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VeryquietlyItakemyleave

AsquietlyasIcamehere;

QuietlyIwavegood-bye

Totherosycloudsinthewesternsky.

Thegoldenwillowsbytheriverside

Areyoungbridesinthesettingsun;

Theirreflectionsontheshimmeringwaves

Alwayslingerinthedepthofmyheart.

Thefloatingheartgrowinginthesludge

Swaysleisurelyunderthewater;

InthegentlewavesofCambridge

Iwouldbeawaterplant!

Thatpoolundertheshadeofelmtrees

Holdsnotwaterbuttherainbowfromthesky;

Shatteredtopiecesamongtheduckweeds

Isthesedimentofarainbow-likedream?

Toseekadream?

Justtopoleaboatupstream

Towherethegreengrassismoreverdant;

Ortohavetheboatfullyloadedwithstarlight

Andsingaloudinthesplendourofstarlight.

ButIcannotsingaloud

Quietnessismyfarewellmusic;

Evensummerinsectskeepsileneeforme

SilentisCambridgetonight!

GentlyIflickmysleeves

NotevenawispofcloudwillIbringaway

APsalmofLife

Tellmenotinmournfulnumbers,

Lifeisbutanemptydream!

Forthesoulisdeadthatslumbers

Andthingsarenotwhattheyseem.

Lifeisreal!

Lifeisearnest!

Andthegraveisnotitsgoal;

Dustthouart,todustreturnest,

Wasnotspokenofthesoul.

Notenjoyment,andnotsorrow,

Isourdestinedandourway;

Buttoact,

Thatmuchto-morrow.

Findusfartherthanto-day.

Artislong,andtimeisfleeting.

Andourhearts,thoughstoutandbrave.

Still,likemuffleddrums,arebeating

Funeralmarchestothecgrave

Intheworldsbroadfieldofbattle,

InthebivouacofLife,

Benotlikedumb,drivencattle!

Beaherointhestrife!

Trustnofutuhow'

rpleasant!

LetthedeadPastburyitsdead!

Act,actinthelivingPresent!

Letus,then,beupanddoing,

Withaheartforanyfate;

Stillachieving,stillpursuing

Learntolabourandtowait.

AForeverFriend

"

Afriendwalksinwhentherestoftheworldwalksout."

Sometimesinlife,

Youfindaspecialfriend;

Someonewhochangesyourlifejustbybeingpartofit.

Someonewhomakesyoulaughuntilyoucan'

tstop;

Someonewhomakesyoubelievethattherereallyisgoodintheworld.

Someonewhoconvincesyouthattherereallyisanuniockeddoorjustwaitingforyoutoopenit.

ThisisForeverFriendship.

whenyou'

redown,

andtheworldseemsdarkandempty,

Yourforeverfriendliftsyouupinspiritsandmakesthatdarkandemptyworldsuddenlyseembrightandfull.

Youforevefriendgetsyouthroughhehardtimesthesadtimesandthe

confusedtimes.

Ifyouturnandwalkaway,

Yourforeverfriendfollows,

Ifyouloseyourway,

Yourforeverfriendguidesyouandcheersyouon.

Yourforeverfriendholdsyourhandandtellsyouthateverythingisgoingtobeokay.

IfIwereaBoyAgain

（1）

IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldpracticeperseveraneemoreoften,andnevergiveupathingbecauseitwashardorinconvenient.Ifwewantlight,wemustconquedarkness?

erseverancansometimesquageniusnitsresults.

Therear®

nlytwocreatures”ysaproverb,whocansurmounthepyramic—theeagleandthesnail.”

IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldschoolmyselfintoahabitofattention;

Iwouldletnothingcomebetweenmeandthesubjectinhand.Iwouldrememberthatagoodskaternevertriestoskateintwodirectionatonce.Thehabitofattentionbecomespartofourlife,ifwebeginearlyenough.Ioftenheargrownuppeoplesa“uldnotfixmyattentiononthesermonorbook,althoughIwishedtodo”dthereasonis,thehabitwasnotformedinyouth.

IfIweretolivemylifeoveragain,lwouldpaymoreattentiortothecultivatioofthememory.wouldstrengthethatfacultybyeverypossiblemeans,andneverypossibleoccasiontakesalittlehardvorkatfirstorememberthingsaccurately;

butmemorysoonhelpsitself,andgivesverylittletrouble.Itonlyneedsearlycultivationtobecomeapower.

IfIwereaBoyAgain

（2）

IfIwereaboyagainjwouldcultivateiourage.NothingSomildandgentleascouragenothingsocruelandpitilessascowardice”ysawiseauthor.Wtoooftenborrowtroubleandanticipatthatmayneverappear.

