Henceforth, I will remember the lesson of firefly who gives off its light only when it is on the wing, only when it is in action. I will become a firefly and even in the day my glow will be seen in spite of the sun. Let others be as butterflies who preen their wings yet depend on the charity of a flower for life. I will be as the firefly and my light will brighten the world.
I will not avoid the tasks of today and charge them to tomorrow for I know that tomorrow never comes. Let me act now even though my actions may not bring happiness or success for it is better to act and fail than not be act and flounder. Happiness, in truth, may not be the fruit plucked by my action yet without action all fruit will die on the vine.
I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words again and again, each hour, each day, until the words become as much as a habit as my breathing and the actions which follow become as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every act necessary for my success. With these words I can condition my mind to meet every challenge which the failure avoids.
I will repeat these words, again and again and again. When I awake I will say them and leap from my cot while the failure sleeps yet another hour.
For now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when then evil become good. I am not evil. Tomorrow is the day when the weak become strong. I am not weak. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure.
When the lion is hungry he eats. When the eagle has thirst he drinks. Lest they act, both will perish. I hunger for success. I thirst for happiness and peace of mind. Lest I act I will perish in a life of failure, misery, and sleepless night.
Success will not wait. If I delay she Will become betrothed to anther and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the man.
我的梦想毫无价值，我的计划无足轻重，我的目标遥不可及。除非我们付诸行动，否则一切都将毫无意义。
不论地图标注得多么详尽，比例多么精密，它都永远不可能使其所有者移动哪怕1英尺的距离。不论一纸法律条文多么公正，它也不可能预防一宗犯罪。只有行动才是唯一的导火索，它使地图、法律条文，以及我的梦想、计划和目标成为有生力量。行动就像食物和水分一样，会滋养我们的成功之花。
我的畏缩不前源于恐惧。现在，我从所有勇敢的心灵深处，挖掘并领悟到了这个秘密。现在我知道，必须毫不犹豫地行动起来，才能战胜恐惧，才能使内心的动摇消失殆尽。我知道，不管恐惧多么巨大，我们都可以通过行动变得镇定。
今后，我会记住萤火虫的启示：仅仅在振翅飞行时，它才会发出光芒——只是在它的行动中。我愿成为一只萤火虫，即使是在白天，无论阳光多么耀眼，我的光芒也将无法阻挡。让别人像蝴蝶那样精心装扮双翅，依赖花朵的施舍维持生命吧！我要像萤火虫那样，用自己的光芒照亮世界。
我不会逃避今天的责任，而把它们推给明天，因为我知道，明天永远不会到来。让我立刻行动起来吧，即使我的行动不能带来幸福或成功，即便行动导致失败，也胜过坐以待毙。事实上，也许我采摘不到果实，但不采取行动，所有的果实都会在藤上烂掉。
现在，我会立刻行动。从此，每时每刻我都要一遍又一遍地重复这些话，直到它们像我的呼吸一样，成为一种习惯，我以后的行动会像眨眼一样，成为一种本能。有了这些言语，我就可以调整心态，付出成功所需的每一个行动，迎接失败者一心逃避的每一个挑战。
我将一而再、再而三地重复这些话。当我清晨醒来时，我会说这些言语，这样，当失败者卧床不起时，我便会一跃而起。
因为现在的一切都属于我。明天是懒人给自己预留的工作日，我不懒；明天是弃恶从善的日子，我不邪恶；明天是由弱变强的日子，我并不软弱；明天是失败者成功的日子，我不是失败者。
狮子饿了会去吃东西，老鹰渴了会去喝水，如果他们不行动，就会灭亡。我企盼成功，渴望幸福和心灵的安逸。除非立刻行动，否则，我的整个生命都会消亡在失败、痛苦和失眠中。
成功不会等待。如果我迟疑，她会投入别人的怀抱，而我将永远失去她。此时此地，我就是那个成功的人。
光说好话而不见行动，一文不值。
procrastination [pru'kr鎠ti'nein] n. 拖延；耽搁
Procrastination is the thief of time.
拖延是时间之窃贼。
equanimity [,i:kw'nimiti] n. 平静；镇定
He received the bad news with surprising equanimity.
听到这个坏消息时，他镇定得令人吃惊。
eyelid ['ailid] n. 眼皮；眼睑
The condemned man listened to his sentence without batting an
eyelid.
那个被定罪的人面无表情地听着对他的宣判。
cot [kt] n. 简易窄床；小屋；马舍
He took his seat on the cot.
他在帆布床上坐下。
我的畏缩不前源于恐惧。
我愿成为一只萤火虫，即使是在白天，无论阳光多么耀眼，我的光芒也将无法阻挡。
让我立刻行动起来吧，即使我的行动不能带来幸福或成功，即便行动导致了失败，也胜过坐以待毙。
My procrastination which has held me back was born of fear and now I recognize this secret mined from the depths of all courageous hearts.
be born of：出身于；源于
Let others be as butterflies who preen their wings yet depend on the charity of a flower for life.
depend on：依赖（依靠；取决于；随……而定）
别浪费你宝贵的时间
Don' t Waste Precious Time
佚名 / Anonymous
I recently visited a friend in the hospice unit at one of our local hospitals.
As I was talking with Bill, a gentleman walked into the room. Bill began to cry and so did the gentleman. The gentleman leaned over the bed to embrace Bill. After a few moments the gentleman, Ken, said to me, "He' s my brother. We haven' t spoken in over 25 years."
Caught by surprise by his comment, I said, "You' re kidding me?"
"No." replied Ken. "We had an argument over a piece of property and have been estranged from each other."
Bill said, "Ken, you haven' t met my children."
Then Bill introduced his children to their uncle. I left the hospice unit thinking, there' s something wrong when we can' t forgive. Life is short and it' s difficult to make up for all the time that has been lost.
This experience caused me to ponder the power of forgiveness and the need for it in our lives. Sure, when someone says something or does something to cause us harm, it hurts. But we need to move beyond the hurt, to healing, which comes from forgiveness.
I like to think of forgiveness as the bold choice we make to clear out of our lives resentment, bitterness, anger, hatred, and revenge. We need to ask ourselves, "Do I want to waste precious time and energy carrying around these nasty feelings?"
Holding on to the past only weakens the relationship we have with a spouse, parent, child, brother or sister, or friend, and keeps us from mending it and putting it back together.
Often forgiveness is not for the other person; it' s for us—to let it go and begin again.
Charlie, a friend of mine, came to see me about a problem he was having. He was angry with his father for dying. He said, "He died just when I was getting to know him as a buddy, a friend. We' d fish, hunt, and golf together. Now it' s all gone."
I told him, " You have unfinished business with your father. Go and tell him."
"He' s dead, " Charlie said, "How can I?"
I said, " Get in your car and go to the cemetery and tell him how angry you are with him." He left me looking confused.