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The way we spend our time can be divided into three groups, or "jars". These would be the necessary task jar, the voluntary task jar and the happiness jar.
Every day, we spend time filling the necessary task jar. We fill this jar with useful things, like earning money, buying food and paying bills. We then fill another jar with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them. This jar gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities, cooking family meals, and doing the laundry. Those jars are very important. If we don't fill them each day, our households won't run properly.
However, we often forget to fill the third jar—the happiness jar. This is the jar that we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your happiness jar sometimes empty at the end of the day? We all have days like that. Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks, time flies by on some days, and before we know it, it is time for bed.
That is why each day we have to make an effort to fill our happiness jar. Most days, I fill mine by going to the dancing classes. Between the music, the dancing and the friendship among the students, I always leave classes happier than when I entered.
Music is another way that I fill my happiness jar. This week, I had the pleasure of taking part in an orchestra practice at my school. Our school isn't large, but we are blessed with a lot of musical talent. A small group of us met to practise for a school festival. It was a time of fun, fellowship and music-making. At the end of the evening, my happiness jar was filled to overflowing.
This week, consider how your time is being spent. Are you doing enough activities that bring joy to your life? Or are the necessary and voluntary tasks eating up all your time? Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you are filling your three jars. At the end of the day, hopefully we've done all we can to make sure that our happiness jar is filled.
( ) 1. All of the following belong to the voluntary task jar except ______.
A. doing the laundry
B. cooking family meals
C. singing and dancing
D. taking children to activities
( ) 2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. We seldom fill the happiness jar.
B. We all hate the necessary task jar.
C. We should always empty the happiness jar.
D. We should find a proper balance of filling three jars.
( ) 3. Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. Three Jars in Life
B. Enjoy Ourselves
C. Give a Helping Hand
D. Take Part in Activities
The way we spend our time can be divided into three groups, or "jars". These would be the necessary task jar, the voluntary task jar and the happiness jar.
Every day, we spend time filling the necessary task jar. We fill this jar with useful things, like earning money, buying food and paying bills. We then fill another jar with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them. This jar gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities, cooking family meals, and doing the laundry. Those jars are very important. If we don't fill them each day, our households won't run properly.
However, we often forget to fill the third jar—the happiness jar. This is the jar that we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your happiness jar sometimes empty at the end of the day? We all have days like that. Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks, time flies by on some days, and before we know it, it is time for bed.
That is why each day we have to make an effort to fill our happiness jar. Most days, I fill mine by going to the dancing classes. Between the music, the dancing and the friendship among the students, I always leave classes happier than when I entered.
Music is another way that I fill my happiness jar. This week, I had the pleasure of taking part in an orchestra practice at my school. Our school isn't large, but we are blessed with a lot of musical talent. A small group of us met to practise for a school festival. It was a time of fun, fellowship and music-making. At the end of the evening, my happiness jar was filled to overflowing.
This week, consider how your time is being spent. Are you doing enough activities that bring joy to your life? Or are the necessary and voluntary tasks eating up all your time? Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you are filling your three jars. At the end of the day, hopefully we've done all we can to make sure that our happiness jar is filled.
( ) 1. All of the following belong to the voluntary task jar except ______.
A. doing the laundry
B. cooking family meals
C. singing and dancing
D. taking children to activities
( ) 2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. We seldom fill the happiness jar.
B. We all hate the necessary task jar.
C. We should always empty the happiness jar.
D. We should find a proper balance of filling three jars.
( ) 3. Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. Three Jars in Life
B. Enjoy Ourselves
C. Give a Helping Hand
D. Take Part in Activities
答案
C
; D
; A
; D
; A
