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1、IfIWereaBoyAgainIfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldpracticeperseverancemoreoften,andnevergiveupathingbecauseitwashardorinconvenient.Ifwewantlight,wemustconquerdarkness.Perseverancecansometimesequalgeniusinitsresults.“Thereareonlytwocreatures,”saysaproverb,“whocans
2、urmount(翻越)thepyramids—theeagleandthesnail.”IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldschoolmyselfintoahabitofattention;Iwouldletnothingcomebetweenmeandthesubjectinhand.Iwouldrememberthatagoodskaternevertriestoskateintwodirectionsatonce.Thehabitofattentionbecomespartofou
3、rlife,ifwebeganearlyenough.Ioftenheargrown-uppeoplesay“Icouldnotfixmyattentiononthesermon(讲道)orbook,althoughIwishedtodoso”,andthereasonis,thehabitwasnotformedinyouth.IfIweretolivemylifeoveragain,Iwouldpaymoreattentiontothecultivationofthememory.Iwoulds
4、trengthenthatfacultybyeverypossiblemeans,andoneverypossibleoccasion.Ittakesalittlehardworkatfirsttorememberthingsaccurately;butmemorysoonhelpsitself,andgivesverylittletrouble.Itonlyneedsearlycultivationtobecomeapower.IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldcultivatecou
5、rage.“Nothingissomildandgentleascourage,nothingsocruelandpitilessascowardice(怯懦),”saysawiseauthor.Wetoooftenborrowtrouble,andanticipate(预料)thatmayneverappear.“Thefearofillexceedstheillwefear.”Dangerswillariseinanycareer,butpresenceofmindwilloftenconque
6、rtheworstofthem.Bepreparedforanyfate,andthereisnoharmtobefeared.IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldlookonthecheerfulside.Lifeisverymuchlikeamirror:ifyousmileuponit,itsmilesbackuponyou;butifyoufrownandlookdoubtfulonit,youwillgetasimilarlookinreturn.Innersunshinewar
7、msnotonlytheheartoftheowner,butofallthatcomeincontactwithit.“Whoshutsloveout,inturnshallbeshutoutfromlove.”IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldschoolmyselftosaynomoreoften.Imightwritepagesontheimportanceoflearningveryearlyinlifetogainthatpointwhereayoungboycanstand
8、erect,anddeclinedoinganunworthyactbecauseitisunworthy.IfIwereaboyagain,Iwoulddemandofmyselfmorecourtesytowardsmycompanionsandfriends,andindeedtowardsstrangersaswell.Thesmallestcourtesiesalongtheroughroadsoflifearelikethelittlebirdsthats