The clock is always ticking. The seconds keep on ticking just like busy ants. The ants keep themselves always busy by always hunting for food everywhere. Similarly the seconds always keep on ticking to attain short-term goals of making a minute with 60 ticks. After reaching a milestone of a minute the second hand of a clock doesn’t take a break， but start afresh for another round of 60 ticks. They take it minute by minute and inadvertently reach a quarter of an hour， and hour and then a day. They always focus on the smaller targets—that is a minute and the bigger aim of the clock itself gets fulfilled. That’s why the minutes hands have to work less， as the seconds hand does most of the running around. The minute hand just has to make 60 movements on a clock dial. The hours hand is the luckiest of the lot. It just moves once in an hour. But the seconds hand moves for 3，600 times around the dial for the same hour！
Parallel to this， in our life we never realizes that we have lots to do. Between every big task we can always find enough time to fit in a plethora of smaller tasks. If you are waiting for a train at the station， you can always read a magazine or rather chalk out your study timetable for exams. While traveling in the bus too one can find enough time to at least skim through the previous days notes.
Be like the clock. Always keep on ticking by involving yourself in various things and learning new things. These small knowledge and experience modules will perhaps one day take you to your bigger goal some day. They say “Time and Tide waits for no man.” If so， now stop staring at the screen and utilize your time effectively！
人們說生死不掌控在任何人手中。生與死隨時都可能發生在每個人身上，時間也如此。多數時候我們都覺得時間充足，因此放縱自己去從事各種各樣完全是浪費時間的活動。
時鍾總是不停地滴答，秒針也像為了覓食而不停忙碌的螞蟻一樣永不停息地前行。同樣，為了實現秒針滴答60次完成一分鍾的任務，它一刻不停地忙碌奔走著，即使完成了一分鍾，它也不停歇，又開始新一輪的60次征程。它們走了一分鍾又一分鍾，不經意間走了一刻鍾、一小時甚至一天。它們始終專注小目標，也就是一分鍾，使時鍾的更大目標自然而然地得以實現。這就是分針走得少，秒針走得多的原因。分針一小時要走60次。時針是它們中最幸運的，它一小時隻需走一次，而秒針在一小時內卻要走3600次。
與之類似的是，生活中我們從未認識到有大量的工作等著我們去做。每個艱巨的任務之間總會有足夠的時間供我們去完成一些小任務。例如你在火車站等火車時，可以閱讀雜誌或為考試製定複習計劃。當你乘巴士出行時，也會有充足的時間翻閱一下前些天的筆記吧。
與時鍾相似，你總是循序漸進地卷入各種事件，以獲得新知。這些瑣碎的知識和經驗將有助於你日後更大目標的實現。俗話說“歲月不待人”，若果真如此，從現在起做事情就不要流於形式，而應有效地利用時間。
心靈小語
時間永遠都在，消逝的是我們。在有限的時間裏，我們能留下什麽？能否創造與之對應的價值嗎？
記憶填空
1. The__ is always ticking. The seconds keep on ticking just__ busy ants. The ants keep themselves always busy by always hunting for__ everywhere. Similarly the seconds always keep on ticking to attain short-term__ of making a minute with 60 ticks.
2. Parallel to this， in our life we never realizes that we have__ to do. Between every big task we can always find enough__ to fit in a plethora of smaller tasks. If you are waiting for a train at the__， you can always read a magazine or rather chalk out your study timetable for exams.
佳句翻譯
1. 人們說生死不掌控在任何人手中。
譯______________
2. 多數時候我們都覺得時間充足，因此放縱自己去從事各種各樣完全是浪費時間的活動。
譯______________
3. 歲月不待人。
譯______________
短語應用
1. Due to this perhaps we indulge in various activities， which are a wholesale waste of time.
indulge in：沉溺於；沉湎於；沉迷於
造______________
2. Similarly the seconds always keep on ticking to attain short-term goals…
keep on：繼續；保持；反複地做
造______________
語言智慧
Choosing Words to Create Success
安妮特·科爾比 / Annette Colby
Did you know that you can increase your ability to be successful by consciously choosing the right words？ It’s true！ Let’s say you’re motivated， excited even， to create change in your life. You’ve even gone so far as to put your well-formed goals down in writing. From there， you’ve determined your first steps to begin the process of changing your eating habits and exercising more. You’ve got enormous enthusiasm and know exactly what it is you’re going to do. You choose your goal for tomorrow， and then inadvertently cripple your success before you even start. You say， “I’ll try.”
What does “I’ll try” mean？ It means you’ve given yourself an out. Should some obstacle surface， you now have a built-in escape route that gets you off the hook. The word presupposes failure. It lacks intention and confidence. You are sowing doubt in your own mind. It says， “Alright， I’ll give it a go， but I can’t really see it working out.”
Now observe what it feels like to say “I am.” For example， “I am now committed to feeling good by honoring my decision to walk 20 minutes today.” If it doesn’t feel right， then you’ve selected a goal that is something other than your natural first step. Back up and find the action step you are ready to undertake. It doesn’t matter how small and insignificant it may seem at the time. You’re better off starting with something teeny-tiny and achieving success than starting with something you already know you’re not ready for. The wise Lao-Tzu once stated， “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” Make sure you are able to complete your first step.
Perhaps having revised your initial starting point， again notice what it feels like to say， “I am now.” This phrase directs you and says that you have power and intention. It says that you believe in what you are saying and you will find a way to make it happen. You’ve made a commitment to yourself that you’ve chosen to honor. It says that you will find a way to get it done even if things get in the way. It means that even if difficulties pop up， you’ll find some way to stick to your intent.
Once you find a plan of action that seems doable， forget trying to do it. To try to do something is to not do it. Instead， declare whole-heartedly， “I am now achieving this！”
Make your success inevitable.