While I was having dinner with a well-known author and lecturer, our conversation drifted to money. “I have enough money,” he told me casually. “I don’t need any more money.”
“Of course you can say that,” I thought to myself. “You get fifteen thousand dollars for a lecture.”
Then I caught my thought process, and pondered(仔细考虑)more deeply on his statement. Is he satisfied because he has a lot of money, or does he have a lot of money because he chooses to be satisfied?
I know people with more money than this man, and they still don’t have enough. And I know people with very little money, and they always have enough. So is enoughness something that happens to us when we reach a certain level, or is it an experience we can choose and celebrate at any time?
My friends Adrian and Carey live in a humble cottage in the rainforest. They have quite a modest income, no telephone, and they walk around naked most of the time. I think they are the happiest people I know. They wake up with the sun, love each other very much, and welcome guests with a full and open heart. They appreciate every moment of their lives, have no distraction games going, and are not waiting for the big break around the corner. When I am with them, the predominant（主要的）feeling I have is, “It’s all right here—why would anyone want anything more?”
Ram Dass used to say, “There are three kinds of people in the world: those who say, ‘Too much!’; those who say, ‘Not enough!’; and those who say, “Ah, just right!’”; Since “too much” of one thing implies “not enough” of another, there are really only two approaches to life: lack or contentment.
小题1:From the first paragraph, we can infer that the lecturer ___________.
A．was living a happy life
B．was careless about his money
C．was satisfied with his life
D．was rich enough to live a happy life小题2:We learn from the underlined part that ____________.
A．it’s money that is of importance
B．it’s not money but the attitude that matters
C．we don’t have to have much money
D．we won’t have enough money in life小题3:What does the author think of Adrian and Carey’s life?
A．They have no guests.
B．They have all they want.
C．They live a very hard life.
D．They live a very happy life.小题4:According to the last paragraph, people have two different attitudes towards life: ____________.
A．not enough or too much
B．lack or too much
C．lack or contentment
D．just right or enough小题5:Which of the following best suits the passage?
A．Nothing is better than a contented mind.
B．Where there is a will, there is a way.
C．Practice makes perfect.
D．Better late than never.
