If I were a boy againIf I were a boy again,I would practice perseverance more often,and never give up a thing because it was or inconvenient.If we want light,we must conquer darkness.Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.“There are only two creatures,” syas a proverb,“who can surmount the pyramids—the eagle and the snail.” If I were a boy again,I would school myself into a habit of attention; I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand.I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once.The habit of attention becomes part of our life,if we begain early enough.I often hear grown up people say “ I could not fix my attention on the sermon or book,although I wished to do so” ,and the reason is,the habit was not formed in youth.If I were to live my life over again,I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory.I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means,and on every possible occasion.It takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately; but memory soon helps itself,and gives very little trouble.It only needs early cultivation to become a power.假如我又回到了童年,我做事要更有毅力,決不因?yàn)槭虑槠D難或者麻煩而撒手不干,我們要光明,就得征服黑暗.毅力在效果上有時(shí)能同天才相比.俗話說：“能登上金字塔的生物,只有兩種——鷹和蝸牛.”假如我又回到了童年,我就要養(yǎng)成專心致志的習(xí)慣；有事在手,就決不讓任何東西讓我分心.我要牢記：優(yōu)秀的滑冰手從不試圖同時(shí)滑向兩個(gè)不同的方向.如果及早養(yǎng)成這種專心致志的習(xí)慣,它將成為我們生命的一部分.我常聽成年人說：“雖然我希望能集中注意聽牧師講道或讀書,但往往做不到.”而原因就是年輕時(shí)沒有養(yǎng)成這種習(xí)慣.假如我現(xiàn)在能重新開始我的生命,我就要更注意記憶力的培養(yǎng).我要采取一切可能的辦法,并且在一切可能的場合,增強(qiáng)記憶力.要正確無誤地記住一些東西,在開始階段的確要作出一番小小的努力；但要不了多久,記憶力本身就會起作用,使記憶成為輕而易舉的事,只需及早培養(yǎng),記憶自會成為一種才能.