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t　falls　out　of　his　life　as　a　garment　is　cast　aside；　and；　with　the　growth　of　opportunities；　which　fit　the　scope　of　his　expanding　powers；　he　passes　out　of　it　forever。　Years　later　we　see　this　youth　as　a　full…grown　man。　We　find　him　a　master　of　certain　forces　of　the　mind；　which　he　wields　with　worldwide　influence　and　almost　unequalled　power。　In　his　hands　he　holds　the　cords　of　gigantic　responsibilities；　he　speaks；　and　lo；　lives　are　changed；　men　and　women　hang　upon　his　words　and　remold　their　characters；　and；　sunlike；　he　bees　the　fixed　and　luminous　centre　round　which　innumerable　destinies　revolve。　He　has　realized　the　vision　of　his　youth。　He　has　bee　one　with　his　ideal。　電子書　分享網站

夢想與理想（3）

And　you；　too；　youthful　reader；　will　realize　the　vision　（not　the　idle　wish）　of　your　heart；　be　it　base　or　beautiful；　or　a　mixture　of　both；　for　you　will　always　gravitate　toward　that　which　you；　secretly；　most　love。　Into　your　hands　will　be　placed　the　exact　results　of　your　own　thoughts；　you　will　receive　that　which　you　earn；　no　more；　no　less。　Whatever　your　present　environment　may　be；　you　will　fall；　remain；　or　rise　with　your　thoughts；　your　vision；　your　ideal。　You　will　bee　as　small　as　your　controlling　desire；　as　great　as　your　dominant　aspiration。

The　thoughtless；　the　ignorant；　and　the　indolent；　seeing　only　the　apparent　effects　of　things　and　not　the　things　themselves；　talk　of　luck；　of　fortune；　and　chance。　Seeing　a　man　grow　rich；　they　say；　“How　lucky　he　is！”　Observing　another　bee　intellectual；　they　exclaim；　“How　highly　favored　he　is！”　And　noting　the　saintly　character　and　wide　influence　of　another；　they　remark；　“How　chance　aids　him　at　every　turn！”

In　all　human　affairs　there　are　efforts；　and　there　are　results；　and　the　strength　of　the　effort　is　the　measure　of　the　result。　Chance　is　no