"Sorry， I can't do that．I'm too busy．"
"Sorry I'm booked till next week．Two weeks， actually．"
I used to say these things with pride．I wore my busyness as a badge （标志） of pride．My booked schedule proved my value， my worth．But at the end of the day， I wasn't happy．
So I got busier．Until the universe knocked me down．I broke my heel twice in one year．Hard to be busy when you can't walk without assistance．I don't know if you've ever had the pleasure of being on crutches （拐杖） for four and a half months， but everything takes twice as long - or so it seems．
I still tried to be busy．I wasn't about to let crutches slow me down．After the first two and a half months on crutches， I hadn't healed - at all．The fracture （骨折） looked worse， not better．
A good friend of mine criticized me for being so busy that I was getting in my own way of healing．"Do you want to heal or not？" she asked me．"Of course I want to heal，" I replied．She arched her eyebrows．"Really？" She had a point．
So I cut back on my busyness and I finally healed．But I didn't learn my lesson．As soon as I got clearance from my doctor， I got busy again．Six months later， I was still experiencing some heel pain， and was exhausted．
Then July happened．Death in the family．Some expected and unexpected travel and my busyness began to take a different form．Instead of work busyness， it was personal busyness．And I realized something．When I had to pull back from work， the world didn't end．For the first time in my life， I don't want to look at my calendar and see it completely booked．I want to keep some of that time for me， to rest， recharge， and enjoy my life．
I was talking to a friend yesterday complaining about an upcoming 13hour day filled with meetings．Her response？ "That's a typical day for me．" I looked at her and I wanted to say， "I'm sorry．That's awful．" But then I realized that she - much like me - wore her busyness as a badge of pride．An apology wasn't necessary．



How did the author react to being on crutches at first？ ______

A. She felt very upset．
B. She had to slow down．
C. She enjoyed the relaxation．
D. She tried to keep herself busy．

Why did the author's friend criticize her？ ______

A. She made some pointless remarks．
B. She ignored her friends for a long time．
C. She didn't improve her work performance．
D. She didn't pay enough attention to her injury．

What did the author realize in July？ ______

A. She should try to be irreplaceable．
B. There is no such thing as worklife balance．
C. She needn't keep herself occupied with work．
D. Working hard for things we love is called passion．

Why didn't the author say sorry to her friend according to the last paragraph？ ______

A. She knew it was not her fault．
B. She admired her friend for her success．
C. She was tired of her friend's complaints．
D. She realized her friend didn't need comfort．