如果我是男孩(If I Were a Boy Again )

如果我是男孩(If I Were a Boy Again )

ifiwereaboyagain,iwouldpracticeperseverancemoreoften,andnevergiveupathingbecauseitwasorinconvenient.ifwewantlight,wemustconquerdarkness.perseverancecansometimesequalgeniusinitsresults.thereareonlytwocreatures,”saysaproverb,whocansurmountthepyramids—

theeagleandthesnail.”ifiwereaboyagain,iwouldschoolmyselfintoahabitofattention;iwouldletnothingcomebetweenmeandthesubjectinhand.iwouldrememberthatagoodskaternevertriestoskateintwodirectionsatonce.thehabitofattentionbecomespartofourlife,ifwebeginearlyenough.ioftenheargrownuppeoplesay,icouldnotfixmyattentiononthesermonorbook,althoughiwishedtodoso”,andthereasonis,thehabitwasnotformedinyouth.ifiweretolivemylifeoveragain,iwouldpaymoreattentiontothecultivationofthememory.iwouldstrengthenthatfacultybyeverypossiblemeans,andoneverypossibleoccasion.ittakesalittlehardworkatfirsttorememberthingsaccurately;butmemorysoonhelpsitself,andgivesverylittletrouble.itonlyneedsearlycultivationtobecomeapower.ifiwereaboyagain,iwouldcultivatecourage.nothingissomildandgentleascourage,nothingsocruelandpitilessascowardice,”saysawiseauthor.wetoooftenborrowtrouble,andanticipatethatmayneverappear.”thefearofillexceedstheillwefear.”dangerswillariseinanycareer,butpresenceofmindwilloftenconquertheworstofthem.bepreparedforanyfate,andthereisnoharmtobefeared.ifi

wereaboyagain,iwouldlookonthecheerfulside.lifeisverymuchlikeamirror:ifyousmileuponit,ismilesbackuponyou;butifyoufrownandlookdoubtfulonit,youwillgetasimilarlookinreturn.innersunshinewarmsnotonlytheheartoftheowner,butofallthatcomeincontactwithit.whoshutsloveout,inturnshallbeshutoutfromlove.”importanceoflearningveryearlyinlifetogainthatpointwhereayoungboycanstanderect,anddecline.ifiwereaboyagain,iwouldschoolmyselftosaynomoreoften.imightwritepagesonthedoinganunworthyactbecauseitisunworthy.ifiwereaboyagain,iwoulddemandofmyselfmorecourtesytowardsmycompanionsandfriends,andindeedtowardsstrangersaswell.thesmallestcourtesiesalongtheroughroadsoflifearelikethelittlebirdsthatsingtousallwinterlong,andmakethatseasonoficeandsnowmoreendurable.finally,insteadoftryinghardtobehappy,asifthatwerethesolepurposeoflife,iwould,ifiwereaboyagain,iwouldstilltryhardertomakeothershappy.