Chopsticks，also called "zhu" in ancient times，have a long history in China.I have used them all my life，but it was only recently that I realized the deep（1）

influence

influence

they had on many people's way of life.What can we learn from the mere（微不足道的） chopsticks？
   Aim（目標(biāo)）
    If you've ever tried using them，you know that you can't get what you want by just haphazardly stabbing（隨意亂戳） at the plate.To be able to get what you want，you have to aim for it.There's no way you can（2）

pick

pick

up everything in one go.Sometimes，a little bit of focus makes the difference（3）

between

between

failure and success.
  （4）

Practice/Practicing

Practice/Practicing

    Eating with chopsticks doesn't come naturally.There's no better way to practice than to look at the delicious food in front of you and tell yourself that you can't have any until you can use chopsticks to get it.In real life，how will you learn to practice？You can learn from books about all the things you want.However，they will only be in books（5）

if

if

you don't practice doing them.So don't just watch（6）

others/people

others/people

eat.Put yourself out there and practice using chopsticks.
   Slowing Down
    A common health tip is to try to eat with chopsticks.Why？Because it slows you down and allows your stomach to tell your brain you're（7）

full

full

before you eat too much.Eating with chopsticks is a slow process.Sometimes we need to slow down and take things one step at a time，（8）

so

so

that we have time to think that we're full and that we don't have to keep full speed through life.
    Sometimes it's nice to enjoy each morsel（小事） of life as it comes.