英语课外阅读散文适时舍得英语课外阅读散文适时舍得英语课外阅读散文：适时舍得ThereoncewasamasterwhowenttoIndia.Inthosetimes,wedidn'thavethecommunicationsorairplanesormanykindsoftransportationthatwedonow.SothemasterwenttoIndiaonfoot.HehadneverbeentoIndiabefore;perhapshecamefromPersia.Andwhenhegotthere,hesawalotoffruit.InIndiatheyhaveplentyoffruittosell,butmuchofitisexpensivebecausetheycan'tgrowmuchduetothewatersituation.Sohesawonebasket,abigbasketofsomeveryred,longfruit.Anditwasthecheapestintheshop,notexpensiveatall.Sohewentupandasked,"Howmuchperkilo?"Andtheshopkeepersaid,"Tworupees."TworupeesinIndiaisnothing;it'slikedirt.Soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandstartedeatingit.Butafterheatesomeofit:Oh,myGod!Hiseyeswatered,hismouthwateredandburned,hiseyeswereburning,hisheadwasburningandhisfacebecamered.Ashecoughedandchokedandgaspedforbreath,hejumpedupanddown,saying,"Ah!Ah!Ah!"Buthestillcontinuedtoeatthefruit!Somepeoplewhowerelookingathimshooktheirheadsandsaid,"You'recrazy,man.Thosearechilies!Youcan'teatsomany;they'renotgoodforyou!Peopleusethemasacondiment,butonlyalittlebittoputintofoodfortaste.Youcan'tjusteatthembythehandfullikethat;they'renotfruit!"Sothestupidmastersaid,"No,Ican'tstop!Ipaidmoneyforthem,andnowI'lleatthem.It'smymoney!"Andyouthinkthatmasterwasstupid,right?Similarly,wesometimesdoalotofthingslikethat.Weinvestmoney,timeoreffortinarelationship,businessorjob.Andeventhoughit'sbeenalongtime,bitterexperiencetellsusitwon'twork,andweknowthere'snomorehopethatthingswillchangeinthefuture-thiswedefinitelyknowbyintuition-westillcontinuejustbecausewe'veinvestedmoney,time,effortandloveintoit.Ifso,we'rekaputinthebrain.Justlikethemanwhoatethechiliesandsufferedsomuchbutcouldn'tstopbecausehedidn'twanttowastethemoneyhe'dpaid.Soevenifyou'velostsomething,letitgoandmoveon.That'sbetterthancontinuingtolose.