Thefearofillexceedtheillwefear.Dbngerswillariseinanycaree巾ut

preseneeofmindwilloftenconquertheworstofthem.Bepreparedforanyfate,andthereisnoharmtobefeared.

IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldlookonthecheerfulside.Lifeisverymuchlikeamirror:

ifyousmileuponit,itsmilesbackuponyou;

butifyoufrownandlookdoubtfulonit,youwillgetasimilarlookinreturn.Innersunshinewarmsnotonlytheheartoftheowner,buttfoatsclomeincontactwithit.s“Wto

loveout,inturnshelshutoutfromlove.”

IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldschoolmyselftosaynomoreoften.Imightwritepagesontheimportaneeoflearningveryearlyinlifetogainthatpointwhereayoungboycanstanderect,anddeclinedoinganunworthyactbecauseitisunworthy.

IfIwereaboyagain,Iwoulddemandofmyselfmorecourtesytowardsmycompanionsandfriends,andindeedtowardsstrangersaswell.Thesmallestcourtesiesalongtheroughroadsoflifearelikethelittlebirdsthatsingtousallwinterlong,andmakethatseasonoficeandsnowmoreendurable.Finally,insteaobftryinghardtobehappyasifthatwerethesolepurposeflife,Iwould,ifIwereaboyagain,Iwouldstilltryhardertomakeothershappy.

LoveYourLife

Howevermeanyourlifeis,meetitandliveit;

donotshunitandcallithardnames.Itisnotsobadasyouare.Itlookspoorestwhenyouarerichest.Thefault-findewillfindfaultsinparadise.oveyourlife,poorasitis.Youmayperhapshavesomepleasant,thrilling,glorioushours,eveninapoor-house.Thesettingsunisreflectedfromthewindowsofthealms-houseasbrightlyasfromtherichman'

sabode;

thesnowmeltsbeforeitsdoorasearlyinthespring.Idonotseebutaquietmindmayliveascontentedthere,andhaveascheeringthoughts,asinapalaceThetown'

spoorseemtomeoftentolivethemostindependentlivesofany.Maybetheyaresimplygreatenoughtoreceivewithoutmisgiving.Mostthinkthattheyareabovebeingsupportedbythetown;

butitoftenhappen^hattheyarenotabovesupportinghemselvebydishonestmeans,whichshouldbemoredisreputable.Cultivatepovertylikeagardenherb,likesage.Donottroubleyourselfmuchtogetnewthings,whetherclothesorfriends.Turntheold,returntothem.Thingsdonotchange;

wechange.Sellyourclothesandkeepyourthoughts.

Passage8ThinkitOver

Todaywehavehigherbuildingsandwiderhighways,butshortertemperamentsandnarrowerpointsofview;

Wespendmore,butenjoyless;

Wehavebiggerhouses,butsmallerfamilies;

Wehavemorecompromises,butlesstime;

Wehavemoreknowledge,butlessjudgment;

Wehavemoremedicines,butlesshealth;

Wehavemultipliedoutpossessions,butreducedoutvalues;

Wetalkmuch,weloveonlyalittle,andwehatetoomuch;

WereachedtheMoonandcameback,butwefindittroublesometocrossourownstreetandmeetourneighbors;

Wehaveconqueredtheutterspace,butnotourinnerspace;

Wehavehigherincome,butlessmorals;

Thesearetimeswithmoreliberty,butlessjoy;

Wehavemuchmorefood,butlessnutrition;

Thesearethedaysinwhichittakestwosalariesforeachhome,butdivorcesincrease;

Thesearetimesoffinerhouses,butmorebrokenhomes;

That'

swhyIpropose,thatasoftoday;

Youdonotkeepanythingforaspecialoccasion.BecauseeverydaythatyouliveisaSPECIALOCCASION.Searchforknowledgeeadmore,sitonyourporchandadmiretheviewwithoutpayingattentiontoyourneeds;

Spendmoretimewithyourfamilyandfriends,eatyourfavoritefoods,visittheplacesyoulove;

Lifeisachainofmomentsofenjoyment;

notonlyaboutsurvival;

Useyourcrystalgoblets.Donotsaveyourbestperfume,anduseiteverytimeyoufeelyouwantit.

Removefromyourvocabularyphraseslike"

oneofthesedays"

or"

someday"

;

Let'

swritethatletterwethoughtofwriting"

!

stellourfamiliesandfriendshowmuchwelovethem;

Donotdelayanythingthataddslaughterandjoytoyourlife;

Everyday,everyhour,andeveryminuteisspecial;

Andyoudon'

tknowifitwillbeyourlast.

YouAreMyLife

TherewasaboywhowassenttoaboardingschooIHeusedtobethebrightesitudentnhisclass.Hewasat