In all one's lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is1oneself that one has the least understanding of. When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your2. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a realist-aware of both one's3and weaknesses. You may4hopefully to the future but be sure not to5 too much, for ideals can never be fully realized. You may be6to meet challenges but it should be clear to you7to direct your efforts. That's to say, so long as you have a perfect8of yourself, there won't be difficulties you can't overcome.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self-appreciation. Whether you think you are a towering tree or a blade of grass, a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own reason of9. If you earnestly admire yourself you'll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence.10 you gain full confidence in yourself, you'll be enabled to fight and overcome any difficulty.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it's needed. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving an outlet to it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames; in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by11it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some stimulant. Show yourself loving concern about your health and daily life.12you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won't be confident and ready enough to13 the attack of illness. As you are aware, what a person physically has is but a human body that's vulnerable when14to the elements. So if you fall ill, it's up to you to take a good care of yourself.
In a word, to get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full15of one's life. Then one will find one's life full of color and flavor.
Early in my career, I was always struck by the fact that "expensive" hotels charged extra for things like internet access and movies. At the same time, more1hotels included everything. Although these less expensive hotels did not have2lobbies (大堂), they did offer the things that a young and tired3would want: a clean room and a quiet environment.
For the high prices you pay at nice hotels, everything should be4. They should give refunds for the things you don't5instead of cheating their customers.
I once read an article about a judge who was invited to a very expensive restaurant in
Washington. The restaurant's food and service were both6. But there was something that ruined the7: the judge was charged $1 for the ice in his $7 mixed drink. The fact that he was charged the extra dollar separately – instead of just being charged $8 – made him so8that instead of talking about how wonderful everything was at the9, he only talked about the $1. Needless to say, he10went back to that restaurant.
I see the11thing is starting to happen in the airline industry. For example, American
Airlines is charging $3.50 for snacks and $7 for meals.12, sodas and water are still free.
The airline should just charge a13fare and give you a refund for what you don't want or use. This will put more power in the hands of the14– the airline might be surprised to find that people are15to pay for extra services. Just imagine what could happen if you just trust your customers to make their own16?
So remember, don't17your customers.18, charge what you think your service or product is worth and take it from there. This way, you can remove19services in exchange for lower prices. It becomes a win-win for you and your customers by sharing purchasing decisions and therefore giving your customers more20.
Why College is Not Home
The college years are supposed to be a time for important growth in autonomy and the development of adult identity. However, now they are becoming an1period of adolescence, during which many of today's students do not2adult responsibilities.
For previous generations, college was3break from parental control; guidance and support needed to come from people of the same age and from within. In the past two decades, continued connections with and dependence on family, thanks to cell phones, email and social media, have increased significantly. Some parents go so far as to help with coursework. Instead of promoting the idea of college as a passage from the shelter of the family to autonomy, universities have4to the idea that they should provide the same environment as that of the home.
To prepare for increased autonomy and responsibility, college need to be a time of5and experimentation. This process involves "trying on" new ways of thinking about oneself both intellectually and personally.6we should provide "safe spaces" within colleges, we must also make it safe to express opinions and challenge majority views.7growth and flexibility are fostered by strict debate and questioning.
Learning to deal with the8world is equally important. Because a college community（群体）differs from the family, many students will struggle to find a sense of9. If students rely on administrations to10their social behavior and thinking pattern, they are not facing the challenge of finding an identity, within a larger and complex community.
11, the tendency for universities to monitor and12student behavior runs up against another characteristic of young adults: the response to being controlled by their elders. If acceptable social behavior is too strictly defined（规定）, the insensitive or aggressive behavior that administrators are seeking to minimize many actually be13. It is not surprising that young people are likely to burst out, particularly when there are reasons to do so.
Our generation once joined hands and stood from at times of national emergence. What is lacking today is the14between desire for autonomy and their understanding of an unsafe world. Therefore, there is the desire for their home to be replacement homes and not places to experience growth. But every college discussion about community values, social climates and behavior should include15of the development importance of students autonomy and self-regulation.
We were told many things as parents who were expecting a baby. There was only one thing I actually 1 " You are going to learn the most important things from your 2," we were told.
There are only a few 3our boy can say. After "momma" and "daddy", "more" is probably the word he uses most, and 4 anything from fun to food. By far his most important and 5 used expression is "wow". He only says "wow" when something really 6 him.
We recently spent the night at our friends 'house. They only had one extra room so we 7our bed and the baby's cot (婴儿床) in the same room. I slept well but 8up too early and couldn't get back to sleep. I was 9 my day, a Sunday, and all the jobs that I needed to do. 10 of them was going to be much fun.
I heard my child made a 11 He rolled over, opened his eyes and let out a cheerful "wow". Suddenly. I learnt something.
Despite everything I've learnt about "good thoughts", "looking on the 12 side" an "taking it a day at a time", I woke up feeling 13. This little boy, with no 14 , was at the place I've been seeking for. To wake up in the morning, take a look at the world, and say "wow" is probably as close to 15 as a person could ever get.
I'm sure our child will 16 wake up, as most of us do only to say "oh no". I wish I knew what I could do to 17 this happening. I wish he could 18 me the way he sees things now.
If only we could make ourselves 19 what it takes to open our eyes in the morning, see that we are alive in a 20 world and say "wow".
Do you think you have what it takes to be a successful scientist? A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full 1 of the facts he observes. He doesn't accept ideas which are not 2 on obvious facts, and therefore 3 to accept authority as the only truth. He always checks ideas 4 and makes experiments to prove them.
The rise of modern science may perhaps be considered to 5 as far back as the time of Roger Bacon, the wonderful philosopher of Oxford, who lived between the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first in the Middle Ages to 6 that we should learn science 7 observing and experimenting on the things around us, and he himself 8 many important truths.
Galileo (1564－1642), 9 ，who lived more than 300 years later, was the greatest of several great men in Italy, France, Germany, and England, who began to show how many important 10 could be discovered by observation by degrees. Before Galileo, learned men believed that large bodies 11 more rapidly towards the earth than small ones, 12 Aristotle said so. But Galileo, going to the 13 of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, let fall two 14 stones and proved Aristotle was wrong. It is Galileo's 15 of going direct to nature, and proving our 16 and theories by experiment, that has 17 all the discoveries of modern science.
What 18 those people good scientists? From the example of Galileo, we know clearly that 19 scientists are those whose observations have 20 better results.
