从此,我能识别和辨认人类所有情绪变化的奥秘,包括自己的在内。从今以后,无论我的个人情绪如何变化,我会随时做出积极的行动来控制。一旦我控制了自己的情绪,就掌握了自己的命运,也将成为自己的主人,变得卓尔不群。
Thetidesadvance;thetidesrecede。Wintergoesandsummercomes。Summerwanesandthecoldincreases。Thesunrises;thesunsets。Themoonisfull;themoonisblack。Thebirdsarrive;thebirdsdeart。Flowersbloom;flowersfade。Seedsaresown;harvestsarereaed。AllnatureisacircleofmoodsandIamaartofnatureandso,likethetides,mymoodswillrise;mymoodswillfall。
Itisoneofnaturestricks,littleunderstood,thateachdayIawakenwithmoodsthathavechangedfromyesterday。Yesterdaysjoywillbecometodayssadness;yettodayssadnesswillgrowintotomorrowsjoy。Insidemeisawheel,constantlyturningfromsadnesstojoy,fromexultationtoderession,fromhainesstomelancholy。Liketheflowers,todaysfullbloomofjoywillfadeandwithersintodesondency,yetIwillrememberthatastodaysdeadflowercarriestheseedoftomorrowsbloomso,too,doestodayssadnesscarrytheseedoftomorrowsjoy。
AndhowwillImastertheseemotionssothateachdaywillberoductive?Forunlessmymoodisrightthedaywillbeafailure。TreesandlantsdeendontheweathertoflourishbutImakemyownweather,yeaItransortitwithme。
AndhowwillImastermyemotionssothateverydayisahayday,andaroductiveone?Iwilllearnthissecretoftheages:Weakishewhoermitshisthoughtstocontrolhisactions;strongishewhoforceshisactionstocontrolhisthoughts。Eachday,whenIawaken,IwillfollowthislanofbattlebeforeIamcaturedbytheforcesofsadness,self-ityandfailure—
IfIfeelderessedIwillsing。
IfIfeelsadIwilllaugh。
IfIfeelillIwilldoublemylabor。
IfIfeelfearIwilllungeahead。
IfIfeelinferiorIwillwearnewgarments。
IfIfeeluncertainIwillraisemyvoice。
IfIfeelovertyIwillthinkofwealthtocome。
IfIfeelincometentIwillrememberastsuccess。
IfIfeelinsignificantIwillremembermygoals。
Henceforth,Iwillknowthatonlythosewithinferiorabilitycanalwaysbeattheirbest,andIamnotinferior。TherewillbedayswhenImustconstantlystruggleagainstforceswhichwouldtearmedown。Thosesuchasdesairandsadnessaresimletorecognizebutthereareotherswhicharoachwithasmileandthehandoffriendshiandtheycanalsodestroyme。Againstthem,too,Imustneverrelinquishcontrol—
IfIbecomeoverconfidentIwillrecallmyfailures。
IfIoverindulgeIwillthinkofasthungers。
IfIfeelcomlacencyIwillremembermycometition。
IfIenjoymomentsofgreatnessIwillremembermomentsofshame。
IfIfeelall-owerfulIwilltrytostothewind。
IfIattaingreatwealthIwillrememberoneunfedmouth。
IfIbecomeoverlyroudIwillrememberamomentofweakness。
IfIfeelmyskillisunmatchedIwilllookatthestars。
HenceforthIwillrecognizeandidentifythemysteryofmoodsinallmankind,andinme。FromthismomentIamrearedtocontrolwhateverersonalityawakesinmeeachday。IwillmastermymoodsthroughositiveactionandwhenImastermymoodsIwillcontrolmydestiny。Iwillbecomemasterofmyself。Iwillbecomegreat。