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1、英语美文:CommuningwithNature CommuningwithNature AlmosteverymorningbeforeIstartmyday,Imakemywaytothislittlepark.VeryseldomdoIseeanyoneelsethere.ItseemsthateveryoneelseistoobusyrunninghereandtheretostoptoadmireGodsbeautifulcreation. Itwasquietatthelittlepondthatmorning.Thewaterwasstill.Theleavesonthetree
2、swerenotshiveringlikeusual.Thesilencewasbrokenbytheringingofmycellularphone.Thenoisestartledme.Ijumpedandgrabbedthetelephonewonderingwhowouldbecallingmethatearly. Hi,Mama,myson,Chad,said.Whatareyoudoing? Imsittingatalittlepondacrosstown,Ianswered. Youredoingwhat?heinquired. Imspendingsomequiettimeat
3、thisperfectlittleplace,Iexplained.Ieherealmosteverymorning.Ithelpsmegetmydaystartedontherighttrack. Youresittingatapondmuningwithnature,whileImstuckinAtlantatraffic,Chadlaughed.Itmustbenice. Itisverynice,Iadmitted.Youshouldtryitsometime. ChadandItalntilthetrafficresumedonhisend.Weofferedourlovingfar
4、ewellsandhungup. MymindtookmetoaplacewhereIhadlivedseveralyearsearlier.Iwasoneofthosepeoplelivingeveryminuteofeachdayinaratrace.Ididnttakethetimetomunewithnature,spendquiettimewithGod,ortakethetimetogetintouchwithmyfeelings.IthoughtIwashappydrivinginthefastlaneoflife. WhenIthinkbackIrealizethatIhadb
5、eenafraidofbeingalone.Icouldputonagoodshowbeforeeveryoneelse,butifIgotquietIwasforcedtobehonestwithmyself.IwasntdoingthethingsthatIknewdeepinmyheartIwassupposedtobedoing.Godhadcalledmetoministertoothersthroughwritingandpublicspeaking,butIhadignoredHiscall.IjustifiedmyactionsbytellingmyselfthatIhadto
6、makealiving.Iwasexactlylikeeverybodyelseinthisworld-strugglingtomakeendsmeet,whilenotconsideringtherealreasonformyexistence. Iwasafraidtoslowdown.IfImissadayatwork,Iwillgettoofarbehind,Ireasoned.Therefore,IworkedevenwhenIwassick.Ipushedmyselftothelimitsomanytimes.IwonderedwhoIwastryingtoimpress.Wasi
7、tmybossorcoworkers?IdecidedthatitwasprobablymethatIwastryingtoimpress.Ihadtofeelworthy.Iwantedtofeellikeadedicatedandhard-workingemployee.Butinthemeantime,Ideniedmyselftheprivilegeofreallylivingmylifetoitsfullest. Itookafewmoreminutestopray.Afewbirdslandedinthetreebesideme.IsmiledasIlistenedtotheson
8、gstheyweresinging.Asquirrelscamperedby,butnotwithoutstoppingtogazeatme.Iglancedatmywatchandknewthatmyquiettimewasover.Itwastimetostartmyday. Istoodbeforeagroupofladiesataspeakingengagement.Todayisthefirstdayoftherestofyourlives,Iannounced.Wherewillyougofromhere?Isharedthestoryaboutthepond,mysonsrema
9、rk,andtheemotionsIfeltthatmorningwhilemuningwithnatureandGod. Iencouragedtheladiestoslowdown,serveGodeachandeveryday,andtotakesometimetopray.Themeetingconcludedaboutanhourlater,andIreturnedtomycar.Ifeltgood.IwasnolongerafraidtoleavemyfortzoneforGodssake.IwasthankfulthatIgaveupthefastlaneoflife.Iwase
10、xcitedtobedoingthethingsthatGodcreatedmetodo. IdrovebacktothepondbeforeIreturnedhomefrommyengagement.Thewindhadpicp.Iwatchedastheripplesintheoncestillwatertraveledtotheshore.IrealizedthatthewordsIshareatmyspeakingengagementscanbeparedtotheripplesinthewater.Byspreadingthegoodnewstoothers,theycanfindthepeaceandjoythatonlyGodandnaturecangive.
