假如我又回到了童年.doc

假如我又回到了童年 假如我又回到了童年假如我又回到了童年 if i were a boy again, i would practice perseveranee more often, and never give up a thing because it was or inconvenien t. if we want light, we must conquer darkness. perseveranee can sometimes equal genius in its results. “there are only two creatures, ” syas a proverb, “ who can surm ount the pyramids — the eagle and the snail. ” if i were a boy again, i would school myself into a habit of atte ntio n; i would let nothing come betwee n me and the subject in hand. i would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once. the habit of atte nti on becomes part of our life, if we bega in early eno ugh. i often hear grown up people say “ i could not fix my attention on the serm on or book, although i wished to do so ” , and the reas on is, the habit was not formed in youth. if i were to live my life over again, i would pay more attention to the cultivati on of the memory. i would stre ngthe n that faculty by every possible means, and on every possible occasi on .it takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately; but memory soon helps itself, and gives very little trouble. it only n eeds early cultivati on to become a power. if i were a boy aga in, i would cultivate courage. “no thi ng is so mild and gen tle as courage, no thi ng so cruel and pitiless as cowardice, ” syas a wise author. we too often borrow trouble, and an ticipate that may n ever appear. ” the fear of ill exceeds the ill we fear. ” dan gers will arise in any career, but prese nee of mi nd will ofte n conq uer the worst of them. be prepared for any fate, and there is no harm to be freared. if i were a boy aga in, i would look on the cheerful side. life is very much like a mirror: if you smile upon it, i smiles back upon you; but if you frow n and look doubtful on it, you will get a similar look in retur n. inner sun shi ne warms not only the heart of the owner, but of all that come in con tact with it. “ who shuts love out ,in tur n