What You Make of Your Life Is Up to You
Anonymous
生活全由你创造
心灵寄语
人生有两堂必修课：承担责任和不断发挥潜能。责任我们是分内应做的事情，也就是承担应当承担的任务，完成应当完成的使命，做好应当做好的工作。责任感是衡量一个人精神素质的重要指标。而认识到潜能无限则激励我们不断接受挑战，不断攀登高峰。
In this world，we have countless people who have proven that a person can do whatever he or she strives to do。
Every person creates his or her own reality。Authorship of your life is one of your absolute right；yet so often people deny that they have the ability to script1the life they desire。They look past the fundamental truth that it is not our external resources that determine our success or failure，but rather our own belief in ourselves and our willingness to create a life according to our highest aspirations2.
Clearly，the challenge here is to create and own your own reality。When you begin to live your life understanding that what you make of it is up to you，you are able to design it according to your authentic choices and desires。You will learn lessons here，such as responsibility and limitlessness，which will lead you to the life you were meant to live。These lessons provide you with the essential tools you need in order to take command of your life。
Responsibility Take responsibility means you admit your accountability3and acknowledge your influence and role in the circumstances in which you find yourself。It means you are answerable for your behavior and you fully accept any consequences created by your actions。
To take responsibility will propel4you forward and onward to your greater goal。I know of a woman named Mary whose story of personal responsibility has always inspired me。Mary was born in Cuba and moved to Miami with her family when she was two years old。They lived in terrible poverty in a dangerous part of the city，where crime and drugs were part of everyday life。Mary was determined，however，even at the young age of eight，to make something of her life other than follow the expected route of becoming a maid，or a cashier at the local supermarket。So she got herself to school each and everyday，sometimes having to step over drunks passed out5in the doorway，just so she could get education and give herself a better life。
Mary eventually left Miami，obtained a good education，and fostered6her natural music ability。Mary could have given in to the life she was born into，or remained mired7in blaming her parents and culture for her circumstances。She could have refused to take responsibility for the situation。Instead，however，Mary took responsibility for herself and created a life of which she can be proud。
Responsibility is a major lesson of adulthood。If you still haven’t learned the lesson of responsibility，it’s not too late。Remember，life will provide you with plenty of opportunities to get it right。
Limitlessness Limitlessness is the sense that there are no boundaries to what you can become or do。You learn it when you know that your evolution8is never-ending and your potential for growth reaches to infinity。
