nonessentials

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

除了有高贵的事做好以外，还有高贵的不事做完成。生命的智慧包含不紧要的事除。

By becoming involved with tangential issues, it hopes to hide the real question and keep it out of mind.The ego's characteristic busyness with nonessentials is for precisely that purpose.

之所以老在无关紧要的问题上搅和，乃是希望借此避开真正的问题，于心灵之外。