当今社会生活节奏快，工作压力大，许多人都因工作繁忙而不能常常与家人团聚。工作固然重要，但你是否因此而忽视了对自己来说最重要的人或事了呢?你又是否因工作而牺牲了许多与家人共度周末的机会了呢?读读下面这篇小文吧，或许会对你有所启发……
TheolderIget, themoreIenjoySaturdaymornings. Perhapsit’sthequietsolitude[2] thatcomeswithbeingthefirsttorise, ormaybeit’stheunboundedjoyofnothavingtobeatwork. Eitherway, thefirstfewhoursofaSaturdaymorningaremostenjoyable.
Afewweeksago, whatbeganasatypicalSaturdaymorningturnedintooneofthoselessonsthatlifeseemstohandyoufromtimetotime. Letmetellyouaboutit.
Iturnedthevolumeuponmyradio, andIheardanolder-soundingchapwithagoldenvoice.[3] Youknowthekind, hesoundedlikeheshouldbeinthebroadcastingbusinesshimself. Hewastalkingabout “athousandmarbles” tosomeonenamed “Tom”.
Iwasintrigued[4] andsatdowntolistentowhathehadtosay. “Well, Tom, itsuresoundslikeyou’rebusywithyourjob. I’msuretheypayyouwell, butit’sashameyouhavetobeawayfromhomeandyourfamilysomuch. Hardtobelieveayoungfellowshouldhavetoworksixtyorseventyhoursaweektomakeendsmeet[5].”
“LetmetellyousomethingTom, somethingthathashelpedmekeepagoodperspectiveonmyownpriorities.”[6] Andthat’swhenhebegantoexplainhistheoryof “athousandmarbles”.