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PASSAGE EIGHTY-EIGHT

A wait

1.I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting. But where are we doing all of this waiting, and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours?  

2.To understand the issue, let’s take a look at three types of “waits”. The very purest form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait. It is without doubt the most annoying of all.  

3.Take filling up the kitchen sink as an example. There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it’s full.

4.During these waits, the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks.  

5.This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless. A cousin to the Watched-Pot Wait is the Forced Wait.This one requires a bit of discipline.

6.Properly preparing packaged noodle soup requires a Forced Wait.  Directions are very specific.

7.“Bring three cups of water to boil, add mix, simmer three minutes, remove from heat, let stand five minutes.”  

8.I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the procedures strictly.After all, Forced Waiting requires patience.

9.Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the Lucky-Break Wait. This type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary.  

10.Unlike the Forced Wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen.

11.Turning one’s life into a waiting game requires faith and hope, and is strictly for the optimists among us.  

12.On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes, but the Lucky-Break Wait well serves those who are willing to do it.  

13.As long as one doesn’t come to rely on it, wishing for a few good things to happen never hurts anybody. We certainly do spend a good deal of our time waiting.  

14.The next time you’re standing at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you’ll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, don’t be desperate.  

15.You’re probably just as busy as the next guy.

第八十八篇

等  待

1.我在什么地方读到过，我们一生中三分之一的时间都在等待。但是，我们在哪里等待，这对我们这样一个不耐烦的社会意味着什么?

2.为了理解这个问题，让我们来看看三种类型的“等待”。最纯粹的等待形式是“观望锅等待”。毫无疑问，这是最令人讨厌的。

3.以填满厨房水槽为例。在这个过程中，你什么也做不了，只能盯着水槽，直到它满了。

4.在等待的过程中，大脑离开了身体，四处游荡，直到水溢出柜台的边缘，流到你的袜子上。

5.这样的等待，使等待者无奈，没有头脑。与“守锅等待”类似的是“强制等待”。这需要一点纪律。

6.正确准备包装面汤需要强制等待。方向非常明确。

7.“将三杯水烧开，加入混合物，小火煮三分钟，关火，静置五分钟。”

8.我怀疑是否有人真的严格遵守了程序。毕竟，强迫等待需要耐心。

9.也许最强大的等待类型是幸运-突破等待。这种等待是不寻常的，因为它在很大程度上是自愿的。

10.不像强迫等待，这也是自愿的，等待你的幸运突破并不一定意味着它会发生。

11.把一个人的生活变成一场等待的游戏需要信念和希望，这是我们中的乐观主义者所特有的。

12.从表面上看，这就像按照汤的配方来做一样荒谬，但幸运的等待很适合那些愿意这样做的人。

13.只要一个人不依赖它，希望一些好事发生不会伤害任何人。我们确实花了很多时间等待。

14.下次当你站在水槽边煮面汤，等着它被灌满的时候，你必须吃到一大袋现金从天上掉下来，不要绝望。

15.你可能和下一个人一样忙。