The quest for quality of life
<p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="autobiography">autobiography</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Iacocca">Iacocca</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.</p><p><span word="Son">Son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="inspiring">inspiring</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="intermediate">intermediate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="student">student</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 80'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="Iacocca">Iacocca</span> (<span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="try">try</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coke">coke</span> <span word="ah">ah</span>") <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="shoots">shoots</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hip">hip</span>.</p><p><span word="Inside">Inside</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tackled">tackled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="taker">taker</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="globalization">globalization</span>, <span word="pollution">pollution</span>, <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="Remembering">Remembering</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multi">multi</span> <span word="millionaire">millionaire</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="schedules">schedules</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ridicules">ridicules</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quandary">quandary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="confess">confess</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="organized">organized</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> 9-5 <span word="Mon">Mon</span> – <span word="Fri">Fri</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p>
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