英语阅读材料6IfIwereaBoyAgain.doc

1 IfI were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give upa thing because it wa s or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conque r darkness. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. “ There are only two creatures, ” says a proverb, “ Who can surmount the pyramids — the eagle and the snail. ” IfI were a boy again, I would school myself in toa habit of attention; I would let e b etween me and the subject in hand. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two dir ections at once. The habit of attention es part of our life, if we begin early enough. I often hear grown up pe ople say, “I could not fix my attention on the ser mon or book, although I wished to do so”, and the reason is, the habit was not formed in youth. IfI were to live my life over again, I would p ay more attention to the cultivation of the memory. I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means, and on every possible occasion. It takes al 2 ittle hard work at first to remember things accurat ely; but memory soon helps itself, and gives very l ittle trouble. It only needs early cultivation tob ecome a power. IfI were a boy again, I would cultivate courag e.“ Nothing is so mild and gentle as courage, noth ing so cruel and pitiless as cowardice, ” says a wi se author. We too often borrow trouble, and anticipate tha t may never appear. ” The fear of