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IshallneverforgetthenightafewyearsagowhenMarionJ.Douglaswasastudentinoneofmy
adulteducationclasses.Hetoldushowtragedyhadstruckathishomenotoncebuttwice.Thefirsttime
hehadlosthisfiveyearolddaughter.Heandhiswifethoughttheycouldn'tbearthatfirstloss;butashe
said"TenmonthslaterGodgaveusanotherlittlegirlandshediedinfivedays."
Thisdoublebereavementwasalmosttoomuchtobear."Icouldn'ttakeit"thisfathertoldus"I
couldn'tsleepeatrestorrelax.Mynerveswereentirelyshakenandmyconfidencegone."Atlasthe
wenttodoctors;onerecommendedsleepingpillsandanotherrecommendedatripbutneitherhelped.
Hesaid"Mybodyfeltasifitwassurroundedinavice(大钳子)andthejawsofthevicewerebeing
drawntighterandtighter."Thetensionofgrief(悲伤)-ifyouhaveeverbeenparalyzed(使瘫痪)by
sorrowyouknowwhathemeant.
"ButthankGodIhadonechildleft-afouryearoldson.Hegavemethesolutiontomyproblem.One
afternoonasIsataroundfeelingsorryformyselfheasked'Daddywillyoubuildaboatforme?'Iwas
innomoodtobuildaboat;infactIwasinnomoodtodoanything.Butmysonisapersistentlittlefellow!
Ihadtogivein.Buildingthattoyboattookmeaboutthreehours.BythetimeitwasfinishedIrealizedthat
thosethreehoursspentbuildingthatboatwerefirsthoursofmentalrelaxationandpeacethatIhadhadinmonths!Irealizedthatitisdifficulttoworrywhileyouarebusydoingsomethingthatrequiresplanningand
thinking.Inmycasebuildingtheboathadknockedworryoutofthering.SoIdeterminedtokeepbusy."
"ThefollowingnightImadealistofjobsthatoughttobedone.Scoresofitemsneededtoberepaired. AmazinglyIhadmadealistof242itemsthatneededattention.DuringthelasttwoyearsIhave
completedmostofthem.IambusysothatIhavenotimeforworry."
Notimeforworry!ThatisexactlywhatWinstonChurchillsaidwhenhewasworkingeighteenhour's
adayattheheightofthewar.Whenhewasaskedifheworriedabouthishugeresponsibilitieshesaid"I
amtoobusy.Ihavenotimeforworry."
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