思想决定你的目标 ThoughtandPurpose
詹姆斯·艾伦/JamesAllen
“drift”, andsuchdriftingmustnotcontinueforhimwhowouldsteerclearofcatastropheanddestruction.
Theywhohavenocentralpurposeintheirlifefallaneasypreytopettyworries, fears, troubles, andself-pitying, allofwhichareindicationsofweakness, whichlead, justassurelyasdeliberatelyplannedsins（thoughbyadifferentroute），tofailure, unhappiness, andloss, forweaknesscannotpersistinapowerevolvinguniverse.
Amanshouldconceiveofalegitimatepurposeinhisheart, , oritmaybeaworldlyobject, accordingtohisnatureatthetimebeing；butwhicheveritis, heshouldsteadilyfocushisthought—forcesupontheobject, , andshoulddevotehimselftoitsattainment, notallowinghisthoughtstowanderawayintoephemeralfancies, longings, （ashenecessarilymustuntilweaknessisovercome），thestrengthofcharactergainedwillbethemeasureofhistruesuccess, andthiswillformanewstarting-pointforfuturepowerandtriumph.
Thosewhoarenotpreparedfortheapprehensionofagreatpurposeshouldfixthethoughtsuponthefaultlessperformanceoftheirduty, , andresolutionandenergybedeveloped, whichbeingdone, thereisnothingwhichmaynotbeaccomplished.
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Havingconceivedofhispurpose, amanshouldmentallymarkoutastraightpathwaytoitsachievement, ；theyaredisintegratingelements, whichbreakupthestraightlineofeffort, renderingitcrooked, ineffectual, , , energy, powertodo, andallstrongthoughtsceasewhendoubtandfearcreepin.
, andhewhoencouragesthem, whodoesnotslaythem, thwartshimselfateverystep.
