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[2020·É½¶«Ê¡×Ͳ©ÊиßÈýµÚ¶þ´Î¼ì²â]Last year, I received a special present. My children __1__ me a stainless steel coffee machine for my birthday. I love drinking coffee every morning and couldn't __2__ to use it. But __3__ I poured my first cup, the coffee spilled (È÷³ö) all over the table. Thankfully, no one was around to see my __4__ face! I kept trying, but each morning I __5__ be seen wiping up the coffee. Then I realized if I poured very __6__£¬ there could be no spilling. My normal __7__ was to rush through breakfast to get on with my day. But eventually I learned not only to pour coffee but to __8__ the experience: the taste and the stillness of a new day.

It pushed me to __9__ whether I was rushing through in other areas of my life. So I started to appreciate even the most __10__ moments. When shop owners apologized for keeping me waiting, I'd say, “Not a problem. I'm not __11__.” I even enjoyed sitting in front of my house talking with __12__ and sharing our own stories, __13__ we had known each other for a long time. It seemed that the world around us slowed to a(n) __14__ we could handle.

Stillness not only slows the pace of life, but also __15__ the soul, helping us to enjoy the world's small pleasures and realize the truth of life.

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