious reaction to tension.咬指甲通常是紧张时的下意识反映。
My answer seemed to come from the subconscious.我的回答似乎出自下意识。
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：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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