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2017 6 月
D
I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives w
aiting. But where are we doing all of this waiting, and what doe
s it mean to an impatient society like ours? To understand the i ssue, let ?s take a look at three types of “waits ”.
The very purest form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait. It i
s without doubt the most annoying of all. Take filling up the ki
tchen sink ( 洗碗池 )
as an example. There is absolutely
is going on but keep both eyes
ull. During these waits, the brain
wanders about until the water runs
and onto your socks. This kind of
and mindless.
nothing
you
can
do
while
this
fixed
on
the
sink
until
it
?s f
slips
away
from
the
body
and
over
the
edge
of
the
counter
wait
makes
the
waiter
helpless
A
cousin
to
the
Watched-Pot
Wait
is
the
Forced
Wait.
This
o
ne
requires
a
bit
of
discipline.
Properly
preparing
packaged
noodle
soup
requires
a
Forced
Wait.
Directions
are
very
specific.
“Brin
g
three
cups
of
water
to
boil,
add
mix,
simmer
three
minutes,
re
move
from
heat,
let
stand
five
minute s. ”
I
have
my
doubts
that
anyone
has
actually
followed
the procedures
strictly.
After
all,
Fo
rced
Waiting
requires
patience.
Perhaps
the
most
powerful
type
of
waiting
is
the
Lucky-Break
Wait.
This
type
of
wait
is
unusual
in
that
it
is
for
the
most
part
voluntary.
Unlike
the
Forced
Wait,
which
is
also
voluntary,
waiting
for
your
lucky
break
does
not
necessarily
mean
that
it
will
happen.
Turning
one?s
life
into
a
waiting
game
requires
faith
and
hope
,
and
is
strictly
for
the
optimists
among
us.
On
the
surface
it
seems
as
ridiculous
as
following
the
directions
on soup
mixes,
b
ut
the
Lucky-Break
Wait
well
serves
those
who
are
willing
to
do
it.
As
long
as
one
doesn?t
come
to
rely
on
it,
wishing
for
a
f
ew
good things
to
happen
never
hurts
anybody.
We
certainly
do
spend
a
good
deal
of
our
time
waiting.
The
n
ext
time
you?rstanding
at
the
sink
waiting
for
it
to
fill
while
cooking
noodle
soup
that
you?ll
have
to
eat
until
a
large
bag
of
cash
falls
out
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