安息日不僅僅是指不工作。休息時，很多渴望成功和肩負重任的人會有負罪感。隨著時間的推移，安息日的價值就會日益顯露。不久前，周日裏商店停業，公司員工全體休息，那樣的日子，很多人仍念念不忘。那些寧靜的星期天下午，在我們的文化記憶中烙下了深深的印記。
記憶填空
1. Today our life and work rarely feel _______， pleasant or healing. _______ ， the whole experience of being alive begins to melt into one enormous obligation. It becomes the standard greeting everywhere：“I am so _______ .”
2. This is not the world we dreamed of when we were _______ . How did we get so terribly rushed in a world saturated with_______and responsibility， yet somehow bereft of_______ and delight？
3. Many of us， in our desperate_______to be successful and care for our many responsibilities feel terrible_______when we take time to rest. But the Sabbath has proven its wisdom over the_______ .
佳句翻譯
1. 如今，生活和工作已經很難讓人感到輕鬆愉悅或是頤養身心。
2. 抽不開身來與親朋好友相聚，沒有時間欣賞日落，為履行職責奔忙不停而無暇用心呼吸——這一切已成為成功人士的生活模式。
3. 因為得不到休息，我們迷失了方向；失去了於己有益的滋養；錯過了賜予我們智慧的寧靜。
短語應用
1. This is not the world we dreamed of when we were young.
dream of：夢想；渴望
2. ...trusting that there are larger forces at work taking care of the world when we are at rest.
at rest：休息；靜止；安眠
播種幸福
How to Grow Happiness
佚名 / Anonymous
Step one：
Plant yourself deep in a bed of faith， and pack it down solid and tight. Drench daily with positive thinking， and keep saturated just right. Mulch often with forgiveness， for this will help you grow. Quickly remove any seeds of worry， for they will soon germinate， and keep out the weeds of despair. Nourish disappointments with hope whenever it is needed， and always stay cool and shaded when you feel irritated or heated. Trim away guilt or depression， for they create decay， and cultivate with happy memories as often as every day.