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In the United States, I have a close friend named Jim Forest. When I first
1 him eight years ago,
and we have a good time together. Last winter, Jim came to
2 . I usually wash the dishes after we've
finished our
3 , before sitting down and drinking tea with everyone else. One night, Jim asked if he
might do the dishes. I said, "
4 , but if you wash the dishes you must know the
5 to wash them."
Jim replied, "Come on, you think I don't know how to wash the dishes?" I
6 , "There are two ways
to wash the dishes. The first is to wash the dishes in order to have clean dishes
7 the second is to
wash the dishes to wash the dishes." Jim was delighted and said, "I
8 the second way - to wash the
dishes to wash the dishes." From then on, Jim knew how to wash the dishes. I
9 the "responsibility"
to him for an entire week.
While washing dishes,
10 we think only of the cup of tea that awaits us, thus
11 to get the
dishes out of the way as if they were a(n)
12 , then we are not "washing the dishes to wash the dishes."
What's more, we are not
13 during the time we are washing the dishes.
14 , we are completely
incapable of
15 the miracle of life while standing at the sink. If we can't wash the dishes, the chances
are we won't be
16 to drink our tea either. While drinking the cup of tea, we will only be thinking of
other things, barely
17 of the cup in our hands. Thus we are sucked away into the
18 and we are
incapable of actually
19 one minute of life.
Try to wash the dishes the next time you wash the dishes, when your mind is
20 but on the dishes.
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