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英语美文：Two Extremes In Life 生活中的两极（ZT)

It has been so bitterly cold here in Pennsylvania.

I can’t remember a winter being as cold as this, but I’m sure there were colder days.

Even though the daylight hours are growing longer minute by minute, it’s easy to find an excuse not to go out unless you absolutely must, but then again I often have to push myself to accomplish things.

As I stood outside yesterday, it was so cold that my nose and face felt crisp and my cars were stinging.

Of course, that doesn’t matter to Ricky and Lucy. They have a routine they must go through to find just the fight spot no matter how cold or hot it is.

So I wait.

But this time it was different. As cold as it was, I suddenly was invigorated thinking about how wonderful this extreme cold really was.

Then the sun broke through the clouds and memories of summer’s scorching hot days flashed through my mind. I could remember standing in the heat of the afternoon, sweat pouring down my brow and the hot, burning sun against my face. I reminded myself then and there that in the cold of the winter I would wish I had this heat.

I was right.

Two extremes in my life that most of the time I find uncomfortable, I normally dread them and gripe about it all the way through.

But today I was grateful for them. Without the extremes in my life, I would never appreciate the days when things were just right. Without the extremes life would be boring.

It’s being pushed to one of the extremes that makes us appreciate the middle more. Health challenges reminds us that we need to pay more attention to how we live. Financial extremes reminds us that when things are in excess it’s time to tuck away for when the times are lean.

So bring on the cold so I appreciate the heat more.

Make me sweat on a hot summer’s day so I wish I had a handful of snow to rub my face in.

I’ve come to the conclusion that all too often I find a reason not to be happy with where I am at that moment.

Whether it’s hot or cold, good health or bad, in the money or out of it, I always wanted it to be different.

But no more. I want to start finding a reason to be happy right where I am. Even if it’s simply the fact that I’m alive.

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• After you. In real life, this is easier to say than do~ -palmtree- ♀ (336 bytes) () 02/28/2009 postreply 20:21:47

• After you. In real life, this is easier to say than do~ -palmtree- ♀ (332 bytes) () 02/28/2009 postreply 20:23:06

• Yet after you. -北京二号- ♀ (676 bytes) () 02/28/2009 postreply 23:32:56

• well done, palmtree and BJ2 -梅石莹玉- ♀ (148 bytes) () 03/01/2009 postreply 10:06:54

• I like all your readings. thanks! -任我为- ♂ (920 bytes) () 03/01/2009 postreply 16:02:32

• Thank you for bringing it up. -北京二号- ♀ (264 bytes) () 03/01/2009 postreply 17:22:40

• 回复：I like all your readings. thanks! -梅石莹玉- ♀ (79 bytes) () 03/01/2009 postreply 19:40:22

• 回复：I like all your readings. thanks! -palmtree- ♀ (151 bytes) () 03/01/2009 postreply 20:11:01

• 谢谢梅石莹玉，palmtree，北京二号& 任我为，祝你们新的一周快乐。 -紫君- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2009 postreply 17:59:30

• 问候紫君，一周快乐！ -北京二号- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2009 postreply 19:17:40

• 祝你新的一周快乐~~ -梅石莹玉- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2009 postreply 19:41:30