You’veflownhalfwayaroundtheworld;you’vesniffedoutthisplacethatnobodyinFalonglandorThailandseemstohaveeverheardof;sowhatonearthistheretodohere?Youconsiderthisquestionasyousinkintoanoldwoodenbeachchairthatholdsyouabovethesand.

ItwasalongjourneyfromBangkoktoHuaplee.BythetimeyoufoundthebusstationandgotyourselfsortedoutittookalmostaslongastheflightfromFalongland.

HuapleeislocatedjustsouthofHuaHinabouttwohundredkilometresfromBangkokdownthewestsideoftheGulfofThailand.Notmanytouristsfindthisplace，andtheonesthatdowonderiffindingithasbeentheirpurposeallalong.

There’sanapparentlazinessthatsurroundsyouhere.It’swhatthisplaceoffersandit，sfreeofcharge.Thesmallwavesthattaptheshorelineseemtosloweverythingdown.Yousettleintoyourbeachchairinpreparationforalongrest.Yousitthereandwatchthesea.

It’searlyafternoonsothecookcomesoutandaskswhatyou’dliketoeatthisevening.Beforelonghe’srushedofftothemarkettobuytheingredientsforwhateveritwasthatyouordered---everymealfreshandtoorder.Nomenuhere.

Thereisnopoolsidenoiseherebutjustthatwonderfullywarmclearbluesea.There9snostreetnoise.Theonlysoundsarethemurmursofnature.Fornowyoujustcountyourblessings(福祉)，listingtheminthesandwithyourtoe(脚趾)?Youdon’thavetoworryaboutbeinglateforwork.Youdon’thavetodoanything.

Thebeachtoyourrightstretchesofftothehorizon(地平线)，slowlynarrowingtonothingnessonlytore-emergeagainonyourleftnowsteadilywideninguntilitcoversthechairbeneathyou.Sandtoyourleftandsandtoyourright;it’sunbrokenendless.Nostartnoendjustsandsunandpeace.Stepoffitandyoure-entertheworldoftrafficstresswork，andhurry.

Normallyyou，rethetypewhocan，tsitstillformorethantenminutesbutyou’reonHuapleeLazyBeachnowandintherightframeofminditstretchesallthewayaroundtheworld.

“Howcouldittakemesolongtofindit?”youwonder.

1.WhentheauthorfirstwenttoHuapleeBeach____

A.hefounditunworthwhile

B.hefailedtosorthimselfout

C.hebecamesensitivetosmell

D.hehaddifficultyinfindi