You were born knowing your limitlessness。As you grew and became socialized in this world，however，you might have come to believe that there are boundaries that prevent you from reaching the highest levels of spiritual，emotional，or mental evolution。However，boundaries exist only in your mind。When you are able to transcend9them，you learn the lesson of limitlessness。
When I was young，I had a teacher who understood the importance of this lesson。She reminded us every day that we could do anything we set our minds to，no matter how impossible it might seem or how strong the opposition is。It is my sincere hope that there is a teacher like Mrs。Carbone in every school around the world，so that our children can know the wonder and power they have within themselves and will strive to access it。
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在这个世界上，已经有数不清的人证实了这么一个道理：有志者，事竟成。
每个人都会创造自己的现实生活。对自己生活的掌握，绝对是专属于自己的权利。然而人们常常否认他们拥有实现自己所向往的生活的能力。他们忽略了一个基本真理，那就是决定我们成败的不是外在条件，而是我们对自己的信心以及依照自己的最高理想去创造生活的决心。
很显然，目前的挑战在于如何创造并拥有自己的现实生活。当你明白自己是生活的主宰者时，就能够按照自己真正的选择与愿望去设计自己未来的生活。你在途中会有不少的收获，例如对责任以及潜能无限的认识。这些经验将引领你过上自己向往的生活，并赐予你主宰生活所必备的条件。
承担责任承担责任意味着你承认自己的责任以及认识到自己的角色和对周围的影响。同时，也意味着你为自己的行为负责，完全承担自己行为的任何后果。
勇于承担责任能激励你不断前进，向远大的目标一步步靠近。我认识一个女人，她叫玛丽，她那种对自己负责的精神一直激励着我。玛丽出生在古巴，在她两岁时，全家搬迁到迈阿密。他们的生活极其贫困，住在迈阿密的危险地区，犯罪和毒品肆虐成灾。然而，在八岁时，玛丽就立志要改变自己的生活，不要按预期的那样——当个女佣或是成为当地超市的收银员。因此，她每天准时去学校，有时甚至不得不从家门口喝得烂醉的酒鬼身上跨过去，只有这样她才能接受到教育，使自己以后过得更好。
终于，玛丽离开了迈阿密，获得了良好的教育，并进一步发展了自己的音乐天赋。玛丽本来有可能屈服于她与生俱来的命运，或者一直深陷于埋怨自己的父母和文化背景给自己所创造的不良环境。在这种情形下，她完全有理由放弃承担责任。然而，玛丽本着对自己负责的态度创造了可以引以为傲的生活。
迈向成年的一门主修课就是学会承担责任。如果你还没有学好这门课，现在还不晚。请记住，生活会给你提供许多的机会让你学会承担责任。
潜能无限潜能无限就是有一种信念在心中，坚信没有任何事情能阻挡你前进的步伐。当你认识到进步是永无止境的，自己的潜能是无限的，那么你就学好了这门课。
人生来就知道自己的潜能是无限的。但是，随着自己的成长，就会逐渐融入社会，那时你可能会发现有种种阻碍，使你难以达到精神、情感或是思想上的最高层次。然而，这些阻碍只存在于你的内心世界。一旦你有能力超越这些阻碍，就学好了潜能无限这门课。
在我小的时候，有一位老师深深懂得潜能无限的重要性。她每天提醒我们，只要我们下定决心，就能做好每一件事，不论那件事看起来有多么不可能，还是阻力有多么大。我十分希望世界上的每个学校的老师都像卡蓬夫人一样，那么我们的孩子就会明白自己拥有惊人的力量可以创造奇迹，并且会为此而努力奋进。
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词汇空间
ocabulary
1.script v。 为电影（或戏剧等）写剧本
2.aspiration n。 强烈的愿望，志向
3.accountability n。 有责任，有义务
4.propel v。 推动，驱动
5.pass out 昏厥，喝得烂醉
6.foster v。 培养，促进
7.mired adj。 使深陷泥沼
8.evolution n。 发展，进化
9.transcend v。 超越
文化链接
Culture Background
1.迈阿密移民潮
1959年古巴革命将富尔亨西奥·巴蒂斯塔赶下台，菲德尔·卡斯特罗开始执政，大量的古巴流亡者前往佛罗里达。仅1965年一年，就有100，000古巴人通过每天两次“自由航班（freedom flight）”从哈瓦那来到迈阿密。
2.迈阿密罪恶
1980年代，迈阿密成为美国最大的可卡因转运港，这些可卡因来自哥伦比亚、玻利维亚和秘鲁。迈阿密的地理位置再一次扮演了重要的角色：这里是离原产地最近的砎国港口，所以成了走私犯最为理想的盘踞地。毒品产业给迈阿密带来了数占亿美元的资金，然后又很快地投入到当地经济中。
妙语拾珠
1.In this world，we have countless people who have proven that a person can do whatever he or she strives to do。
在这个世界上，已经有数不清的人证实了这么一个道理：有志者，事竟成。
2.To take responsibility will propel you forward and onward to your greater goal。
勇于承担责任能激励你不断前进，向远大的目标一步步靠近。
3.Limitlessness is the sense that there are no boundaries to what you can become or do。You learn it when you know that your evolution is never-ending and your potential for growth reaches to infinity。
潜能无限就是有一种信念在心中，坚信没有任何事情能阻挡你前进的步伐。当你认识到进步是永无止境的，自己的潜能是无限的，那么你就学好了这门课。