阅读理解IshallneverforgetthenightafewyearsagowhenMarionJ.Douglaswasastudentinoneofmyadulteducationclasses.Hetoldushowtragedyhadstruckathishomenotoncebuttwice.Thefirsttimehehadlosthisfivey

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IshallneverforgetthenightafewyearsagowhenMarionJ.Douglaswasastudentinoneofmy

adulteducationclasses.Hetoldushowtragedyhadstruckathishomenotoncebuttwice.Thefirsttime

hehadlosthisfiveyearolddaughter.Heandhiswifethoughttheycouldn'tbearthatfirstloss;butashe

said"TenmonthslaterGodgaveusanotherlittlegirlandshediedinfivedays."

Thisdoublebereavementwasalmosttoomuchtobear."Icouldn'ttakeit"thisfathertoldus"I

couldn'tsleepeatrestorrelax.Mynerveswereentirelyshakenandmyconfidencegone."Atlasthe

wenttodoctors;onerecommendedsleepingpillsandanotherrecommendedatripbutneitherhelped.

Hesaid"Mybodyfeltasifitwassurroundedinavice(大钳子)andthejawsofthevicewerebeing

drawntighterandtighter."Thetensionofgrief(悲伤)-ifyouhaveeverbeenparalyzed(使瘫痪)by

sorrowyouknowwhathemeant.

"ButthankGodIhadonechildleft-afouryearoldson.Hegavemethesolutiontomyproblem.One

afternoonasIsataroundfeelingsorryformyselfheasked'Daddywillyoubuildaboatforme?'Iwas

innomoodtobuildaboat;infactIwasinnomoodtodoanything.Butmysonisapersistentlittlefellow!

Ihadtogivein.Buildingthattoyboattookmeaboutthreehours.BythetimeitwasfinishedIrealizedthat

thosethreehoursspentbuildingthatboatwerefirsthoursofmentalrelaxationandpeacethatIhadhadinmonths!Irealizedthatitisdifficulttoworrywhileyouarebusydoingsomethingthatrequiresplanningand

thinking.Inmycasebuildingtheboathadknockedworryoutofthering.SoIdeterminedtokeepbusy."

"ThefollowingnightImadealistofjobsthatoughttobedone.Scoresofitemsneededtoberepaired. AmazinglyIhadmadealistof242itemsthatneededattention.DuringthelasttwoyearsIhave

completedmostofthem.IambusysothatIhavenotimeforworry."

Notimeforworry!ThatisexactlywhatWinstonChurchillsaidwhenhewasworkingeighteenhour's

adayattheheightofthewar.Whenhewasaskedifheworriedabouthishugeresponsibilitieshesaid"I

amtoobusy.Ihavenotimeforworry."

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