如果我回到童年(If I return to childhood)

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

ifiwereaboyagain,iwouldschoolmyselfintoahabitofattention;iwouldletnothingebetweenmeandthesubjectinhand.iwouldrememberthatagoodskaternevertriestoskateintwodirectionsatonce.

thehabitofattentionbeespartofourlife,ifwebeginearlyenough.ioftenheargrownuppeoplesay,"icouldnotfixmyattentiononthesermonorbook,althoughiwishedtodoso",andthereasonis,thehabitwasnotformedinyouth.

ifiweretolivemylifeoveragain,iwouldpaymoreattentiontothecultivationofthememory.iwouldstrengthenthatfacultybyeverypossiblemeans,andoneverypossibleoasion.ittakesalittlehardworkatfirsttorememberthingsaurately;butmemorysoonhelpsitself,andgivesverylittletrouble.itonlyneedsearlycultivationtobeeapower.

ifiwereaboyagain,iwouldcultivatecourage."nothingissomildandgentleascourage,nothingsocruelandpitilessascowardice,"saysawiseauthor.

wetoooftenborrowtrouble,andanticipatethatmayneverappear."thefearofillexceedstheillwefear."dangerswillariseinanycareer,butpresenceofmindwilloftenconquertheworstofthem.bepreparedforanyfate,andthereisnoharmtobefeared.

ifiwereaboyagain,iwouldlookonthecheerfulside.lifeisverymuchlikeamirror:ifyousmileuponit,ismilesbackuponyou;butifyoufrownandlookdoubtfulonit,youwillgetasimilarlookinreturn.

innersunshinewarmsnotonlytheheartoftheowner,butofallthateincontactwithit."whoshutsloveout,inturnshallbeshutoutfromlove."

importanceoflearningveryearlyinlifetogainthatpointwhereayoungboycanstanderect,anddecline.

ifiwereaboyagain,iwouldschoolmyselftosaynomoreoften.imightwritepagesonthedoinganunworthyactbecauseitisunworthy.

ifiwereaboyagain,iwoulddemandofmyselfmorecourtesytowardsmypanionsandfriends,andindeedtowardsstrangersaswell.thesmallestcourtesiesalongtheroughroadsoflifearelikethelittlebirdsthatsingtousallwinterlong,andmakethatseasonoficeandsnowmoreendurable.

finally,insteadoftryinghardtobehappy,asifthatwerethesolepurposeoflife,iwould,ifiwereaboyagain,iwouldstilltryhardertomakeothershappy.