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1、IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldpracticeperseverancemoreoften,andnevergiveupathingbecauseitwasorinconvenient.Ifwewantlight,wemustconquerdarkness.Perseverancecansometimesequalgeniusinitsresults.“Thereareonlytwocreatures,”saysaproverb,“Whocansurmountthepyramids—the
2、eagleandthesnail.” IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldschoolmyselfintoahabitofattention;Iwouldletnothingcomebetweenmeandthesubjectinhand.Iwouldrememberthatagoodskaternevertriestoskateintwodirectionsatonce. Thehabitofattentionbecomespartofourlife,ifwebeginearlyenou
3、gh.Ioftenheargrownuppeoplesay,“Icouldnotfixmyattentiononthesermonorbook,althoughIwishedtodoso”,andthereasonis,thehabitwasnotformedinyouth. IfIweretolivemylifeoveragain,Iwouldpaymoreattentiontothecultivationofthememory.Iwouldstrengthenthatfacultybyeveryp
4、ossiblemeans,andoneverypossibleoccasion.Ittakesalittlehardworkatfirsttorememberthingsaccurately;butmemorysoon5helpsitself,andgivesverylittletrouble.Itonlyneedsearlycultivationtobecomeapower. IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldcultivatecourage.“Nothingissomildandgen
5、tleascourage,nothingsocruelandpitilessascowardice,”saysawiseauthor. Wetoooftenborrowtrouble,andanticipatethatmayneverappear.”Thefearofillexceedstheillwefear.”Dangerswillariseinanycareer,butpresenceofmindwilloftenconquertheworstofthem.Bepreparedforanyfat
6、e,andthereisnoharmtobefeared. IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldlookonthecheerfulside.Lifeisverymuchlikeamirror:ifyousmileuponit,Ismilesbackuponyou;butifyoufrownandlookdoubtfulonit,youwillgetasimilarlookinreturn. Innersunshinewarmsnotonlytheheartoftheowner,butofa
7、llthatcomeincontactwithit.“Whoshutsloveout,inturnshallbeshutoutfromlove.”5 Importanceoflearningveryearlyinlifetogainthatpointwhereayoungboycanstanderect,anddecline. IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldschoolmyselftosaynomoreoften.Imightwritepagesonthedoinganunworth
8、yactbecauseitisunworthy. IfIwereaboyagain,Iwoulddemandofmyselfmorecourtesytowardsmycompanionsandfriends,andindeedtowardsstrangersaswell.Thesmallestcourtesiesalongtheroughroadsoflifearelikethelittlebirdsthatsingtousallwint
