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1、1YouthYouthisnotjustastageoflife;itisastateofmind.Itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions.Itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringoflife.Youthmeansthepredominanceofcourageovertimidity,ofadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexist
2、sinamanofsixtymorethaninaboyoftwenty.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybylivinganumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,doubt,self-distrust,fearanddespair—thesebowtheheadandturnthegrowingspiritbacktodust.Whethersixtyorsixteen,thereisinev
3、eryhumanbeing’shearttheloveofwonder,thesweetamazementofthestarsandthestarlikethings,theundauntedchallengeofevents,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteforwhat-nextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Youareasyoungasyourfaith,asoldasyourdoubt,asyoungasyourself-confidence,asoldasyourfear,asyoungasyourhope,asolda
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5、hool.Hehasbeenmyconstantcompanioneversince.Thoughheisseriousinappearance,heneverfailstobeinteresting.Oftenheisclever,sometimesevenmerryandgay.Heisthemostknowledgeablefriendapersoncouldhave.Heknowsvirtuallyeverylanguageoftheworld,alltheeventsofhistory,andthewordsofallthegreatpoetsandphilosophe
6、rs.Akindlybenefactor,heisadmiredandenjoyedbyeveryonewhomakeshisacquaintance.Tome,hehasbeenagreatteacheraswellasafriend.Hefirsttaughtmethesecretsofmyownlanguageandthenthoseofothers.Withthesekeysheshowedushowtounlockalltheartsandsciencesofman.Myfriendisendlesslypatient.DullthoughImaybe,Icanretu
7、rntohimagainandagain,andheisalwaysreadytoteachme.WhenIambored,heentertainsme.WhenIamdispirited,heliftsmeup.WhenIamlonely,hekeepsmecompany.Heisafriendnotonlytomebuttomillionsaroundtheworld.ShallItellyouhisname?Hisnameis“reading”.2AGreatFriendA
